Tresean Gore defeats Vicente Luque by unanimous decision
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
Round 3 · 5:00
Luque vs Gore · UFC 330
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Gore took the opening round by landing the more telling shots, and the second by staying in control after Luque spent early energy chasing a submission that never arrived.
By the third both men were visibly tired and the pace slowed, which suited the fighter already ahead. The cards read 30–27, 30–27 and 29–28 for Gore.
- Official event identityUFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry
- Official preliminary-card reportUFC · UFC 330 prelims results
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Who Called It?
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
Analyst picks: The MMA Guru perfect call; Bedtime MMA called it; DFS By The Numbers called it; AJ called it; MMA JOEY called it; Half The Battle called it; We Want Picks missed; Michael Chiesa missed; JakeGerberMMA missed; Bookie Beatdown missed; James Lynch missed.
6 of 11 called the winner · 1 nailed the finish ★.
The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.
Full analyst picks ↓
The MMA Guru Analyst called 44 of 65 The MMA Guru: predicted Gore · Decision. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Perfect call.
Backs Gore over Luque and expects him to take the decision.
Track record: winner called in 44 of 65 resolved picks, 16 a perfect call.
Bedtime MMA Analyst called 67 of 99 Bedtime MMA: predicted Gore · to win. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Hit.
Backs Gore to win but the captions make the later method call unreliable, so this is recorded winner-only.
Track record: winner called in 67 of 99 resolved picks, 28 a perfect call.
DFS By The Numbers Betting deskAnalyst called 60 of 88 DFS By The Numbers: predicted Gore · Sub · R2. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Hit.
Expects a competitive opening before a sloppy Luque takedown lets Gore catch a guillotine.
Track record: winner called in 60 of 88 resolved picks, 23 a perfect call.
AJ Betting deskAnalyst called 52 of 71 AJ: predicted Gore · to win. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Hit.
Takes Gore for his upside, momentum, power and athleticism.
Track record: winner called in 52 of 71 resolved picks, 25 a perfect call.
MMA JOEY Analyst called 18 of 27 MMA JOEY: predicted Gore · KO/TKO · R2. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Hit.
Final selection is Gore by second-round knockout; the earlier Luque finish discussion is counterfactual.
Track record: winner called in 18 of 27 resolved picks, 3 a perfect call.
Half The Battle Analyst called 33 of 48 Half The Battle: predicted Gore · to win. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Hit.
Picks Gore winner-only.
Track record: winner called in 33 of 48 resolved picks, 7 a perfect call.
We Want Picks Betting desk called 55 of 87 We Want Picks: predicted Luque · to win. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Miss.
Both hosts align on Luque in the dedicated matchup segment.
Track record: winner called in 55 of 87 resolved picks.
Michael Chiesa AnalystFighter called 29 of 42 Michael Chiesa: predicted Luque · to win. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Miss.
Sticks with his earlier Luque selection and records no method call.
Track record: winner called in 29 of 42 resolved picks, 1 a perfect call.
JakeGerberMMA Analyst called 44 of 62 JakeGerberMMA: predicted Luque · Sub · R2. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Miss.
Cautiously backs Luque to club and submit Gore in round two.
Track record: winner called in 44 of 62 resolved picks, 10 a perfect call.
Bookie Beatdown Betting deskAnalyst called 14 of 24 Bookie Beatdown: predicted Luque · to win. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Miss.
Both hosts settle on Luque for the same stated matchup reasons.
Track record: winner called in 14 of 24 resolved picks, 1 a perfect call.
James Lynch Analyst called 17 of 24 James Lynch: predicted Luque · Decision. Actual Gore · Dec R3. Result: Miss.
Calls Luque his first underdog pick, by decision, based on opposition level and doubts about Gore's knockout route.
Track record: winner called in 17 of 24 resolved picks, 3 a perfect call.
Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
- 24-12-1
- Record
- 6-4-0
- 2-3 last 5
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 3-2 last 5
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- 5.24
- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- 60%
- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- 09:28
- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Brazil
- Nationality
- United States
- Kill Cliff FC
- Team
- The MMA Lab
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Luque
Luque's route is to use layered threats to make Gore hesitate, then build combinations without allowing the fight to reset.
Case for Gore
Gore needs to avoid giving Luque a stationary target and use overcommitted attacks to create a clinch, a scramble or a positional exchange.
What We Were Watching For
- Whether Luque can make Gore defend both the strike and the next phase at the same time.
- Gore's ability to turn a defensive moment into a submission opportunity.
- How the fight changes if Luque's veteran pressure does not produce an early finish.
- Which fighter wins the exchanges immediately after a missed attack.
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