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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
5-1 · USA
VS
Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson
6-2 · USA
December 16, 2000 · Tokyo, Japan
Middleweight · 3 rounds
199.0lb
Weigh-in
199.0lb
Chuck Liddell def. Jeff Monson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Liddell11/220/000:45
Monson2/61/800:59
R2
Liddell12/280/000:27
Monson3/80/500:04
R3
Liddell19/270/000:28
Monson1/60/400:00
Total
Liddell42/770/001:40
Monson6/201/1701:03

Scorecards

Liddell vs Monson

RdT.J. ThompsonYoshinori NishiYoshinori UmekiCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total1-01-01-030-27

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

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 probabilityMonson
42.8%57.2%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
15%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Monson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Liddell43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%32%
Submission6%15%
Decision23%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 42
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Monson57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%23%
Submission9%15%
Decision35%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R216%
R37%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Liddell
67.0%-212
Monson
+21231.5%
Most takedownstie 43.4%
Liddell
32.3%-133
Monson
+13324.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 42.2
42
Over 42
42.1%
+134
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.3%
-134
053106
Monson
Expected: 28.3
28.5
Over 28.5
42.0%
+138
Under 28.5
58.0%
-138
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
41.5%
+141
Under 0.5
58.5%
-141
035
Monson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.2%
+192
Under 0.5
65.8%
-192
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 11.2 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
74.6Striking80.4
Monson +5.8
49.6Grappling43.9
Liddell +5.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LiddellMonson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1520
1516
Divisional
1504
1492
Striking offense
1466
1540
Striking defense
1508
1490
Grappling offense
1556
1506
Grappling defense
1552
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'9"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
3.10
47%
Strike accuracy
50%
0.79
Strikes absorbed / min
0.50
61%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
100%
Takedown accuracy
25%
69%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
449
Days since last fight
85
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chuck Liddell
  • WPaul JonesKO/TKO R1
    1y 3mo before
  • LJeremy HornSUB R1
    1y 9mo before
  • WNoe HernandezU-DEC R1
    2y 7mo before
Jeff Monson
  • WTim LajcikU-DEC R2
    3mo before
Liddell — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Monson — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 2
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Liddell
Monson
3
UFC fights
1
27.9 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
10.0 min · 10.0 avg
28y 2m
Career length
28y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Liddell
Monson
35W–7L · 83.3%
Overall
5W–3L · 62.5%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Wins
5W–3L · 62.5%
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Liddell
Monson
19W–3L · 86.4%
Overall
8W–13L · 38.1%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Wins
6W–11L · 35.3%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–2L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Liddell
Monson
1.53
Landed / min
0.00
34.7%
Accuracy
0.0%
63.9%
Defense
83.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
61.0%
Time at distance
7.7%
Grappling & control
Liddell
Monson
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
69.2%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
75.3%
Control share
81.3%
Strike target map
Liddell
  • Head54%(38)div 67%
  • Body8%(6)div 17%
  • Legs38%(27)div 16%
Monson
  • Head65%(20)div 67%
  • Body32%(10)div 17%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%

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.

Jeff Monson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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