All MMA fightersChuck Liddell
“The Iceman”
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Profile
| Full name | Charles David Liddell |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Iceman |
| Date of birth | 17 Dec 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Santa Barbara, California, USA |
| Lives in | San Luis Obispo, California, USA |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Team | The Pit (San Luis Obispo) |
| Height | 188 cm (6′2″) |
| Reach | 194 cm (76″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1998–2010, 2018 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 15 May 1998 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Tito Ortiz, 24 Nov 2018 |
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Titles and honours
- UFC light heavyweight champion (2005–2007)
- Four successful UFC light heavyweight title defenses
- IFC World light heavyweight champion
- UFC Hall of Fame inductee (2009)
Background
A former college wrestler and kickboxer, he made his UFC debut in 1998 and won the light heavyweight title in 2005. He retired in 2010 and returned for a final fight in 2018.
Fight history
30 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Tito Ortiz | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:24 | Golden Boy Promotions: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 | 24 Nov 2018 | Inglewood, California, USA | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | Rich Franklin | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:55 | UFC 115 | 12 Jun 2010 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Loss | Maurício Rua | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:28 | UFC 97 | 18 Apr 2009 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | Rashad Evans | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:51 | UFC 88 | 6 Sep 2008 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | |
| Win | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | UFC 79 | 29 Dec 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Fight of the Night | |
| Loss | Keith Jardine | Decision (split) | 3 | UFC 76 | 22 Sep 2007 | Anaheim, California, USA | ||
| Loss | Quinton Jackson | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:53 | UFC 71 | 26 May 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Lost light heavyweight title |
| Win | Tito Ortiz | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:59 | UFC 66 | 30 Dec 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Defended light heavyweight title |
| Win | Renato Sobral | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:35 | UFC 62 | 26 Aug 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Defended light heavyweight title |
| Win | Randy Couture | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:28 | UFC 57 | 4 Feb 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Defended light heavyweight title |
| Win | Jeremy Horn | TKO (corner stoppage) | 4 | 2:46 | UFC 54 | 20 Aug 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Defended light heavyweight title |
| Win | Randy Couture | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | UFC 52 | 16 Apr 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Won UFC light heavyweight title |
| Win | Vernon White | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:05 | UFC 49 | 21 Aug 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Tito Ortiz | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:38 | UFC 47 | 2 Apr 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Quinton Jackson | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 3:10 | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | 9 Nov 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | Middleweight Grand Prix semifinal |
| Win | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:09 | Pride Total Elimination 2003 | 10 Aug 2003 | Saitama, Japan | Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinal |
| Loss | Randy Couture | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:39 | UFC 43 | 6 Jun 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | For the interim light heavyweight title |
| Win | Renato Sobral | KO (head kick) | 1 | 2:55 | UFC 40 | 22 Nov 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Vitor Belfort | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | UFC 37.5 | 22 Jun 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | ||
| Win | Amar Suloev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | UFC 35 | 11 Jan 2002 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | ||
| Win | Murilo Bustamante | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | UFC 33 | 28 Sep 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | ||
| Win | Guy Mezger | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:21 | Pride 14 | 27 May 2001 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | Kevin Randleman | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:18 | UFC 31 | 4 May 2001 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | Jeff Monson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | UFC 29 | 16 Dec 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Win | Ron Kosakowski | KO (head kick) | 2 | 5:39 | International Fighting Championship World Classic 9 | 18 Jul 2000 | Friant, California, USA | Won IFC light heavyweight title |
| Win | Paul Jones | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:53 | UFC 22 | 24 Sep 1999 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA | |
| Win | Kenneth Williams | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:35 | Neutral Grounds 11 | 31 Mar 1999 | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Loss | Jeremy Horn | Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 12:00 | UFC 19 | 5 Mar 1999 | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA | |
| Win | Jose Landi-Jons | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | International Vale Tudo Championship 6 | 23 Aug 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | Bare-knuckle bout | |
| Win | Noe Hernandez | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | UFC 17 | 15 May 1998 | Mobile, Alabama, USA | UFC debut |