Light Heavyweight · “The Natural”
Randy Couture
16-8-0
6'1"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1963-06-22Born
7KO wins
4Sub wins
68.8%Finish rate
11:24Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.84
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.45
Striking accuracy59.2%
Striking defense59.1%
Takedowns / 15 min2.85
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense59.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.6
Control time51.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents13-7
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
24 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Lyoto Machida 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:05 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · 2011-04-30
5/23Sig. strikes
15/47Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W James Toney 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:19 — UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · 2010-08-28
8/11Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:03Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Mark Coleman 7-4 walk-in Submission · R2 1:09 — UFC 109: Relentless · 2010-02-06
44/67Sig. strikes
10/21Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Brandon Vera 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · 2009-11-14
39/73Sig. strikes
27/51Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
8:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · 2009-08-29
42/103Sig. strikes
27/96Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brock Lesnar 1-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 3:07 — UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar · 2008-11-15
11/19Sig. strikes
31/42Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gabriel Gonzaga 4-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 1:37 — UFC 74: Respect · 2007-08-25
63/87Sig. strikes
11/38Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
9:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim Sylvia 8-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 68: The Uprising · 2007-03-03
73/138Sig. strikes
25/106Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
15:50Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chuck Liddell 12-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 1:28 — UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · 2006-02-04
7/24Sig. strikes
19/51Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike van Arsdale 2-0 walk-in Submission · R3 0:52 — UFC 54: Boiling Point · 2005-08-20
27/46Sig. strikes
8/40Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
7:07Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Chuck Liddell 10-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 2:06 — UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 · 2005-04-16
9/24Sig. strikes
13/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vitor Belfort 7-2 walk-in TITLE TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 5:00 — UFC 49: Unfinished Business · 2004-08-21
50/71Sig. strikes
3/6Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
14:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Vitor Belfort 6-2 walk-in TITLE TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 0:49 — UFC 46: Supernatural · 2004-01-31
1/2Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tito Ortiz 9-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 44: Undisputed · 2003-09-26
88/136Sig. strikes
16/30Absorbed
8/12Takedowns
21:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chuck Liddell 8-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 2:39 — UFC 43: Meltdown · 2003-06-06
46/87Sig. strikes
22/59Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
3:19Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Ricco Rodriguez 4-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 3:04 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · 2002-09-27
39/78Sig. strikes
39/80Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
8:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Josh Barnett 3-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 4:35 — UFC 36: Worlds Collide · 2002-03-22
18/21Sig. strikes
44/75Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
7:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pedro Rizzo 6-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 3:22 — UFC 34: High Voltage · 2001-11-02
41/52Sig. strikes
13/34Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
5:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pedro Rizzo 6-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · 2001-05-04
69/118Sig. strikes
42/108Absorbed
3/15Takedowns
7:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kevin Randleman 3-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 4:13 — UFC 28: High Stakes · 2000-11-17
28/41Sig. strikes
15/19Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Maurice Smith 2-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Majority · R3 3:00 — UFC - Ultimate Japan · 1997-12-21
19/31Sig. strikes
9/17Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Vitor Belfort 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 8:16 — UFC 15: Collision Course · 1997-10-17
34/43Sig. strikes
6/21Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Steven Graham 0-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:13 — UFC 13: The Ultimate Force · 1997-05-30
16/19Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tony Halme 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:56 — UFC 13: The Ultimate Force · 1997-05-30
1/1Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
4
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
24
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.