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UFC 35: Throwdown
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
9-1 · USA
VS
Amar Suloev
Amar Suloev
13-2 · ARM
January 11, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
197.0lb
Chuck Liddell def. Amar Suloev by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Liddell15/500/000:00
Suloev10/260/000:00
R2
Liddell16/470/000:00
Suloev9/220/000:00
R3
Liddell15/470/000:00
Suloev7/210/000:00
Total
Liddell46/1440/000:00
Suloev26/690/000:00

Scorecards

Liddell vs Suloev

RdCurt ShearerJeff MullenTony MullinaxCommunity
R1---9.9-9.1
R2---9.9-9.1
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.8-27.2

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

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 probabilitySuloev
26.4%73.6%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
26%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.3 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 Suloev. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Liddell26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%32%
Submission4%15%
Decision14%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3376)act 46
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.4)act 0
Suloev74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%36%
Submission22%31%
Decision25%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 26
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R212%
R313%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Liddell
65.8%-199
Suloev
+19933.1%
Most takedownstie 23.0%
Liddell
64.9%-536
Suloev
+53612.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 58.6
58.5
Over 58.5
42.7%
+134
Under 58.5
57.3%
-134
074147
Suloev
Expected: 40.8
41
Over 41
41.4%
+138
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
57.0%
-138
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
36.7%
-259
Exactly 1
49.1%
push
Under 1
14.2%
+259
035
Suloev
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
36.1%
+177
Under 0.5
63.9%
-177
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 9.3 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LiddellSuloev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1534
1532
Divisional
1534
1491
Striking offense
1482
1545
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'9"
76"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.42
Strikes landed / min
46%
Strike accuracy
0.73
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.51
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
87%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
+4
Win/loss streak
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chuck Liddell
  • WMurilo BustamanteU-DEC R3
    Close -2353mo before
  • WKevin RandlemanKO/TKO R1
    8mo before
  • WJeff MonsonU-DEC R3
    1y 1mo before
  • WPaul JonesKO/TKO R1
    2y 4mo before
  • LJeremy HornSUB R1
    2y 10mo before
Amar Suloev
No prior UFC fights.
Liddell — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Suloev — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (46%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (38%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (8%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Liddell
Suloev
6
UFC fights
0
59.2 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
28y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Liddell
Suloev
57W–13L · 81.4%
Overall
35W–9L · 79.5%
Wins
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Liddell
Suloev
47W–13L · 78.3%
Overall
43W–31L · 58.1%
47W–13L · 78.3%
Wins
40W–26L · 60.6%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–5L · 37.5%
1 of Suloev's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Liddell
Suloev
1.90
Landed / min
36.4%
Accuracy
60.5%
Defense
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
66.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Liddell
Suloev
0.51
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
86.5%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
62.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Liddell
  • Head51%(73)div 58%
  • Body9%(13)div 11%
  • Legs40%(57)div 31%
Suloev
  • Head0%(0)div 58%
  • Body0%(0)div 11%
  • Legs0%(0)div 31%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Amar Suloev

No UFC fights on record.

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