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Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Aug 21, 2004
Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort · KO/TKO, round 3 (5:00)
 
Randy
Couture
Light Heavyweight
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
12-6
UFC
9-3
Age
41
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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CoutureBelfort
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Vitor
Belfort
Light Heavyweight
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiagoluiz/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
12-3
UFC
7-2
Age
27
Height
6'0"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw
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Fight stats

Randy CoutureVitor Belfort
Significant strikes50 of 713 of 6
Knockdowns00
Takedowns2 of 40 of 0
Control time14:060:01
Submission attempts02

Common opponents

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

Chuck Liddell
Randy Couture
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Jun 2003 · landed 1.9 more significant strikes a minute
Vitor Belfort
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Jun 2002 · Liddell landed 1.5 more a minute

Their other meetings

Vitor Belfort won by KO/TKO, round 1 (0:49)Jan 31, 2004
Randy Couture won by KO/TKO, round 1Oct 17, 1997

Other fights that night

Chris Lytle def. Ronald Jhun submission, round 2 (1:17) —— —— —— —— Chuck Liddell def. Vernon White KO/TKO, round 1 (4:05) —— —— —— —— David Terrell def. Matt Lindland KO/TKO, round 1 (0:24) —— —— —— —— Joe Riggs def. Joe Doerksen KO/TKO, round 2 (3:39) —— —— —— —— Yves Edwards def. Josh Thomson KO/TKO, round 1 (4:32) —— —— —— —— Justin Eilers def. Mike Kyle KO/TKO, round 1 (1:14) —— —— —— —— Karo Parisyan def. Nick Diaz decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— ——