Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral

UFC 16-7-0 vs. 6-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
16-7-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
56
AgeΔ 6 yrs
50
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
193.9
Layoff (months)Δ 33.5 mo
227.4
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Renato Sobral is a submission threat — 3.16 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Renato Sobral hunts takedowns — 2.97 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light 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

Renato Sobral

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 76
Tier 3 — regional circuit 306

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 49 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 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
1622.01/min · norm 3.41
4342.12/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1011.25/min · norm 3.35
37.3%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
52.3%norm 48.3%
60.2%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
50.7%norm 52.9%
141.03/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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%)

Renato Sobral

Distance 29.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 61.0% (norm 10.4%)

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%)

Renato Sobral

Head 79.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 9.7%)

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 Sobral L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 430 / 1329 32.4% 41.4% 37 / 90 41.1% 41.4%
In the clinch 83 / 134 61.9% 70.9% 20 / 31 64.5% 70.9%
On the ground 98 / 173 56.6% 72.3% 105 / 189 55.6% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 417 / 1382 30.2% 38.9% 110 / 246 44.7% 38.9%
To the body 45 / 65 69.2% 71.9% 25 / 33 75.8% 71.9%
To the legs 149 / 189 78.8% 81.8% 27 / 31 87.1% 81.8%

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 · Light 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 Sobral L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 367 / 977 37.6% 40.4% 39 / 95 41.1% 40.4%
In the clinch 41 / 72 56.9% 68.7% 11 / 16 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 26 / 42 61.9% 70.4% 51 / 94 54.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 262 / 886 29.6% 37.5% 82 / 181 45.3% 37.5%
To the body 51 / 63 81.0% 72.3% 12 / 16 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 121 / 142 85.2% 83.0% 7 / 8 too few to rate 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
787.5% acc · 0.51/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1666.7% acc · 2.97/15 · norm 0.87
7081.4% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 66.7%
17:399.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
41:2651.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
10:450:47 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
23:214:20 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
173.16/15 · norm 0.27

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