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Kevin Randleman vs.
Chuck Liddell

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

4-3-0 Kevin Randleman · UFC
16-7-0 Chuck Liddell · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

4-3-0
UFC record
16-7-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
55
AgeΔ 1.6 yrs
56.6
5'10"
HeightΔ 4"
6'2"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
294.8
Layoff (months)Δ 101 mo
193.8
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Kevin Randleman is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Kevin Randleman hunts takedowns — 3.10 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Chuck Liddell carries real power — 1.03 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Kevin Randleman

Full career not yet synced for Kevin Randleman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Chuck Liddell

Full career not yet synced for Chuck Liddell — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 12-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

970.96/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
6112.99/min · norm 3.41
800.79/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
4342.12/min · norm 3.35
36.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
37.3%norm 48.3%
53.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
60.2%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
141.03/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Kevin Randleman

Distance 26.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 67.7% (norm 9.3%)

Chuck Liddell

Distance 81.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Kevin Randleman

Head 95.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)

Chuck Liddell

Head 84.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Randleman L/AAccHeavyweight med Liddell L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 18 / 69 26.1% 40.1% 430 / 1329 32.4% 41.4%
In the clinch 10 / 16 too few to rate 70.6% 83 / 134 61.9% 70.9%
On the ground 69 / 178 38.8% 70.2% 98 / 173 56.6% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 89 / 252 35.3% 38.9% 417 / 1382 30.2% 38.9%
To the body 7 / 9 too few to rate 76.8% 45 / 65 69.2% 71.9%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 87.8% 149 / 189 78.8% 81.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Randleman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Liddell L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 27 / 99 27.3% 40.7% 367 / 977 37.6% 40.4%
In the clinch 22 / 28 78.6% 70.6% 41 / 72 56.9% 68.7%
On the ground 31 / 45 68.9% 72.0% 26 / 42 61.9% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 40 / 126 31.7% 38.8% 262 / 886 29.6% 37.5%
To the body 19 / 22 too few to rate 75.1% 51 / 63 81.0% 72.3%
To the legs 21 / 24 too few to rate 84.4% 121 / 142 85.2% 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

2170.0% acc · 3.10/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
787.5% acc · 0.51/15 · norm 0.87
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
7081.4% def · norm 66.7%
43:3254.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
17:399.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
4:070:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
10:450:47 per 15 · norm 2:48
50.74/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Liddell has more cage time on record.

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