Randy Couture vs Chuck Liddell — UFC 43: Meltdown Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Randy Couture vs Chuck Liddell

Light Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 43: Meltdown

Friday, June 6, 2003 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Randy Couture def. Chuck Liddell

KO/TKO (Punches to Head On Ground) · Round 3 · 2:39 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R3 · 2:39

Randy CoutureRound 3Chuck Liddell

18 / 42Sig. strikes4 / 14

43%Accuracy29%

22 / 48Total strikes4 / 14

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

0:32Control0:30

6.8Pace / min1.5

52%Control share48%

Randy Couture

Targethead 83% · body 11% · leg 6%

Phasedistance 44% · clinch 22% · ground 33%

Chuck Liddell

Targethead 75% · body 0% · leg 25%

Phasedistance 75% · clinch 25% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeRandy Couture landed 18 significant strikes to 4.Striking edgeRandy Couture struck at 43% accuracy to 29%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upRandy Couture's significant-strike pace moved +79% from R2 to R3, 6.8 against 3.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftRandy Couture's significant-strike accuracy moved -23 pts, 43% against 66%.
Phase shiftRandy Couture's ground share of landed strikes moved +28 pts, to 33% on the ground against 44% at distance.
Accuracy shiftChuck Liddell's significant-strike accuracy moved -14 pts, 29% against 42%.
Target shiftChuck Liddell's head share of landed strikes moved +38 pts, to 75% head with 0% body and 25% leg.
Defensive driftChuck Liddell absorbed significant strikes +79% faster than in R2, 6.8 against 3.8 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.

Randy Couture

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

46Randy Couture sig. strikes

22Chuck Liddell sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+111%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Randy Couture)