Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva — UFC 79: Nemesis Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 79: Nemesis
Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva

Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 79: Nemesis

Saturday, December 29, 2007 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva

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

Referee · Herb DeanTony Weeks · 28-29Adalaide Byrd · 27-30Dave Hagen · 27-30Source · 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 3Wanderlei Silva

25 / 64Sig. strikes11 / 55

39%Accuracy20%

25 / 67Total strikes12 / 56

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:30Control0:00

5.0Pace / min2.2

100%Control share0%

Chuck Liddell

Targethead 92% · body 4% · leg 4%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Wanderlei Silva

Targethead 73% · body 0% · leg 27%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeChuck Liddell landed 25 significant strikes to 11.Striking edgeChuck Liddell struck at 39% accuracy to 20%.

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 +47% from R2 to R3, 5.0 against 3.4 per minute.
Target shiftChuck Liddell's head share of landed strikes moved +16 pts, to 92% head with 4% body and 4% leg.
Pace downWanderlei Silva's significant-strike pace moved -50% from R2 to R3, 2.2 against 4.4 per minute.
Defensive driftWanderlei Silva absorbed significant strikes +47% faster than in R2, 5.0 against 3.4 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.

Wanderlei Silva

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

58Chuck Liddell sig. strikes

44Wanderlei Silva sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+100%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Wanderlei Silva)