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Born 1963-06-22
Everett, Washington
Other names The Natural, Captain America
Nationality United States American
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division 205 & 265
Reach 75.0 in (191 cm)
Style Greco-Roman Wrestling, Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada
Team Xtreme Couture
Rank NCAA Division I Wrestling
Olympic Alternate Greco-Roman Wrestling
Years active 1997–present MMA
MMA record
Total 28
Wins 18
By knockout 7
By submission 3
Losses 10
By knockout 5
By submission 4
Randy Duane Couture (Born June 22, 1963) is an American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion and a two-time light-heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Couture is one of only two UFC fighters to have held a championship title in two different divisions (heavyweight and light heavyweight; B.J. Penn, with his titles at welterweight and lightweight, is the other) in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as well as the only five-time champion in UFC history. Couture has competed in 15 title fights, a record. Couture is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and many consider him to be the most popular fighter in MMA history.
Couture was an Olympic wrestling alternate, and has lived in Corvallis, Oregon throughout much of his career, where he served as an assistant wrestling coach and a strength and conditioning coach for Oregon State University. He established Team Quest with Matt Lindland and Dan Henderson, a training camp for fighters, based out of Gresham, Oregon, and headed by coach Robert Folis. In 2005 Couture moved to Las Vegas, where he opened his own extensive chain of gyms under the name Xtreme Couture. He currently trains at his Las Vegas-based gym. Couture also partnered with Bas Rutten in the opening of Legends Gym in Hollywood, California.
Couture is generally recognized as a clinch and ground-and-pound fighter who uses his wrestling ability to execute take downs, establish top position and successively strike the opponent on the bottom. Couture has also displayed a variety of skills in boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; submitting three opponents using different chokeholds. Couture is the only athlete in UFC history to win a championship after becoming a Hall of Fame member and is the oldest title holder ever (in the UFC and MMA). Along with Chuck Liddell, Couture is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts into the mainstream of American pop culture and sports.
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Fight Record
28/8/2010 James Toney UFC 117, Couture wins by submission (Arm Triangle) United States Boston, Massachusetts US Heavyweight bout
6/2/2010 Mark Coleman Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 109: Relentless February 2 1:09 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US Light Heavyweight bout
Brandon Vera Decision (Unanimous) UFC 105: Couture vs Vera November 14, 2009 3 5:00 England Manchester, England Return to Light Heavyweight
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira August 29, 2009 3 5:00 United States Portland, Oregon, US Fight of the Night
Brock Lesnar TKO (Punches) UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar November 15, 2008 2 3:07 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US Lost UFC Heavyweight Championship
Gabriel Gonzaga TKO (Punches) UFC 74: Respect August 25, 2007 3 1:37 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship. Fight of The Night
Tim Sylvia Decision (Unanimous) UFC 68: The Uprising March 3, 2007 5 5:00 United States Columbus, Ohio, US Won UFC Heavyweight Championship
Chuck Liddell 3, KO (Punch) UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 February 4, 2006 2 1:28 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Mike Van Arsdale Submission (Anaconda Choke) UFC 54: Boiling Point August 20, 2005 3 0:52 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Chuck Liddell 2 ,KO (Punches) UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 April 16, 2005 1 2:06 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lost UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Vitor Belfort 3 TKO (Doctor Stoppage) UFC 49: Unfinished Business August 21, 2004 3 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Vitor Belfort 2 TKO (Cut) UFC 46: Supernatural January 31, 2004 1 0:49 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lost UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Tito Ortiz Decision (Unanimous) UFC 44: Undisputed September 26, 2003 5 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Chuck Liddell TKO (Punches) UFC 43: Meltdown June 6, 2003 3 2:40 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won Interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Ricco Rodriguez Submission (Strikes) UFC 39: The Warriors Return September 27, 2002 5 3:04 United States Uncasville, Connecticut, United States For vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship
Josh Barnett TKO (Punches) UFC 36: Worlds Collide March 22, 2002 2 4:35 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lost UFC Heavyweight Championship; Barnett tested positive for steroids.
Pedro Rizzo 2, TKO (Strikes) UFC 34: High Voltage November 2, 2001 3 1:38 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship
Pedro Rizzo Decision (Unanimous) UFC 31: Locked and Loaded May 4, 2001 5 5:00 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship
Valentijn Overeem, Submission (Guillotine Choke) RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Final February 24, 2001 1 0:56 Japan Tokyo, Japan King of Kings 2000 Tournament Semifinal
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Decision (Unanimous) RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Final February 24, 2001 2 5:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan King of Kings 2000 Tournament Quarterfinal
Kevin Randleman TKO (Strikes) UFC 28: High Stakes November 17, 2000 3 4:13 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won UFC Heavyweight Championship
Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (Majority) RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A October 9, 2000 2 5:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan King of Kings 2000 Tournament 2nd Round
Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A October 9, 2000 3 5:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan King of Kings 2000 Tournament 1st Round
Mikhail Illoukhine Submission (Kimura) RINGS: Rise 1st March 20, 1999 1 7:43 Japan Japan
Enson Inoue Submission (Armbar) Vale Tudo Japan 1998 October 25, 1998 1 1:39 Japan Japan
21/12/97 Maurice Smith Decision (Majority) UFC Ultimate Japan, Rd 1 21:00 Japan Yokohama, Japan Won UFC Heavyweight Championship
17/10/97 Vitor Belfort TKO (Strikes) UFC 15: Collision Course, Rd 1 at 8:17 United States Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
30/5/97 Steven Graham TKO (Strikes) UFC 13: The Ultimate Force, Rd 1 3:13 United States Augusta, Georgia, United States Won UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament
30/5/97 Tony Halme Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 13: The Ultimate Force, Rd 1 1:00 United States Augusta, Georgia, United States
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