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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale
Saturday, April 9, 2005 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Chris Leben def. Jason Thacker Method KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Half Guard) Round · time Round 1 · 1:35 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Chris Leben 27/40 · Jason Thacker 1/3 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Chris Leben 34/47 · Jason Thacker 3/5 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Chris Leben def. Jason Thacker
KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Half Guard) · Round 1 · 1:35 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 1:35
R1
Chris Leben Round 1 Jason Thacker
27 / 40 Sig. strikes 1 / 3
68% Accuracy 33%
34 / 47 Total strikes 3 / 5
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
1:26 Control 0:00
17.1 Pace / min 0.6
100% Control share 0%
Chris Leben
Target head 78% · body 22% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 4% · ground 96%
Jason Thacker
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 100% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
27 Chris Leben sig. strikes
1 Jason Thacker sig. strikes
1 rounds observed
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 1 round · PropSports round stats 27 / 40 Sig. strikes 1 / 3
68% Accuracy 33%
34 / 47 Total strikes 3 / 5
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub attempts 0
1:26 Control 0:00
21 Head 1
6 Body 0
0 Leg 0
Chris Leben Jason Thacker
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Chris Leben
Tale of the tape 22-11-0 Record 0-1-0
24 Age 29
5'11" Height 5'10"
73" Reach —
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
2.87 Sig. str./min 0.63
1.14 TD / 15 min 0.00
Chris Leben 11-10 in archive
6 KO/TKO wins
2 Sub wins
73% Finish rate
Jason Thacker archive pending
0 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
— Finish rate
