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Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia

Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Mar 3, 2007
Randy Couture def. Tim Sylvia · decision, 5 rounds
 
Randy
Couture
Light Heavyweight
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
14-8
UFC
11-5
Age
43
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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CoutureSylvia
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Tim
Sylvia
Heavyweight
Photo: Ben Kevan, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Record
23-2
UFC
8-2
Age
30
Height
6'8"
Reach
80"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Randy CoutureTim Sylvia
Significant strikes73 of 13825 of 106
Knockdowns10
Takedowns7 of 100 of 0
Control time15:500:45
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.

13
40
Round 1
11
23
Round 2
8
10
Round 3
■ Randy Couture ■ Tim Sylvia Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

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

Ricco Rodriguez
Randy Couture
Lost · KO/TKO, round 5
Sep 2002 · even on significant strikes
Tim Sylvia
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Feb 2003 · landed 1.6 more significant strikes a minute

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