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- Mauricio Rua vs Chuck Liddell
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 97: Redemption
Saturday, April 18, 2009 · Montreal · Quebec
Result
Mauricio Rua def. Chuck Liddell
KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 1 · 4:28 · 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.
KO/TKO · R1 · 4:28
Mauricio RuaRound 1Chuck Liddell
24 / 32Sig. strikes8 / 37
75%Accuracy22%
25 / 34Total strikes8 / 37
1Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub. attempts0
0:26Control0:21
5.4Pace / min1.8
55%Control share45%
Mauricio Rua
Targethead 58% · body 8% · leg 33%
Phasedistance 54% · clinch 17% · ground 29%
Chuck Liddell
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 88% · clinch 13% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeMauricio Rua landed 24 significant strikes to 8.Striking edgeMauricio Rua struck at 75% accuracy to 22%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
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.
Mauricio Rua
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.
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.
Fight summary
24Mauricio Rua sig. strikes
8Chuck Liddell sig. strikes
1rounds 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 · UFC Stats
24 / 32Sig. strikes8 / 37
75%Accuracy22%
25 / 34Total strikes8 / 37
1Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub attempts0
0:26Control0:21
14Head8
2Body0
8Leg0
Mauricio RuaChuck Liddell
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Mauricio Rua |
Tale of the tape
27-14-1Record21-8-0
27Age39
6'1"Height6'2"
76"Reach76"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.57Sig. str./min2.97
2.01TD / 15 min0.44
Mauricio Rua10-12-1 in archive
7KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
70%Finish rate
