Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz — UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz

Light Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2

Saturday, December 30, 2006 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Chuck Liddell def. Tito Ortiz

KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 3 · 3:59 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Mario YamasakiSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R3 · 3:59

Chuck LiddellRound 3Tito Ortiz

22 / 40Sig. strikes7 / 21

55%Accuracy33%

24 / 46Total strikes7 / 21

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 3

0Sub. attempts0

0:40Control0:00

5.5Pace / min1.8

100%Control share0%

Chuck Liddell

Targethead 82% · body 14% · leg 5%

Phasedistance 55% · clinch 0% · ground 45%

Tito Ortiz

Targethead 29% · body 14% · leg 57%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeChuck Liddell landed 22 significant strikes to 7.Striking edgeChuck Liddell struck at 55% accuracy to 33%.

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 +176% from R2 to R3, 5.5 against 2.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftChuck Liddell's significant-strike accuracy moved +23 pts, 55% against 32%.
Phase shiftChuck Liddell's ground share of landed strikes moved +45 pts, to 45% on the ground against 55% at distance.
Defensive driftTito Ortiz absorbed significant strikes +176% faster than in R2, 5.5 against 2.0 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.

Tito Ortiz

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

49Chuck Liddell sig. strikes

21Tito Ortiz sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+176%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Chuck Liddell)