Chuck Liddell vs Murilo Bustamante — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Result, Stats & Scorecards

Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 33: Victory in Vegas

Friday, September 28, 2001 · Las Vegas · Nevada

Chuck Liddell def. Murilo Bustamante

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthyTony Weeks · 27-29Doug Crosby · 28-29Jon Schorle · 27-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Chuck LiddellRound 3Murilo Bustamante

9 / 37Sig. strikes7 / 9

24%Accuracy78%

9 / 37Total strikes7 / 9

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 3

0Sub. attempts0

0:33Control0:05

1.8Pace / min1.4

87%Control share13%

Chuck Liddell

Targethead 44% · body 0% · leg 56%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 0% · ground 33%

Murilo Bustamante

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeChuck Liddell landed 9 significant strikes to 7.Striking edgeMurilo Bustamante struck at 78% accuracy to 24%.

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 +50% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 1.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftChuck Liddell's significant-strike accuracy moved -16 pts, 24% against 40%.
Target shiftChuck Liddell's head share of landed strikes moved -39 pts, to 44% head with 0% body and 56% leg.
Phase shiftChuck Liddell's ground share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 33% on the ground against 67% at distance.
Defensive driftChuck Liddell absorbed significant strikes +133% faster than in R2, 1.4 against 0.6 per minute.
Pace upMurilo Bustamante's significant-strike pace moved +133% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 0.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMurilo Bustamante's significant-strike accuracy moved +40 pts, 78% against 38%.
Target shiftMurilo Bustamante's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftMurilo Bustamante absorbed significant strikes +50% faster than in R2, 1.8 against 1.2 per minute.