Chuck Liddell, Unanimous decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Chuck Liddell
Record6-1
StreakWon 5 straight
Strikes landed / min2.55
Strike defence61%
Takedowns / 15 min0.40
Takedown defence87%
Vitor Belfort
Record5-1
StreakWon 2 straight
Strikes landed / min3.39
Strike defence35%
Takedowns / 15 min2.83
Takedown defence50%
Only 13 fighters on record in the two years to 2002 at Light Heavyweight, too few to rank anyone against. The rates are real, the ranking would not be.
What happened
Chuck LiddellVitor Belfort
43/78Sig. strikes20/42
59/95Total strikes26/49
0/0Takedowns3/4
1Knockdowns0
3:34Control2:07
Target
7/38Head12/32
5/7Body0/1
31/33Leg8/9
Position
20/53Distance14/34
17/18Clinch3/3
6/7Ground3/5