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UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
10-1 · USA
VS
Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
10-2 · BRA
June 22, 2002 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Chuck Liddell def. Vitor Belfort by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Liddell13/170/001:16
Belfort8/113/402:07
R2
Liddell16/310/000:58
Belfort5/100/000:00
R3
Liddell14/300/011:20
Belfort7/210/000:00
Total
Liddell43/780/013:34
Belfort20/423/402:07

Scorecards

Liddell vs Belfort

RdAbe BelardoCecil PeoplesMarcos RosalesCommunity
R1---9.4-9.7
R2---9.8-9.2
R3---10-9.1
Total30-2730-2729-2829.2-28

Media (1 card) · avg 2929 · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Liddell-Belfort.

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 probabilityBelfort
33.4%66.6%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
7%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.4 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 Belfort. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Liddell33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%28%
Submission1%4%
Decision23%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 43
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Belfort67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%39%
Submission6%9%
Decision35%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 20
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 3
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R226%
R35%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Liddell
57.2%-138
Belfort
+13841.5%
Most takedownstie 60.6%
Liddell
31.0%-368
Belfort
+3688.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 44.5
44.5
Over 44.5
42.5%
+135
Under 44.5
57.5%
-135
056112
Belfort
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
42.5%
+135
Under 37.5
57.5%
-135
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.4%
+200
Under 0.5
66.6%
-200
035
Belfort
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.3%
Exactly 0
88.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.4 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
71.6Striking64.0
Liddell +7.5
51.1Grappling78.0
Belfort +27.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LiddellBelfort
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1578
Pound-for-pound
1563
1548
Divisional
1502
1490
Striking offense
1510
1549
Striking defense
1530
1511
Grappling offense
1510
1517
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
32 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
3.39
42%
Strike accuracy
55%
0.93
Strikes absorbed / min
2.45
61%
Strike defense
35%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.40
Takedowns / 15 min
2.83
100%
Takedown accuracy
75%
87%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.8
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
83%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
162
Days since last fight
1345
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chuck Liddell
  • WAmar SuloevU-DEC R3
    5mo before
  • WMurilo BustamanteU-DEC R3
    Close -2359mo before
  • WKevin RandlemanKO/TKO R1
    1y 2mo before
  • WJeff MonsonU-DEC R3
    1y 6mo before
  • WPaul JonesKO/TKO R1
    2y 9mo before
Vitor Belfort
  • WWanderlei SilvaKO/TKO R1
    3y 8mo before
  • WJoe CharlesSUB R1
    4y 6mo before
  • LRandy CoutureKO/TKO R1
    4y 8mo before
  • WDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    5y 1mo before
  • WScott FerrozzoKO/TKO R1
    5y 4mo before
Liddell — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Belfort — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Liddell
Belfort
7
UFC fights
6
74.2 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
15.9 min · 2.7 avg
28y 2m
Career length
29y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Liddell
Belfort
70W–15L · 82.4%
Overall
24W–14L · 63.2%
48W–11L · 81.4%
Wins
22W–14L · 61.1%
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Liddell
Belfort
47W–13L · 78.3%
Overall
47W–15L · 75.8%
47W–13L · 78.3%
Wins
44W–14L · 75.9%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Liddell
Belfort
2.19
Landed / min
1.48
34.3%
Accuracy
38.2%
61.4%
Defense
69.2%
0.40
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.83
73.3%
Time at distance
55.0%
Grappling & control
Liddell
Belfort
0.40
Takedowns / 15 min
2.83
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
86.5%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.83
62.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Liddell
  • Head48%(90)div 56%
  • Body7%(13)div 9%
  • Legs46%(86)div 34%
Belfort
  • Head96%(52)div 56%
  • Body4%(2)div 9%
  • Legs0%(0)div 34%

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.

Vitor Belfort
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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