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Saturday, December 30, 2006MGM Grand Garden Arena
Chuck Liddell defeated Tito Ortiz by TKO in round 3 (3:59) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2, held Saturday, December 30, 2006 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Chuck LiddellTito Ortiz
1
Knockdowns0
49 / 132
Significant strikes21 / 76
37%
Sig. strike accuracy28%
51 / 138
Total strikes21 / 76
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 8
1:13
Control time0:19
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Chuck LiddellTito Ortiz
4082%733%
Head
510%524%
Body
48%943%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Chuck Liddell
67%31%
Tito Ortiz
90%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Chuck Liddell49 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2424/77
55/5
44/4
Clinch
11/2
0
0
Ground
1515/44
0
0
Tito Ortiz21 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
77/55
33/4
99/15
Clinch
0
22/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Chuck LiddellTito Ortiz
R1
17
6
R2
10
8
R3
22
7
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
1
Knockdowns0
17 / 61
Significant strikes6 / 29
28%
Sig. strike accuracy21%
17 / 61
Total strikes6 / 29
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:32
Control time0:00
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 31
Significant strikes8 / 26
32%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
10 / 31
Total strikes8 / 26
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 4
0:01
Control time0:19
Round 3
0
Knockdowns0
22 / 40
Significant strikes7 / 21
55%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
24 / 46
Total strikes7 / 21
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 3
0:40
Control time0:00
Insights
- Chuck Liddell's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Chuck Liddell
KarateFolkstyle WrestlingKickboxing
- —Black belt · KarateJack Sabat
- —Champion · Us National Amateur Kickboxing
- —8th Dan · Karate
- —Purple belt · BJJ
Tito Ortiz
Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
- 2000Bronze · ADCC-99 kg
- —Champion · California Community College StateCalifornia junior college state championships
- —All-American · Junior College All AmericanCalifornia junior college
- —4th Place · State HSCalifornia high school
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
68%74%
Head
7%13%
Body
24%13%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Chuck Liddelllast 23 fights
70%14%16%
Tito Ortizlast 27 fights
33%22%45%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Chuck Liddell Tito Ortiz
Strikes landed / min
2.972.59
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chuck Liddell · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersTito Ortiz · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.712.88
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chuck Liddell · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersTito Ortiz · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.442.47
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chuck Liddell · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersTito Ortiz · Good · better than 79% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
75%35%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chuck Liddell · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersTito Ortiz · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chuck Liddell · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersTito Ortiz · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chuck Liddell · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTito Ortiz · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.97
Strikes landed / min2.59
2.71
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.88
0.44 / 0.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.47 / 7.1
75%
Takedown accuracy35%
81%
Takedown defence54%
0:46
Control time / fight4:26
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Chuck Liddell23 UFC fights · 611 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
49%302/1147
4%26/42
17%102/140
Clinch
6%39/84
2%11/15
5%33/35
Ground
12%76/151
1%8/8
2%14/14
Tito Ortiz27 UFC fights · 707 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
24%170/670
3%23/34
6%42/63
Clinch
7%52/102
7%52/62
7%49/49
Ground
43%304/510
2%15/15
0%0/0
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
Chuck Liddell23 of 31 ended early · 74%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Tito Ortiz22 of 34 ended early · 65%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz?
Chuck Liddell defeated Tito Ortiz by TKO in round 3 (3:59) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2, held Saturday, December 30, 2006 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.