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Randy Couture
Statistics
Nickname	The Natural
Height	6 ft 2 in (186 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Born	June 22, 1963
Fighting out of	Las Vegas, Nevada.
Town of birth	Lynnwood, Washington
Fighting style	Greco-Roman wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	14
By knockout	6
By submission	2
Losses	7
Draws	0

Randy Duane Couture (born June 22, 1963, Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.) is an active competitor in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, and has fought both in Japan and the United States. The majority of his bouts have taken place in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a major MMA organization in the U.S. He was originally based in Corvallis, Oregon, and is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada.

A former UFC Champion in two different weight classes (Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight), Couture is among the most decorated Champions in UFC history, earning him the nicknames "The Natural" and, recently, "Captain America". Couture headed Team Quest, a stable of fighters in Portland. After moving to Las Vegas in 2005, Couture founded another branch of Team Quest in that city.

Primarily a Greco-Roman Wrester, Couture's preferred method of offense is what is commonly referred to as 'Ground and Pound', in which a fighter takes his opponent down to the mat, establishes top position, and hails down a series of blows to his opponent on the bottom. However, in addition to his wrestling background, Couture has dispayed a variety of skills in both boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and has submitted two opponents using different chokeholds.

Biography

Randy Couture debuted in the UFC on May 30th, 1997 as part of UFC 13: The Ultimate Force. At the time, the event consisted of two four-man tournaments: one in the lightweight (200lb and under) division and one in the heavyweight (200lb and over) division. Couture competed in the heavyweight tournament, defeating Tony Halme and Steven Graham on the same night. His next match was an elimination bout for the heavyweight title against the young Brazilian "Phenom", Vitor Belfort. Couture defeated Belfort by TKO. His next fight was for the title against kickboxer Maurice Smith, which Couture won by decision.

After two consecutive losses in the heavyweight division to larger opponents, Couture moved down a weight class and has since fought at 205 lbs in the UFC's light-heavyweight division. In his light-heavyweight debut, Couture took on Chuck Liddell for the UFC's Interim Light-Heavyweight Title. Couture won by TKO in the third round. His next bout was against the five-time defending champion Tito Ortiz for the Undisputed Light-Heavyweight title. Couture controlled the younger Ortiz throughout the five rounds of the fight, scoring a unanimous decision and becoming UFC's Undisputed Light-Heavyweight Champion at 40 years of age.

In April of 2005, Couture lost his title and suffered the first knockout-loss of his career in a rematch with Chuck Liddell. Couture came back in August with a win over Mike van Arsdale. A third match against Liddell is expected to take place in Feburary of 2006. At an age of 42, Couture is older than the majority of fighters within the UFC and other MMA organizations; his fans admire him for remaining competetive despite his seniority.

MMA Record

14 wins (6 TKOs, 2 submissions, 4 decisions), 7 losses (1 KO, 2 TKOs, 4 submissions), 0 draw.

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