Randy Couture v Vitor Belfort
UFC 49: Unfinished Business, Sat, Aug 21, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Randy Couture won by TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R3 5:00. Facial Cut
“The Natural”
Height 6'1", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 41 on the night
Coming in 9-3-0 in the UFC over 12 fights
“The Phenom”
Height 6'0", Reach 74", Stance Southpaw, Age 27 on the night
Coming in 7-2-0 in the UFC over 9 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Randy Couture | Vitor Belfort | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 14 of 25 | 1 of 2 | 4:34 | 0 | 2 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 16 of 19 | 1 of 2 | 4:46 | 0 | 1 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 20 of 27 | 0 of 0 | 4:46 | 0 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 50 of 71 | 2 of 4 | 14:06 | 0 | 3 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.
02/Earlier meetings
2
- Sat, Jan 31, 2004, UFC 46: SupernaturalVitor Belfort by TKO - Doctor's Stoppage
- Fri, Oct 17, 1997, UFC 15: Collision CourseRandy Couture by KO/TKO