Chuck “The Ice Man” Liddell is an American former mixed martial artist who was the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Liddell had 23 fights in the UFC. He is widely credited with helping bring MMA into mainstream American Sports and Entertainment. Chuck Liddell was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on July 10, 2009. Liddell was born in Santa Barbara, California, of partial Irish descent. He was raised by his single mother and maternal grandfather, who taught Liddell and his siblings boxing techniques from a very young age. Liddell began studying Koeikan karate at the age of 12; the tattoo on his scalp reads "Koei-Kan". At UFC 52, Chuck fought Randy Couture for the Light-Heavyweight championship. Couture had beaten Liddell at UFC 43 and this was the rematch after the two men had appeared as coaches on the first season of the UFC reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter. Liddell became the first and only man to ever knock Randy Couture out, successfully winning the Light-Heavyweight championship in just two minutes of the first round. The rubber match occurred the next year at UFC 57 where Chuck Liddell knocked out Randy Couture again, this time in the second round. Liddell dominated Jose "Pelé" Landi-Jons in Pele's home Country of Brazil at International Vale Tudo Championship 6. Chuck scored a very convincing Unanimous Decision as he controlled the fight in every aspect. In fact, Pele is seen trying to jump out of the ring on several occasions. Chuck Liddell’s MMA record is 21-5 with 13 (T)KO's