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- Chuck Liddell vs Jeff Monson
Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Saturday, December 16, 2000 · Tokyo · Japan
Result
Chuck Liddell def. Jeff Monson
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Mario YamasakiSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
Chuck LiddellRound 3Jeff Monson
19 / 27Sig. strikes1 / 6
70%Accuracy17%
19 / 27Total strikes1 / 6
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 4
0Sub. attempts0
0:28Control0:00
3.8Pace / min0.2
100%Control share0%
Chuck Liddell
Targethead 37% · body 21% · leg 42%
Phasedistance 63% · clinch 5% · ground 32%
Jeff Monson
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeChuck Liddell landed 19 significant strikes to 1.Striking edgeChuck Liddell struck at 70% accuracy to 17%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upChuck Liddell's significant-strike pace moved +58% from R2 to R3, 3.8 against 2.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftChuck Liddell's significant-strike accuracy moved +28 pts, 70% against 43%.
- Phase shiftChuck Liddell's ground share of landed strikes moved +32 pts, to 32% on the ground against 63% at distance.
- Pace downJeff Monson's significant-strike pace moved -67% from R2 to R3, 0.2 against 0.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftJeff Monson's significant-strike accuracy moved -21 pts, 17% against 38%.
- Target shiftJeff Monson's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Defensive driftJeff Monson absorbed significant strikes +58% faster than in R2, 3.8 against 2.4 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Chuck Liddell
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Jeff Monson
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
42Chuck Liddell sig. strikes
6Jeff Monson sig. strikes
3rounds observed
-67%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Jeff Monson)
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 3 rounds · UFC Stats
42 / 77Sig. strikes6 / 20
55%Accuracy30%
45 / 80Total strikes18 / 32
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 17
0Sub attempts0
1:40Control1:03
18Head5
5Body1
19Leg0
Chuck LiddellJeff Monson
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Chuck Liddell |
Tale of the tape
21-8-0Record60-26-1
30Age29
6'2"Height5'9"
76"Reach74"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
2.97Sig. str./min0.97
0.44TD / 15 min1.06
Chuck Liddell15-7 in archive
10KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
67%Finish rate
