Randy Couture

HeavyweightClinch Fighter
16 - 8

24 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 11 Finishes (69%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
75"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
63
Orthodox

Randy Couture UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Randy Couture is 16-8 in the UFC across 24 fights, with 7 wins by knockout, 4 by submission and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 19-11, 3-3 of it outside the UFC. Couture competes at heavyweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'1" with a 75" reach at 63 years old. The last bout was a loss to Lyoto Machida by knockout in Apr 2011.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 90th percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (1.9/fight).

Randy Couture's UFC win rate is 67% (16 of 24 fights), and 69% of those wins came by finish. Couture averages 1.9 takedowns per fight at 47% accuracy and stops 58% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
19-11
UFC Record
16-8
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Age
63
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Lyoto Machida · KO/TKO · Apr 2011

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Randy Couture's Last 5 Fights

Couture is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Lyoto Machida · KO/TKO · R2 1:05 · UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 2011
  2. Win vs James Toney · Submission · R1 3:19 · UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · Aug 2010
  3. Win vs Mark Coleman · Submission · R2 1:09 · UFC 109: Relentless · Feb 2010
  4. Win vs Brandon Vera · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · Nov 2009
  5. Loss vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · Aug 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.6
+1.9x ratio
Accuracy
58%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.04

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
1.4
0.4x avg
Strike Differential
+1.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
41%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.9
Takedown Accuracy
47%
Takedown Defense
58%
Control Time / Fight
5:17
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.3

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
8% Sub
R2
0% KO
4% Sub
R3+
21% KO
4% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Randy Couture vs Average

Randy Couture lands 12.7 strikes in R1 but 13.7 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Randy Couture's UFC Fight History

24 UFC fights on record (16-8), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LLyoto MachidaKO/TKOR2 · 1:05UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields2011-04-30
WJames ToneySubmissionR1 · 3:19UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 22010-08-28
WMark ColemanSubmissionR2 · 1:09UFC 109: Relentless2010-02-06
WBrandon VeraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 105: Couture vs Vera2009-11-14
LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira2009-08-29
L★Brock LesnarKO/TKOR2 · 3:07UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar2008-11-15
W★Gabriel GonzagaKO/TKOR3 · 1:37UFC 74: Respect2007-08-25
W★Tim SylviaDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 68: The Uprising2007-03-03
L★Chuck LiddellKO/TKOR2 · 1:28UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 32006-02-04
WMike van ArsdaleSubmissionR3 · 0:52UFC 54: Boiling Point2005-08-20
L★Chuck LiddellKO/TKOR1 · 2:06UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 22005-04-16
W★Vitor BelfortKO/TKOR3 · 5:00UFC 49: Unfinished Business2004-08-21
L★Vitor BelfortKO/TKOR1 · 0:49UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31
W★Tito OrtizDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 44: Undisputed2003-09-26
W★Chuck LiddellKO/TKOR3 · 2:39UFC 43: Meltdown2003-06-06
L★Ricco RodriguezKO/TKOR5 · 3:04UFC 39: The Warriors Return2002-09-27
L★Josh BarnettKO/TKOR2 · 4:35UFC 36: Worlds Collide2002-03-22
W★Pedro RizzoKO/TKOR3 · 3:22UFC 34: High Voltage2001-11-02
W★Pedro RizzoDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 31: Locked and Loaded2001-05-04
W★Kevin RandlemanKO/TKOR3 · 4:13UFC 28: High Stakes2000-11-17
W★Maurice SmithDecisionR3 · 3:00UFC - Ultimate Japan1997-12-21
WVitor BelfortKO/TKOR1 · 8:16UFC 15: Collision Course1997-10-17
W★Steven GrahamKO/TKOR1 · 3:13UFC 13: The Ultimate Force1997-05-30
WTony HalmeSubmissionR1 · 0:56UFC 13: The Ultimate Force1997-05-30

How Couture Ranks at Heavyweight

Percentile among the 166 heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.6 sig. strikes/min
36th percentile
Striking accuracy58%
83rd percentile
Strikes absorbed1.4/min
87th percentile
Takedowns1.9/fight
90th percentile
Takedown defense58%
37th percentile
Knockdown power0.04/fight
41st percentile

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