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UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
3-1 · USA
VS
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
10-0-1 · USA
September 24, 1999 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
199.0lb
Weigh-in
198.0lb
Chuck Liddell def. Paul Jones by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R1 3:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:53
Liddell13/280/002:02
Jones5/70/500:40
Total
Liddell13/280/002:02
Jones5/70/500:40

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 probabilityJones
72.7%27.3%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
43%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.2 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 Jones. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Liddell73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%21%
Submission29%40%
Decision29%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3070)act 13
Takedowns1.0 (0.12.7)act 0
Jones27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%21%
Submission14%51%
Decision7%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R28%
R38%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Liddell
75.0%-314
Jones
+31423.9%
Most takedownstie 13.0%
Liddell
84.0%-2748
Jones
+27483.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 53.4
53.5
Over 53.5
42.4%
+136
Under 53.5
57.6%
-136
067134
Jones
Expected: 29.3
29.5
Over 29.5
42.0%
+138
Under 29.5
58.0%
-138
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Liddell
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
44.0%
-615
Exactly 1
48.9%
push
Under 1
7.2%
+615
035
Jones
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.1%
Exactly 0
83.9%
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 8.2 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
76.2Striking86.9
Jones +10.8
45.1Grappling25.0
Liddell +20.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LiddellJones
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1498
Pound-for-pound
1545
1498
Divisional
1545
1484
Striking offense
1500
1544
Striking defense
1500
1480
Grappling offense
1507
1499
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
29 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'9"
76"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.42
Strikes landed / min
4.85
48%
Strike accuracy
60%
0.71
Strikes absorbed / min
0.23
65%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.25
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
70
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chuck Liddell
  • LJeremy HornSUB R1
    7mo before
  • WNoe HernandezU-DEC R1
    1y 4mo before
Paul Jones
  • WFlavio Luiz MouraSUB R1
    2mo before
Liddell — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-0

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

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
10% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
DQ / other
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0
2 (22%)DQ / other() 0

Profiles

Experience
Liddell
Jones
2
UFC fights
1
24.0 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
4.3 min · 4.3 avg
28y 2m
Career length
29y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Liddell
Jones
25W–7L · 78.1%
Overall
3W–0L · 100.0%
3W–3L · 50.0%
Wins
3W–0L · 100.0%
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Liddell
Jones
13W–2L · 86.7%
Overall
34W–12L · 73.9%
13W–2L · 86.7%
Wins
34W–12L · 73.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Liddell
Jones
1.40
Landed / min
0.00
36.5%
Accuracy
0.0%
68.8%
Defense
0.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
68.3%
Time at distance
3.1%
Grappling & control
Liddell
Jones
1.25
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.92
Control share
94.4%
Strike target map
Liddell
  • Head43%(25)div 65%
  • Body10%(6)div 17%
  • Legs47%(27)div 18%
Jones
  • Head95%(20)div 65%
  • Body5%(1)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%

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.

Paul Jones
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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