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Brandon Vera vs Randy Couture

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Nov 14, 2009
Randy Couture def. Brandon Vera · decision, 3 rounds
 
Brandon
Vera
Light Heavyweight
Photo: Jess Escaros Jr. for the Philippine News Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Record
11-3
UFC
7-3
Age
32
Height
6'3"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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VeraCouture
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Randy
Couture
Heavyweight
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
16-10
UFC
13-7
Age
46
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Brandon VeraRandy Couture
Significant strikes27 of 5139 of 73
Knockdowns10
Takedowns1 of 21 of 10
Control time2:248:57
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

19
14
Round 1
15
13
Round 2
■ Brandon Vera ■ Randy Couture

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Tim Sylvia
Brandon Vera
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Oct 2007 · Sylvia landed 0.7 more a minute
Randy Couture
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Mar 2007 · landed 1.9 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

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