Home Events UFC 43: Meltdown Randy Couture vs Chuck Liddell Randy Couture vs Chuck Liddell · UFC 43: Meltdown Light Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 43: Meltdown
Friday, June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Randy Couture def. Chuck Liddell Method KO/TKO (Punches to Head On Ground) Round · time Round 3 · 2:39 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee John McCarthy Sig. strikes Randy Couture 46/87 · Chuck Liddell 22/59 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Randy Couture 56/99 · Chuck Liddell 35/72 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Randy Couture def. Chuck Liddell
KO/TKO (Punches to Head On Ground) · Round 3 · 2:39 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R3 · 2:39
R1 R2 R3
Randy Couture Round 3 Chuck Liddell
18 / 42 Sig. strikes 4 / 14
43% Accuracy 29%
22 / 48 Total strikes 4 / 14
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 1
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:32 Control 0:30
6.8 Pace / min 1.5
52% Control share 48%
Randy Couture
Target head 83% · body 11% · leg 6%
Phase distance 44% · clinch 22% · ground 33%
Chuck Liddell
Target head 75% · body 0% · leg 25%
Phase distance 75% · clinch 25% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
46 Randy Couture sig. strikes
22 Chuck Liddell sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
+111% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Randy Couture)
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 · PropSports round stats 46 / 87 Sig. strikes 22 / 59
53% Accuracy 37%
56 / 99 Total strikes 35 / 72
0 Knockdowns 0
4 / 5 Takedowns 0 / 1
1 Sub attempts 0
3:19 Control 2:04
39 Head 11
3 Body 0
4 Leg 11
Randy Couture Chuck Liddell
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 19-11-0 Record 21-8-0
39 Age 33
6'1" Height 6'2"
75" Reach 76"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
2.85 Sig. str./min 2.97
2.78 TD / 15 min 0.44
Randy Couture 15-8 in archive
6 KO/TKO wins
4 Sub wins
67% Finish rate
