Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Pingyuan Liu
ChinaPingyuan Liu
13-7-0
RESULT

Pingyuan Liu def. Martin Day (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Martin Day
United StatesMartin Day
“The Spartan”
8-6-0
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Cadillac Arena, Haidian Qu, China

Pingyuan Liu defeated Martin Day by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2, held Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Cadillac Arena, Haidian Qu. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Pingyuan Liu won the decision.

Fight stats

Pingyuan Liu
Martin Day
1
Knockdowns
1
55 of 133
Significant strikes
100 of 184
41%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
73 of 155
Total strikes
127 of 218
0 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
2
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
4:45
Control time
2:12
Significant strikes by target
41 of 111
Head
54 of 120
9 of 17
Body
38 of 56
5 of 5
Leg
8 of 8
47 of 118
Distance
82 of 164
4 of 8
Clinch
4 of 4
4 of 7
Ground
14 of 16

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 51
Sig. str.
28 of 56
17 of 53
Total str.
29 of 57
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
1
1:00
Ctrl
1:05
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
26 of 55
Sig. str.
48 of 90
27 of 56
Total str.
50 of 93
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:32
Ctrl
0:38
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
12 of 27
Sig. str.
24 of 38
29 of 46
Total str.
48 of 68
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
1
3:13
Ctrl
0:29

Judges' Scorecards

Mark Craig
#LiuDay
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Barry Foley
#LiuDay
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Garth Harriman
#LiuDay
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

4
Liu
1
Draw
8
Day
●29-28 Day×8●29-28 Liu×4●29-29 Draw
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

38%
Liu
3%
Draw
59%
Day
37 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Day56.8%●29-28 Liu37.8%●29-29 Draw2.7%●30-27 Day2.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
60%
Day
R2
97%
Day
R3
92%
Liu

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Pingyuan Liu
-251
72% implied win probability
Open: -263Best: -235
Martin Day
+191
34% implied win probability
Open: +197Best: +205

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Pingyuan LiuMartin Day
30%40%50%60%70%Nov 14Nov 17Nov 20Nov 23Nov 14, 5:45 PM UTC · Pingyuan Liu -270 (73%)Nov 15, 10:09 AM UTC · Pingyuan Liu -280 (74%)Nov 15, 11:39 PM UTC · Pingyuan Liu -283 (74%)Nov 16, 8:48 AM UTC · Pingyuan Liu -277 (73%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Pingyuan Liu -265 (73%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Pingyuan Liu -261 (72%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Pingyuan Liu -251 (72%)Nov 14, 5:45 PM UTC · Martin Day +210 (32%)Nov 15, 10:09 AM UTC · Martin Day +220 (31%)Nov 15, 11:39 PM UTC · Martin Day +212 (32%)Nov 16, 8:48 AM UTC · Martin Day +208 (32%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Martin Day +200 (33%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Martin Day +199 (33%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Martin Day +191 (34%)-251+191
SportsbookPingyuan LiuMartin Day
Bookmaker-250+195
Bovada-240+190
sports-interaction-235+175
unibet-286+205

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Pingyuan Liu vs Martin Day?

Pingyuan Liu defeated Martin Day by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2, held Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Cadillac Arena, Haidian Qu. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Pingyuan Liu won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Pingyuan Liu vs Martin Day?

The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Pingyuan Liu won the decision.

Was Pingyuan Liu vs Martin Day a robbery?

Many scored it for Martin Day: 59% of 37 fan cards scored it for Martin Day; 67% of 12 media scores picked Martin Day. The judges gave it to Pingyuan Liu.

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

Win probability

Pingyuan Liu 60%40% Martin Day

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 · Bantamweight roster (170 fighters)

Pingyuan Liu
Complete Fighter
4 edges
Martin Day
Complete Fighter
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

73Power92
67Speed92
52Precision79
71Durability75
95Engine75
72Wrestling63
87Ground81

Biggest edge Martin Day, Punch speed +30

Attribute by attribute

Pingyuan Liu is on the left of every row, Martin Day on the right.
79Punch power95
66Kick power88
67Punch speed97
67Kick speed87
52Accuracy79
72Takedowns63
82Ground striking77
92Submissions85
68Chin71
73Body strength78
95Cardio75

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

Tale of the Tape

13-7-0
Record
8-6-0
1703
Power Index rating
1631
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
37
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
China
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.36
SLpM
3.97
33%
Str. Acc.
45%
2.99
SApM
3.79
54%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

0.25
TD Avg.
0.72
20%
TD Acc.
60%
56%
TD Def.
65%
1.00
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Pingyuan Liu · 3-2
  • L
    Kyung Ho Kang
    UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung · Dec 21, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Jonathan Martinez
    UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · Jul 14, 2019
    TKO · R3 · 3:54 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Martin Day
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Damian Stasiak
    UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith · Jul 22, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Yuichi Ohashi
    WLF W.A.R.S. 18 · Oct 27, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 0:12 · Bantamweight
Martin Day · 2-3
  • W
    Fatu Tuitasi
    Star Elite Cage Fighting · Nov 4, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 2:05
  • W
    Matt Majamay
    Destiny MMA · Feb 19, 2023
    TKO
  • L
    Ramon Taveras
    Combat Night Pro · Apr 30, 2022
    Submission · R1 · 2:40 · Catchweight
  • L
    Timur Valiev
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Anderson Dos Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Clark · Nov 29, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 4:35 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 4 fights · 4 fights
34.8
Avg sig. strikes
44.8
0.25
Avg takedowns
0.50
1:46
Avg control time
1:03
55
Career high strikes
100
1
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Pingyuan Liu
Strike target
Martin Day
65%
Head
61%
20%
Body
31%
15%
Leg
8%
Pingyuan Liu
Strike position
Martin Day
70%
Distance
88%
9%
Clinch
2%
22%
Ground
10%