Chuck Liddell defeated Murilo Bustamante by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 33: Victory In Vegas, held Friday, September 28, 2001 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-27, 29-27, Chuck Liddell won the decision.
Chuck Liddell vs Murilo Bustamante
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
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Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Judges' Scorecards
The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.
Media Scores
All 1 media scorecards
- FightMetric.com30-28Liddell
Fan Scorecards
29 fan scorecards submitted
Insights
- Chuck Liddell's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
- —Black belt · KarateJack Sabat
- —Champion · Us National Amateur Kickboxing
- —8th Dan · Karate
- —Purple belt · BJJ
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Camp · Brazilian Top TeamSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
2 early stoppages have no logged time
5 early stoppages have no logged time
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Chuck Liddell vs Murilo Bustamante?
Chuck Liddell defeated Murilo Bustamante by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 33: Victory In Vegas, held Friday, September 28, 2001 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-27, 29-27, Chuck Liddell won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Chuck Liddell vs Murilo Bustamante?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-27, 29-27, Chuck Liddell won the decision.
Was Chuck Liddell vs Murilo Bustamante a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 55% of 29 fan cards scored it for Chuck Liddell.