Ricco Rodriguez v Randy Couture
UFC 39: The Warriors Return, Fri, Sep 27, 2002, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Ricco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO, R5 3:04. Elbows to Head From Guard Submission to Strikes
“The Natural”
Height 6'1", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 39 on the night
Coming in 7-1-0 in the UFC over 8 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Ricco Rodriguez | Randy Couture | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 6 of 19 | 1 of 2 | 1:18 | 0 | 10 of 23 | 2 of 2 | 1:40 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 2 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 12 of 29 | 2 of 2 | 4:53 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 3 of 6 | 1 of 1 | 2:37 | 0 | 9 of 12 | 1 of 1 | 1:56 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 16 of 33 | 1 of 1 | 4:29 | 0 | 4 of 7 | 0 of 0 | 0:18 | 0 |
| Round 53:04 | 12 of 20 | 1 of 1 | 2:40 | 0 | 4 of 7 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 23:04 | 39 of 80 | 4 of 5 | 11:04 | 0 | 39 of 78 | 5 of 5 | 8:47 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 23.1 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.