Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets®
Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Chuck Liddell
United StatesChuck Liddell
“The Iceman”
21-8-0
RESULT

Chuck Liddell def. Vitor Belfort (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Vitor Belfort
BrazilVitor Belfort
“The Phenom”
26-14-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, June 22, 2002
Bellagio Hotel & Casino

Chuck Liddell defeated Vitor Belfort by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets®, held Saturday, June 22, 2002 at Bellagio Hotel & Casino. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Chuck Liddell won the decision.

Fight stats

Chuck Liddell
Vitor Belfort
1
Knockdowns
0
43 of 78
Significant strikes
20 of 42
55%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
59 of 95
Total strikes
26 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
-
Takedown accuracy
75%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:34
Control time
2:07
Significant strikes by target
7 of 38
Head
12 of 32
5 of 7
Body
0 of 1
31 of 33
Leg
8 of 9
20 of 53
Distance
14 of 34
17 of 18
Clinch
3 of 3
6 of 7
Ground
3 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 17
Sig. str.
8 of 11
21 of 25
Total str.
12 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
1:16
Ctrl
2:07
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 31
Sig. str.
5 of 10
17 of 32
Total str.
5 of 10
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:58
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
14 of 30
Sig. str.
7 of 21
21 of 38
Total str.
9 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:20
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Abe Belardo
#LiddellBelfort
1--
2--
3--
Total3027
Cecil Peoples
#LiddellBelfort
1--
2--
3--
Total3027
Marcos Rosales
#LiddellBelfort
1--
2--
3--
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

0
Liddell
1
Draw
0
Belfort
●29-29 Draw
All 1 media scorecards▾
  • FightMetric.com29-29Draw

Fan Scorecards

79%
Liddell
6%
Draw
15%
Belfort
34 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Liddell47.1%●30-27 Liddell23.5%●29-28 Belfort11.8%●30-29 Liddell5.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
62%
Belfort
R2
77%
Liddell
R3
94%
Liddell

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Chuck Liddell vs Vitor Belfort?

Chuck Liddell defeated Vitor Belfort by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets®, held Saturday, June 22, 2002 at Bellagio Hotel & Casino. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Chuck Liddell won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Chuck Liddell vs Vitor Belfort?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Chuck Liddell won the decision.

Was Chuck Liddell vs Vitor Belfort a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 79% of 34 fan cards scored it for Chuck Liddell.

Full robbery index →
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Chuck Liddell 56%44% Vitor Belfort

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Chuck Liddell
Knockout Artist
5 edges
Vitor Belfort
Knockout Artist
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

94Power96
92Speed97
92Precision97
95Durability93
92Engine90
89Wrestling85
90Ground94

Biggest edge Vitor Belfort, Submissions +8

Attribute by attribute

Chuck Liddell is on the left of every row, Vitor Belfort on the right.
98Punch power97
89Kick power95
94Punch speed100
90Kick speed94
92Accuracy97
89Takedowns85
95Ground striking94
85Submissions93
96Chin92
93Body strength94
92Cardio90

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

21-8-0
Record
26-14-0 (1 NC)
1791
Power Index rating
1747
0
Win Streak
0
56
Age
49
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

2.97
SLpM
1.59
35%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.71
SApM
2.83
56%
Str. Def.
50%

Grappling Profile

0.44
TD Avg.
1.02
75%
TD Acc.
60%
81%
TD Def.
53%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Chuck Liddell · 1-4
  • L
    Tito Ortiz
    Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 · Nov 24, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 4:24 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Rich Franklin
    UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · Jun 12, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Mauricio Rua
    UFC 97: REDEMPTION · Apr 18, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 4:28 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Rashad Evans
    UFC 88: BREAKTHROUGH · Sep 6, 2008
    TKO · R2 · 1:51 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Wanderlei Silva
    UFC 79: NEMESIS · Dec 29, 2007
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Vitor Belfort · 3-1
  • W
    Jacare Souza
    Gamebred Boxing 4 · Apr 1, 2023
    Unanimous Decision
  • W
    Evander Holyfield
    Holyfield vs. Belfort · Sep 11, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 1:44 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Lyoto Machida
    UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington · May 13, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Nate Marquardt
    UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · Jun 3, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • NC
    Kelvin Gastelum
    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum · Mar 12, 2017
    · R1 · 3:52 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 25 fights
26.6
Avg sig. strikes
11.1
0.30
Avg takedowns
0.24
0:50
Avg control time
0:25
64
Career high strikes
37
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Chuck Liddell
Strike target
Vitor Belfort
68%
Head
82%
7%
Body
10%
24%
Leg
8%
Chuck Liddell
Strike position
Vitor Belfort
70%
Distance
42%
14%
Clinch
25%
16%
Ground
33%