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UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson
Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson
26-6 · USA
VS
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
20-3 · USA
May 26, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:53
Jackson6/80/010:03
Liddell4/110/000:00
Total
Jackson6/80/010:03
Liddell4/110/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
JacksonWin probabilityLiddell
64.7%35.3%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
3%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 17.3 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Jackson, blue toward Liddell. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jackson65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%57%
Submission3%4%
Decision25%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3579)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Liddell35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%58%
Submission1%1%
Decision14%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (3581)act 4
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~123 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R25%
R319%
R411%
R58%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Jackson
48.4%+105
Liddell
-10550.7%
Most takedownstie 57.8%
Jackson
9.2%+358
Liddell
-35833.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 61.0
61
Over 61
41.9%
+136
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
57.0%
-136
077153
Liddell
Expected: 62.5
62.5
Over 62.5
42.5%
+135
Under 62.5
57.5%
-135
079157
Takedowns — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.4%
Exactly 0
87.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Liddell
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.6%
+181
Under 0.5
64.4%
-181
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 17.3 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Jackson64.7%37.2%+27.5+165
Liddell35.3%62.8%−27.5-175

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
87.5Striking70.8
Jackson +16.7
25.0Grappling49.0
Liddell +24.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JacksonLiddell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1685
1575
Divisional
1649
1492
Striking offense
1542
1507
Striking defense
1564
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
73"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.10
Strikes landed / min
3.09
61%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.70
Strikes absorbed / min
1.53
72%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.29
0%
Takedown accuracy
75%
100%
Takedown defense
81%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
88%
+1
Win/loss streak
+7
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Quinton Jackson
  • WMarvin EastmanKO/TKO R2
    Close -8004mo before
Chuck Liddell
  • WTito OrtizKO/TKO R3
    Close -2205mo before
  • WRenato SobralKO/TKO R1
    Close -3309mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -1351y 4mo before
  • WJeremy HornKO/TKO R4
    Close -2001y 9mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    Close +2052y 1mo before
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 26-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
15 wins, 3 losses
W
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
17% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
25win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (16%)Submission(17%) 1
7 (28%)Decision(17%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(17%) 1
Liddell — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
13 wins, 2 losses
W
65% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
15win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Jackson
Liddell
1
UFC fights
17
8.8 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
156.4 min · 9.2 avg
26y 8m
Career length
28y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Jackson
Liddell
13W–6L · 68.4%
Overall
285W–88L · 76.4%
13W–6L · 68.4%
Wins
253W–79L · 76.2%
0W–0L
Losses
32W–9L · 78.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jackson
Liddell
265W–98L · 73.0%
Overall
81W–19L · 81.0%
194W–81L · 70.5%
Wins
63W–16L · 79.7%
71W–17L · 80.7%
Losses
18W–3L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Jackson
Liddell
3.02
Landed / min
2.73
38.2%
Accuracy
34.9%
87.8%
Defense
63.0%
1.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.34
48.8%
Time at distance
73.6%
Grappling & control
Jackson
Liddell
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.29
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
81.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
66.3%
Control share
60.9%
Strike target map
Jackson
  • Head69%(31)div 68%
  • Body27%(12)div 14%
  • Legs4%(2)div 18%
Liddell
  • Head65%(312)div 68%
  • Body7%(32)div 14%
  • Legs29%(139)div 18%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Quinton Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Chuck Liddell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.