Chuck Liddell vs. Noe Hernandez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chuck Liddell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Noe Hernandez
Full career not yet synced for Noe Hernandez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chuck Liddell
Distance 81.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.6%)
Noe Hernandez
Distance 65.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 31.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chuck Liddell
Head 84.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 4.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 9.7%)
Noe Hernandez
Head 97.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 0.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Liddell L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Hernandez L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 430 / 1329 | 32.4% | 41.5% | 5 / 25 | 20.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 134 | 61.9% | 70.8% | 3 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 98 / 173 | 56.6% | 72.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 417 / 1382 | 30.2% | 39.2% | 8 / 37 | 21.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 72.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 149 / 189 | 78.8% | 82.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Liddell L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Hernandez L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 367 / 977 | 37.6% | 40.6% | 20 / 52 | 38.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 72 | 56.9% | 68.8% | 21 / 36 | 58.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 70.4% | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 262 / 886 | 29.6% | 37.7% | 13 / 47 | 27.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 63 | 81.0% | 72.9% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 121 / 142 | 85.2% | 83.1% | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Liddell has more cage time on record.