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UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
18-3 · USA
VS
Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
29-6 · BRA
August 26, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Chuck Liddell def. Renato Sobral by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:35
Liddell17/250/020:24
Sobral1/90/000:00
Total
Liddell17/250/020:24
Sobral1/90/000:00

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
LiddellWin probabilitySobral
31.6%68.4%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
9%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 16.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Liddell32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%54%
Submission1%2%
Decision14%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 17
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Sobral68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%35%
Submission8%12%
Decision36%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 1
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R215%
R36%
R43%
R52%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Liddell
58.3%-144
Sobral
+14440.6%
Most takedownstie 45.1%
Liddell
18.3%+200
Sobral
-20036.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 56.2
56
Over 56
42.2%
+134
Exactly 56
1.2%
push
Under 56
56.6%
-134
071141
Sobral
Expected: 46.4
46.5
Over 46.5
42.4%
+136
Under 46.5
57.6%
-136
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.8%
+288
Under 0.5
74.2%
-288
035
Sobral
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.6%
+199
Exactly 1
14.4%
push
Under 1
57.0%
-199
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 16.3 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
Liddell31.6%74.0%−42.4-330
Sobral68.4%26.0%+42.4+270

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
69.4Striking70.9
Sobral +1.5
49.0Grappling84.3
Sobral +35.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LiddellSobral
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1658
Pound-for-pound
1576
1622
Divisional
1560
1527
Striking offense
1499
1554
Striking defense
1511
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
36 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.96
Strikes landed / min
1.55
41%
Strike accuracy
52%
1.55
Strikes absorbed / min
0.95
59%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.32
Takedowns / 15 min
3.39
75%
Takedown accuracy
67%
81%
Takedown defense
63%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.1
Form & résumé
87%
UFC win rate
71%
+5
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
62%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chuck Liddell
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -1357mo before
  • WJeremy HornKO/TKO R4
    Close -2001y before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    Close +2051y 4mo before
  • WVernon WhiteKO/TKO R1
    Close -2802y before
  • WTito OrtizKO/TKO R2
    Close +1452y 5mo before
Renato Sobral
  • WMike van ArsdaleSUB R1
    Close -3757mo before
  • WChael SonnenSUB R2
    11mo before
  • WTravis WiuffSUB R2
    Close -1101y 4mo before
  • LChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +2753y 9mo before
  • WElvis SinosicU-DEC R3
    4y 1mo before
Liddell — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
61% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Sobral — win / loss by method
Record: 29-6-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
34% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
24win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (33%)Submission(25%) 1
8 (33%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Liddell
Sobral
15
UFC fights
7
140.8 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
62.0 min · 8.9 avg
28y 2m
Career length
28y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Liddell
Sobral
241W–78L · 75.5%
Overall
90W–33L · 73.2%
209W–69L · 75.2%
Wins
70W–27L · 72.2%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Losses
20W–6L · 76.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Liddell
Sobral
81W–19L · 81.0%
Overall
324W–113L · 74.1%
63W–16L · 79.7%
Wins
294W–103L · 74.1%
18W–3L · 85.7%
Losses
30W–10L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Liddell
Sobral
2.68
Landed / min
2.96
34.1%
Accuracy
50.8%
60.6%
Defense
64.5%
1.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
72.3%
Time at distance
17.4%
Grappling & control
Liddell
Sobral
0.32
Takedowns / 15 min
3.39
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
80.5%
Takedown defense
62.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.15
59.1%
Control share
65.1%
Strike target map
Liddell
  • Head62%(257)div 69%
  • Body6%(25)div 14%
  • Legs32%(135)div 17%
Sobral
  • Head64%(61)div 69%
  • Body10%(10)div 14%
  • Legs26%(25)div 17%

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

Chuck Liddell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Renato Sobral
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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