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United States
Corvallis, Oregon
Randy Couture
"
The Natural
"
AGE
61
/
Jun 22, 1963
HEIGHT
6'1"
/
185.42 cm
WEIGHT
203 lbs
/
92.08 kg
ASSOCIATION
Xtreme Couture
CLASS
Light Heavyweight
Wins
19
KO
/
TKO
7
37%
SUBMISSIONS
4
21%
DECISIONS
8
42%
Losses
11
KO
/
TKO
7
64%
SUBMISSIONS
3
27%
DECISIONS
1
9%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Lyoto Machida
UFC 129 - St. Pierre vs. Shields
Apr / 30 / 2011
KO (Front Kick)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:05
win
James Toney
UFC 118 - Edgar vs. Penn 2
Aug / 28 / 2010
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:19
win
Mark Coleman
UFC 109 - Relentless
Feb / 06 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:09
win
Brandon Vera
UFC 105 - Couture vs. Vera
Nov / 14 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
UFC 102 - Couture vs. Nogueira
Aug / 29 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Brock Lesnar
UFC 91 - Couture vs. Lesnar
Nov / 15 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:07
win
Gabriel Gonzaga
UFC 74 - Respect
Aug / 25 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
3
1:37
win
Tim Sylvia
UFC 68 - Uprising
Mar / 03 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
5
5:00
loss
Chuck Liddell
UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3
Feb / 04 / 2006
KO (Punch)
John McCarthy
2
1:28
win
Mike Van Arsdale
UFC 54 - Boiling Point
Aug / 20 / 2005
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Herb Dean
3
0:52
loss
Chuck Liddell
UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2
Apr / 16 / 2005
KO (Punches)
John McCarthy
1
2:06
win
Vitor Belfort
UFC 49 - Unfinished Business
Aug / 21 / 2004
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
John McCarthy
3
5:00
loss
Vitor Belfort
UFC 46 - Supernatural
Jan / 31 / 2004
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
John McCarthy
1
0:49
win
Tito Ortiz
UFC 44 - Undisputed
Sep / 26 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
5
5:00
win
Chuck Liddell
UFC 43 - Meltdown
Jun / 06 / 2003
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
3
2:39
loss
Ricco Rodriguez
UFC 39 - The Warriors Return
Sep / 27 / 2002
TKO (Submission to Elbow)
John McCarthy
5
3:04
loss
Josh Barnett
UFC 36 - Worlds Collide
Mar / 22 / 2002
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
2
4:35
win
Pedro Rizzo
UFC 34 - High Voltage
Nov / 02 / 2001
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
3
1:38
win
Pedro Rizzo
UFC 31 - Locked & Loaded
May / 04 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
5
5:00
loss
Valentijn Overeem
Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final
Feb / 24 / 2001
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
0:56
win
Tsuyoshi Kosaka
Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final
Feb / 24 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Kevin Randleman
UFC 28 - High Stakes
Nov / 17 / 2000
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
3
4:13
win
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A
Oct / 09 / 2000
Decision (Majority)
2
5:00
win
Jeremy Horn
Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A
Oct / 09 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Mikhail Ilyukhin
Rings - Rise 1st
Mar / 20 / 1999
Submission (Kimura)
Ryogaku Wada
1
7:43
loss
Enson Inoue
VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 1998
Oct / 25 / 1998
Submission (Armbar)
Yasuyuki Ogata
1
1:39
win
Maurice Smith
UFC 15.5 - Ultimate Japan 1
Dec / 21 / 1997
Decision (Majority)
John McCarthy
1
21:00
win
Vitor Belfort
UFC 15 - Collision Course
Oct / 17 / 1997
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
1
8:16
win
Steven Graham
UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force
May / 30 / 1997
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
1
3:13
win
Tony Halme
UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force
May / 30 / 1997
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
1
0:56
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