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UFC 40: Vendetta
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
11-1 · USA
VS
Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
19-4 · BRA
November 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Chuck Liddell def. Renato Sobral by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 2:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:55
Liddell13/350/010:02
Sobral10/180/200:00
Total
Liddell13/350/010:02
Sobral10/180/200:00

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 probabilitySobral
31.5%68.5%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
10%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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
Liddell31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%31%
Submission1%5%
Decision20%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 13
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Sobral69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%33%
Submission9%13%
Decision37%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 10
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R215%
R35%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Liddell
58.0%-143
Sobral
+14340.5%
Most takedownstie 43.2%
Liddell
19.0%+199
Sobral
-19937.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
41.5%
+137
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.7%
-137
04793
Sobral
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
42.5%
+135
Under 30.5
57.5%
-135
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.8%
+259
Under 0.5
72.2%
-259
035
Sobral
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
45.6%
+119
Under 0.5
54.4%
-119
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 10.9 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
Liddell31.5%74.8%−43.3-375
Sobral68.5%25.2%+43.3+275

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
71.7Striking68.1
Liddell +3.6
49.5Grappling77.2
Sobral +27.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LiddellSobral
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1545
1562
Divisional
1530
1488
Striking offense
1486
1553
Striking defense
1506
1508
Grappling offense
1541
1517
Grappling defense
1551
Physical
32 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.60
Strikes landed / min
1.13
44%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.00
Strikes absorbed / min
0.67
59%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.34
Takedowns / 15 min
2.67
100%
Takedown accuracy
89%
82%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
67%
+6
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
29%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
153
Days since last fight
132
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chuck Liddell
  • WVitor BelfortU-DEC R3
    5mo before
  • WAmar SuloevU-DEC R3
    10mo before
  • WMurilo BustamanteU-DEC R3
    Close -2351y 2mo before
  • WKevin RandlemanKO/TKO R1
    1y 7mo before
  • WJeff MonsonU-DEC R3
    1y 11mo before
Renato Sobral
  • WElvis SinosicU-DEC R3
    4mo before
  • LKevin RandlemanU-DEC R3
    10mo before
  • WMaurice SmithM-DEC R3
    2y before
Liddell — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
5 (71%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Sobral — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

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, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (41%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (35%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (24%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Liddell
Sobral
8
UFC fights
3
89.2 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 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
80W–17L · 82.5%
Overall
22W–21L · 51.2%
58W–13L · 81.7%
Wins
13W–16L · 44.8%
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
9W–5L · 64.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Liddell
Sobral
47W–13L · 78.3%
Overall
213W–88L · 70.8%
47W–13L · 78.3%
Wins
189W–79L · 70.5%
0W–0L
Losses
24W–9L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Liddell
Sobral
2.24
Landed / min
1.91
34.8%
Accuracy
41.9%
60.9%
Defense
63.3%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
69.5%
Time at distance
15.1%
Grappling & control
Liddell
Sobral
0.34
Takedowns / 15 min
2.67
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
88.9%
82.1%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.33
62.8%
Control share
65.8%
Strike target map
Liddell
  • Head42%(97)div 58%
  • Body8%(18)div 14%
  • Legs50%(117)div 29%
Sobral
  • Head80%(41)div 58%
  • Body6%(3)div 14%
  • Legs14%(7)div 29%

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.