Keith Jardine vs. Chuck Liddell
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Keith Jardine
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Chuck Liddell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Keith Jardine
Distance 89.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.4%)
Chuck Liddell
Distance 81.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Keith Jardine
Head 82.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 9.7%)
Chuck Liddell
Head 84.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jardine L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Liddell L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 454 / 1298 | 35.0% | 41.4% | 430 / 1329 | 32.4% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 107 | 57.0% | 70.9% | 83 / 134 | 61.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 23 / 44 | 52.3% | 72.3% | 98 / 173 | 56.6% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 321 / 1191 | 27.0% | 38.9% | 417 / 1382 | 30.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 69 / 82 | 84.1% | 71.9% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 148 / 176 | 84.1% | 81.8% | 149 / 189 | 78.8% | 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 Jardine L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Liddell L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 310 / 945 | 32.8% | 40.4% | 367 / 977 | 37.6% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 95 | 66.3% | 68.7% | 41 / 72 | 56.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 70.4% | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 280 / 933 | 30.0% | 37.5% | 262 / 886 | 29.6% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 72.3% | 51 / 63 | 81.0% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 78 / 94 | 83.0% | 83.0% | 121 / 142 | 85.2% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Liddell has more cage time on record.