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Randy Couture "The Natural"

Inactive · age 62 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • 9 successful title defenses
  • KO of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 69% of wins by KO or submission
Elo rating
1568
Global Elo 1625 ±44
Rank
—
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UFC record
16-8-0
KO 6 · Sub 4 · Dec 5
Streak
-1
Δ90d -29 · Δ1y -29
Last fight
Apr 30, 2011
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 34m
Avg fight time
11:25
Title fights
10-6
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
1.7
Ground control
2h 7m
Since last fight
15y 2mo

Honest Elo history

24 fights · tap & drag
May 30, 1997 — W vs Tony Halme Δ+33May 30, 1997 — W vs Steven Graham Δ+38Oct 17, 1997 — W vs Vitor Belfort Δ+36Dec 21, 1997 — W vs Maurice Smith Δ+35Nov 17, 2000 — W vs Kevin Randleman Δ+35May 4, 2001 — W vs Pedro Rizzo Δ+17Nov 2, 2001 — W vs Pedro Rizzo Δ+17Mar 22, 2002 — L vs Josh Barnett Δ-32Sep 27, 2002 — L vs Ricco Rodriguez Δ-27Jun 6, 2003 — W vs Chuck Liddell Δ+22Sep 26, 2003 — W vs Tito Ortiz Δ+19Jan 31, 2004 — L vs Vitor Belfort Δ-25Aug 21, 2004 — W vs Vitor Belfort Δ+18Apr 16, 2005 — L vs Chuck Liddell Δ-25Aug 20, 2005 — W vs Mike van Arsdale Δ+13Feb 4, 2006 — L vs Chuck Liddell Δ-22Mar 3, 2007 — W vs Tim Sylvia Δ+19Aug 25, 2007 — W vs Gabriel Gonzaga Δ+20Nov 15, 2008 — L vs Brock Lesnar Δ-34Aug 29, 2009 — L vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Δ-21Nov 14, 2009 — W vs Brandon Vera Δ+14Feb 6, 2010 — W vs Mark Coleman Δ+16Aug 28, 2010 — W vs James Toney Δ+10Apr 30, 2011 — L vs Lyoto Machida Δ-20 140014501500155016001650 2000200320062009 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":350.1,"elo":1447,"date":"1997-05-30","opp":"Tony Halme","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":90,"y":302.1,"elo":1484,"date":"1997-05-30","opp":"Steven Graham","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":2,"x":109.8,"y":256.7,"elo":1520,"date":"1997-10-17","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":3,"x":119,"y":212.2,"elo":1555,"date":"1997-12-21","opp":"Maurice Smith","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":4,"x":269.5,"y":167.4,"elo":1590,"date":"2000-11-17","opp":"Kevin Randleman","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":5,"x":293.3,"y":145.9,"elo":1606,"date":"2001-05-04","opp":"Pedro Rizzo","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":319,"y":123.9,"elo":1624,"date":"2001-11-02","opp":"Pedro Rizzo","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":7,"x":338.9,"y":164.6,"elo":1592,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Josh Barnett","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":8,"x":365.6,"y":198.9,"elo":1565,"date":"2002-09-27","opp":"Ricco Rodriguez","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":9,"x":401.3,"y":170.6,"elo":1587,"date":"2003-06-06","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":10,"x":417.2,"y":146.1,"elo":1606,"date":"2003-09-26","opp":"Tito Ortiz","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":11,"x":435.2,"y":178.4,"elo":1581,"date":"2004-01-31","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":12,"x":464,"y":156,"elo":1598,"date":"2004-08-21","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":13,"x":497.7,"y":188.7,"elo":1573,"date":"2005-04-16","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":14,"x":515.5,"y":171.8,"elo":1586,"date":"2005-08-20","opp":"Mike van Arsdale","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":15,"x":539.3,"y":200,"elo":1564,"date":"2006-02-04","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":16,"x":594.8,"y":175.9,"elo":1583,"date":"2007-03-03","opp":"Tim Sylvia","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":17,"x":619.6,"y":150.9,"elo":1602,"date":"2007-08-25","opp":"Gabriel Gonzaga","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":18,"x":683.1,"y":194.4,"elo":1568,"date":"2008-11-15","opp":"Brock Lesnar","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":19,"x":723.7,"y":221.2,"elo":1548,"date":"2009-08-29","opp":"Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":20,"x":734.6,"y":203,"elo":1562,"date":"2009-11-14","opp":"Brandon Vera","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":21,"x":746.5,"y":182.9,"elo":1577,"date":"2010-02-06","opp":"Mark Coleman","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":22,"x":775.3,"y":169.7,"elo":1588,"date":"2010-08-28","opp":"James Toney","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":23,"x":810,"y":195.1,"elo":1568,"date":"2011-04-30","opp":"Lyoto Machida","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 30, 2011 Lyoto Machida L -20
Aug 28, 2010 James Toney W +10
Feb 6, 2010 Mark Coleman W +16
Nov 14, 2009 Brandon Vera W +14
Aug 29, 2009 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira L -21

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
63%
10 / 16
Finish rate
KO
6
38% of wins
SUB
4
25% of wins
DEC
5
31% of wins
KO: 6 (40%) 6 Sub: 4 (27%) 4 Dec: 5 (33%) 5
Finishes by round
11 total
R1
4 36%
R2
1 9%
R3
6 55%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 778 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
77% Head
  • Head 77%
  • Body 11%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
43% Ground
  • Distance 27%
  • Clinch 30%
  • Ground 43%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
88%
of losses by finish
7 of 8 · usually R2
7 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1577
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
7
of 16 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Tito Ortiz
Elo 1661 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
13.9
+2.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 24 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1648
Notable wins
Tito Ortiz 1661 Chuck Liddell 1637 Tim Sylvia 1630 Vitor Belfort 1623 Pedro Rizzo ×2 1620 Gabriel Gonzaga 1617

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Randy Couture on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.