Chuck Liddell vs. Kevin Randleman

UFC 16-7-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
16-7-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
56
AgeΔ 2 yrs
54
6'2"
HeightΔ 4"
5'10"
76"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
193.9
Layoff (months)Δ 100.9 mo
294.8
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kevin Randleman is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Kevin Randleman hunts takedowns — 3.10 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Chuck Liddell carries real power — 1.03 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Chuck Liddell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 167
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 42

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 12-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Kevin Randleman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 813

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.4 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6112.99/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
970.96/min · norm 3.36
4342.12/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
800.79/min · norm 3.19
37.3%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
36.9%norm 47.8%
60.2%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 52.5%
141.03/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Chuck Liddell

Distance 81.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.4%)

Kevin Randleman

Distance 26.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 67.7% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Chuck Liddell

Head 84.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 9.7%)

Kevin Randleman

Head 95.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Liddell L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Randleman L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 430 / 1329 32.4% 41.4% 18 / 69 26.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 83 / 134 61.9% 70.9% 10 / 16 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 98 / 173 56.6% 72.3% 69 / 178 38.8% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 417 / 1382 30.2% 38.9% 89 / 252 35.3% 38.9%
To the body 45 / 65 69.2% 71.9% 7 / 9 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 149 / 189 78.8% 81.8% 1 / 2 too few to rate 87.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Liddell L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Randleman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 367 / 977 37.6% 40.4% 27 / 99 27.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 41 / 72 56.9% 68.7% 22 / 28 78.6% 70.6%
On the ground 26 / 42 61.9% 70.4% 31 / 45 68.9% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 262 / 886 29.6% 37.5% 40 / 126 31.7% 38.8%
To the body 51 / 63 81.0% 72.3% 19 / 22 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 121 / 142 85.2% 83.0% 21 / 24 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
787.5% acc · 0.51/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
2170.0% acc · 3.10/15 · norm 0.95
7081.4% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
17:399.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
43:3254.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
10:450:47 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
4:070:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
50.74/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Liddell has more cage time on record.