Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Nordine Taleb
FranceNordine Taleb
15-7-0
RESULT

Nordine Taleb def. Li Jingliang (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Li Jingliang
ChinaLi Jingliang
“The Leech”
19-9-0
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada

Nordine Taleb defeated Li Jingliang by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald, held Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 30-27, Nordine Taleb won the decision.

Fight stats

Nordine Taleb
Li Jingliang
0
Knockdowns
0
66 of 115
Significant strikes
43 of 147
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
29%
92 of 141
Total strikes
57 of 165
2 of 4
Takedowns
2 of 8
50%
Takedown accuracy
25%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:29
Control time
0:40
Significant strikes by target
49 of 96
Head
22 of 118
7 of 9
Body
2 of 4
10 of 10
Leg
19 of 25
61 of 107
Distance
40 of 143
5 of 6
Clinch
3 of 4
0 of 2
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
28 of 47
Sig. str.
19 of 54
29 of 48
Total str.
28 of 65
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 38
Sig. str.
12 of 53
25 of 44
Total str.
16 of 59
1 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:49
Ctrl
0:34
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 30
Sig. str.
12 of 40
38 of 49
Total str.
13 of 41
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:32
Ctrl
0:04

Judges' Scorecards

Chris Lee
#TalebJingliang
1--
2--
3--
Total2829
Robert MacAvoy
#TalebJingliang
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Craig Smith
#TalebJingliang
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

7
Taleb
-
2
Jingliang
●29-28 Taleb×6●29-28 Jingliang×2●30-27 Taleb
All 9 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

15%
Taleb
13%
Draw
73%
Jingliang
40 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Jingliang65%●29-29 Draw12.5%●29-28 Taleb10%●30-27 Jingliang7.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
70%
Jingliang
R2
93%
Jingliang
R3
80%
Taleb

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Nordine Taleb
-424
81% implied win probability
Open: -389Best: -415
Li Jingliang
+316
24% implied win probability
Open: +322Best: +360

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookNordine TalebLi Jingliang
Bookmaker-415+335
Bovada-450+300
Pinnacle-418+360
sports-interaction-416+269

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Nordine Taleb vs Li Jingliang?

Nordine Taleb defeated Li Jingliang by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald, held Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 30-27, Nordine Taleb won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Nordine Taleb vs Li Jingliang?

The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 30-27, Nordine Taleb won the decision.

Was Nordine Taleb vs Li Jingliang a robbery?

Many scored it for Li Jingliang: 73% of 40 fan cards scored it for Li Jingliang; 78% of 9 media scores picked Nordine Taleb. The judges gave it to Nordine Taleb.

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

Win probability

Nordine Taleb 43%57% Li Jingliang

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 · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Nordine Taleb
Grappling Specialist
7 edges
Li Jingliang
Knockout Artist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

85Power96
98Speed96
98Precision95
88Durability96
92Engine95
96Wrestling75
72Ground61

Biggest edge Li Jingliang, Punch power +25

Attribute by attribute

Nordine Taleb is on the left of every row, Li Jingliang on the right.
73Punch power98
97Kick power93
97Punch speed95
98Kick speed96
98Accuracy95
96Takedowns75
94Ground striking74
49Submissions48
79Chin94
96Body strength97
92Cardio95

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

Tale of the Tape

15-7-0
Record
19-9-0
1637
Power Index rating
1685
0
Win Streak
0
45
Age
38
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
France
Nationality
China

Style Matchup

-
vs
SandaFreestyle WrestlingBJJ
Nordine Taleb

No background on record

Li Jingliang
  • Black belt · BJJ
  • 2013Welterweight Championship · Legend Fighting Championship
  • Tacheng city amateur sports school (塔城市业余体校) · Wrestling Freestyle

Camp China Top Team (北京拳天下格斗俱乐部) · Beijing, CN

Striking Profile

3.66
SLpM
4.46
51%
Str. Acc.
42%
2.62
SApM
3.95
66%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

1.94
TD Avg.
1.19
76%
TD Acc.
41%
73%
TD Def.
60%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Nordine Taleb · 2-3
  • L
    Muslim Salikhov
    UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier · Sep 7, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 4:26 · Welterweight
  • W
    Kyle Prepolec
    UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy · May 5, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Sean Strickland
    UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs Smith · Oct 28, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 3:10 · Welterweight
  • L
    Claudio Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Till · May 27, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 4:31 · Welterweight
  • W
    Danny Roberts
    UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 17, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 0:59 · Welterweight
Li Jingliang · 2-3
  • L
    Carlos Prates
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 4:02 · Welterweight
  • L
    Daniel Rodriguez
    UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson · Sep 10, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
  • W
    Muslim Salikhov
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:38 · Welterweight
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 3:16 · Welterweight
  • W
    Santiago Ponzinibbio
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar · Jan 16, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 4:25 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 18 fights
37.8
Avg sig. strikes
47.0
1.33
Avg takedowns
0.83
2:26
Avg control time
0:51
90
Career high strikes
96
6
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Nordine Taleb
Strike target
Li Jingliang
49%
Head
56%
23%
Body
13%
28%
Leg
31%
Nordine Taleb
Strike position
Li Jingliang
78%
Distance
87%
7%
Clinch
5%
14%
Ground
8%