Light Heavyweight · “The Monster”
Kevin Randleman
12-16-0 UFC 4-3-0
Smothering Control
Positional Grappler
5'10"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
55Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
14:30Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Strong 94
- Striking D Above avg 72
- Wrestling Above avg 71
- Grappling Above avg 70
- TD Defense Average 55
- Durability Below avg 34
- Accuracy Weak 16
- Striking Weak 4
Smothering Control
54% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler
strong control — rates 94 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.96
Sig. strikes absorbed / min0.79
Striking accuracy36.9%
Striking defense53.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.1
Takedown accuracy70.0%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.74
Control time54.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-3
Striking trend
Fight history
W Renato Sobral 19-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 35: Throwdown · January 11, 2002
18/39Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
12:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chuck Liddell 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:18 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · May 4, 2001
0/0Sig. strikes
3/5Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Randy Couture 4-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 4:13 — UFC 28: High Stakes · November 17, 2000
15/19Sig. strikes
28/41Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
8:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Pedro Rizzo 9-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams · June 9, 2000
17/52Sig. strikes
12/57Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
3:33Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Pete Williams 3-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 · November 19, 1999
10/43Sig. strikes
8/21Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
17:39Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Bas Rutten 26-4-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R3 3:00 — UFC 20: Battle for the Gold · May 7, 1999
20/61Sig. strikes
18/29Absorbed
6/6Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Maurice Smith 5-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R2 3:00 — UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns · March 5, 1999
17/49Sig. strikes
9/16Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
1
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
8
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
PRIDE
4
Strikeforce
2
World Victory Road Presents
2
PRIDE Total Elimination
2
PRIDE Final Conflict
2
Universal Vale Tudo Fighting
2
FEFoMP - Mayor's Cup
1
+ 6 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Baga Agaev | Submission (armbar) | FEFoMP - Mayor's Cup 2011
May 7, 2011 |
FEFoMP - Mayor's Cup | 1 | 4:05 |
| L | Roger Gracie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
May 15, 2010 |
Strikeforce | 2 | 4:10 |
| L | Stanislav Nedkov | Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11
November 7, 2009 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mike Whitehead | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
June 6, 2009 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ryo Kawamura | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 2
May 18, 2008 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Maurício Rua | Submission (kneebar) | Pride 32 - The Real Deal
October 21, 2006 |
Pride | 1 | 2:35 |
| W | Fatih Kocamis | Decision (unanimous) | Bushido Europe: Rotterdam Rumble
October 9, 2005 |
Bushido Europe | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Total Elimination 2005
April 23, 2005 |
PRIDE Total Elimination | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mirko Cro Cop | Submission (guillotine choke) | PRIDE Shockwave 2004
December 31, 2004 |
PRIDE Shockwave | 1 | 0:42 |
| L | Ron Waterman | Submission (americana) | PRIDE Final Conflict 2004
August 15, 2004 |
PRIDE Final Conflict | 1 | 7:44 |
| L | Fedor Emelianenko | Submission (kimura) | PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004
June 20, 2004 |
PRIDE Critical Countdown | 1 | 1:33 |
| W | Mirko Cro Cop | KO (punches) | PRIDE Total Elimination 2004
April 25, 2004 |
PRIDE Total Elimination | 1 | 1:57 |
| L | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE Final Conflict 2003
November 9, 2003 |
PRIDE Final Conflict | 3 | 2:36 |
| L | Quinton Jackson | KO (knee and punches) | PRIDE 25
March 16, 2003 |
PRIDE | 1 | 6:58 |
| W | Murilo Rua | TKO (doctor stoppage) | PRIDE 24
December 23, 2002 |
PRIDE | 3 | 0:20 |
| W | Kenichi Yamamoto | TKO (knees) | PRIDE 23
November 24, 2002 |
PRIDE | 3 | 1:16 |
| W | Michiyoshi Ohara | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE 22
September 29, 2002 |
PRIDE | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Brian Foster | KO (punch) | RFC: The Beginning
July 13, 2002 |
RFC | 1 | 0:20 |
| W | Renato Sobral | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 35
January 11, 2002 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Chuck Liddell | KO (punches) | UFC 31
May 4, 2001 |
UFC | 1 | 1:18 |
| L | Randy Couture | TKO (punches) | UFC 28
November 17, 2000 |
UFC | 3 | 4:13 |
| W | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 26
June 9, 2000 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Pete Williams | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 23
November 19, 1999 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Bas Rutten | Decision (split) | UFC 20
May 7, 1999 |
UFC | 1 | 21:00 |
| W | Maurice Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 19
March 5, 1999 |
UFC | 1 | 15:00 |
| L | Tom Erikson | KO (punches) | Brazil Open-'97
June 15, 1997 |
Brazil Open-'97 | 1 | 1:11 |
| L | Carlos Barreto | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6
March 3, 1997 |
Universal Vale Tudo Fighting | 1 | 22:24 |
| W | Dan Bobish | TKO (submission to punches) | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4
October 22, 1996 |
Universal Vale Tudo Fighting | 1 | 5:50 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kevin Randleman) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.