Randy Couture v Chuck Liddell
UFC 43: Meltdown, Fri, Jun 6, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Randy Couture won by KO/TKO, R3 2:39. Punches to Head On Ground
“The Natural”
Height 6'1", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 39 on the night
Coming in 7-2-0 in the UFC over 9 fights
“The Iceman”
Height 6'2", Reach 76", Stance Orthodox, Age 33 on the night
Coming in 8-1-0 in the UFC over 9 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Randy Couture | Chuck Liddell | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 9 of 16 | 2 of 3 | 1:33 | 0 | 10 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0:22 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 19 of 29 | 1 of 1 | 1:14 | 0 | 8 of 19 | 0 of 0 | 1:12 | 0 |
| Round 32:39 | 18 of 42 | 1 of 1 | 0:32 | 0 | 4 of 14 | 0 of 1 | 0:30 | 0 |
| Fight, 12:39 | 46 of 87 | 4 of 5 | 3:19 | 0 | 22 of 59 | 0 of 1 | 2:04 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 12.7 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.