Randy Couture (19-11, 11) was born in Everett, Washington, U.S. on June 22, 1963. At the age of 33 years on May 30, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Tony Halme, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 30, 1997, 33-year old Randy Couture made his UFC debut on his 1st professional MMA fight at UFC 13 against Tony Halme, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
He became the UFC heavyweight champion on May 30, 1997 at age 33 on his 2nd professional MMA fight at UFC 13 after defeating Steven Graham via 1st-round TKO.
Randy Couture is a two weight division UFC champion. He defeated a 28-year old Tito Ortiz via 5-round unanimous decision to become the UFC light-heavyweight champion on September 26, 2003 at age 40 on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 44.
Couture's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 at age 47 on April 30, 2011. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 24 times in the UFC, and has a record of 16 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Randy Couture's best fights have been against Maurice Smith, Kevin Randleman, Vitor Belfort, Gabriel Gonzaga, Pedro Rizzo, Chuck Liddell and Tim Sylvia.
Couture has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | Apr 30, 2011 47 years, 10 months 19-11 (11) | 32 years, 11 months 16-2 (7) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Front kick |
29 | Aug 28, 2010 47 years, 2 months 19-10 (11) | James Toney | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
28  | Feb 6, 2010 46 years, 7 months 18-10 (10) | 45 years, 1 months 16-9 (12) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
27  | Nov 14, 2009 46 years, 4 months 17-10 (9) | 32 years, 1 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Aug 29, 2009 46 years, 2 months 16-10 (9) | 33 years, 2 months 31-5-1 (19) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Nov 15, 2008 45 years, 4 months 16-9 (9) | 31 years, 4 months 2-1 (1) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC heavyweight title |
24  | Aug 25, 2007 44 years, 2 months 16-8 (9) | 28 years, 3 months 8-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC heavyweight title |
23  | Mar 3, 2007 43 years, 8 months 15-8 (8) | 30 years, 11 months 23-2 (18) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC heavyweight title |
22  | Feb 4, 2006 42 years, 7 months 14-8 (8) | 36 years, 1 months 17-3 (11) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch For UFC light-heavyweight title |
21  | Aug 20, 2005 42 years, 1 months 14-7 (8) | 40 years, 2 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke |
20 | Apr 16, 2005 41 years, 9 months 13-7 (7) | 35 years, 3 months 15-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
19  | Aug 21, 2004 41 years, 1 months 13-6 (7) | 27 years, 4 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Won UFC light-heavyweight title |
18 | Jan 31, 2004 40 years, 7 months 12-6 (6) | 26 years, 9 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage Lost UFC light-heavyweight title |
17  | Sep 26, 2003 40 years, 3 months 12-5 (6) | 28 years, 8 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC light-heavyweight title |
16 | Jun 6, 2003 39 years, 11 months 11-5 (6) | 33 years, 5 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC light-heavyweight title Interim |
15  | Sep 27, 2002 39 years, 3 months 10-5 (5) | 25 years, 1 months 13-1 (10) | UFC | HW | 5 | TKO | LOSS Submission to elbow For UFC heavyweight title Vacant |
14  | Mar 22, 2002 38 years, 9 months 10-4 (5) | 24 years, 4 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC heavyweight title |
13  | Nov 2, 2001 38 years, 4 months 10-3 (5) | 27 years, 5 months 11-2 (10) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC heavyweight title |
12 | May 4, 2001 37 years, 10 months 9-3 (4) | 27 years 11-1 (10) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC heavyweight title |
11  | Feb 24, 2001 37 years, 8 months 8-3 (4) | 24 years, 6 months 18-9 (15) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
10  | Feb 24, 2001 37 years, 8 months 8-2 (4) | 30 years, 11 months 22-10-2 (13) | HW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Nov 17, 2000 37 years, 4 months 7-2 (4) | 29 years, 3 months 9-3 (5) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC heavyweight title |
8  | Oct 9, 2000 37 years, 3 months 6-2 (3) | 28 years, 3 months 23-18-9 (18) | HW | 2 | MD | WIN | |
7  | Oct 9, 2000 37 years, 3 months 5-2 (3) | 25 years, 1 months 45-8-4 (41) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Mar 20, 1999 35 years, 8 months 4-2 (3) | 32 years, 3 months 16-7 (16) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
5  | Oct 25, 1998 35 years, 4 months 4-1 (3) | 31 years, 6 months 8-3 (6) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
4  | Dec 21, 1997 34 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | 36 years 7-7 (6) | UFC | HW | 1 | MD | WIN Won UFC heavyweight title |
3 | Oct 17, 1997 34 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | 20 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
2 | May 30, 1997 33 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Steven Graham | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC 13 Tournament |
1 | May 30, 1997 33 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Tony Halme | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
