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UFC 47: It's On!
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
13-3 · USA
VS
Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
10-3 · USA
April 2, 2004 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
202.0lb
Chuck Liddell def. Tito Ortiz by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 0:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Liddell14/480/000:00
Ortiz9/270/200:00
R2 · 0:38
Liddell9/170/010:01
Ortiz4/50/000:00
Total
Liddell23/650/010:01
Ortiz13/320/200:00

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 probabilityOrtiz
31.4%68.6%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
3%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 12.0 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 Ortiz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Liddell31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%26%
Submission0%1%
Decision23%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 23
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Ortiz69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%39%
Submission2%3%
Decision40%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 13
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R222%
R36%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Liddell
60.6%-159
Ortiz
+15938.0%
Most takedownstie 37.9%
Liddell
10.7%+478
Ortiz
-47851.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 44.6
44.5
Over 44.5
42.7%
+134
Under 44.5
57.3%
-134
056112
Ortiz
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.3%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.8%
-138
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.2%
Exactly 0
80.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ortiz
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.4%
+124
Exactly 1
23.1%
push
Under 1
42.5%
-124
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 12.0 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
Liddell31.4%38.6%−7.2+145
Ortiz68.6%61.4%+7.2-185

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
67.9Striking72.4
Ortiz +4.4
48.0Grappling63.8
Ortiz +15.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LiddellOrtiz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1599
1557
Divisional
1531
1491
Striking offense
1507
1545
Striking defense
1551
1505
Grappling offense
1554
1525
Grappling defense
1564
Physical
34 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
2.39
43%
Strike accuracy
56%
1.38
Strikes absorbed / min
1.23
55%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.29
Takedowns / 15 min
3.79
67%
Takedown accuracy
68%
78%
Takedown defense
57%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
38%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chuck Liddell
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R3
    Close -23010mo before
  • WRenato SobralKO/TKO R1
    Close -3751y 4mo before
  • WVitor BelfortU-DEC R3
    1y 9mo before
  • WAmar SuloevU-DEC R3
    2y 3mo before
  • WMurilo BustamanteU-DEC R3
    Close -2352y 6mo before
Tito Ortiz
  • LRandy CoutureU-DEC R5
    Close -1806mo before
  • WKen ShamrockKO/TKO R3
    Close -1601y 4mo before
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoU-DEC R5
    Close -1802y 6mo before
  • WElvis SinosicKO/TKO R1
    Close -2502y 9mo before
  • WEvan TannerKO/TKO R1
    Close -5503y 1mo before
Liddell — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (63%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Ortiz — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (11%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Liddell
Ortiz
10
UFC fights
12
104.8 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
142.6 min · 11.9 avg
28y 2m
Career length
29y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Liddell
Ortiz
109W–26L · 80.7%
Overall
173W–46L · 79.0%
77W–17L · 81.9%
Wins
133W–30L · 81.6%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Losses
40W–16L · 71.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Liddell
Ortiz
81W–19L · 81.0%
Overall
0W–1L · 0.0%
63W–16L · 79.7%
Wins
0W–1L · 0.0%
18W–3L · 85.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Liddell
Ortiz
2.31
Landed / min
1.74
34.1%
Accuracy
33.5%
58.2%
Defense
69.1%
0.57
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.11
67.3%
Time at distance
21.4%
Grappling & control
Liddell
Ortiz
0.29
Takedowns / 15 min
3.79
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
67.9%
77.8%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.32
56.3%
Control share
76.4%
Strike target map
Liddell
  • Head45%(120)div 62%
  • Body7%(19)div 15%
  • Legs48%(128)div 23%
Ortiz
  • Head74%(254)div 62%
  • Body12%(40)div 15%
  • Legs14%(47)div 23%

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.

Tito Ortiz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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