Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
Light Heavyweight★ KO of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Lyoto Machida
BrazilLyoto Machida
“The Dragon”
24-8-0
RESULT

Lyoto Machida def. Randy Couture (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 1:05
Randy Couture
United StatesRandy Couture
“The Natural”
19-11-0
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada

Lyoto Machida defeated Randy Couture by TKO in round 2 (1:05) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields, held Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre, Toronto.

Fight stats

Lyoto Machida
Randy Couture
1
Knockdowns
0
15 of 47
Significant strikes
5 of 23
32%
Sig. strike accuracy
22%
17 of 49
Total strikes
5 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
-
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:02
Control time
0:06
Significant strikes by target
9 of 40
Head
4 of 21
3 of 3
Body
1 of 2
3 of 4
Leg
0 of 0
13 of 44
Distance
5 of 21
1 of 2
Clinch
0 of 2
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 36
Sig. str.
4 of 20
11 of 37
Total str.
4 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:06
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
5 of 11
Sig. str.
1 of 3
6 of 12
Total str.
1 of 3
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Lyoto Machida vs Randy Couture?

Lyoto Machida defeated Randy Couture by TKO in round 2 (1:05) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields, held Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre, Toronto.

Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Lyoto Machida 65%35% Randy Couture

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Lyoto Machida
Knockout Artist
6 edges
Randy Couture
Pressure Wrestler
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

97Power91
99Speed90
98Precision93
92Durability95
62Engine96
63Wrestling95
87Ground95

Biggest edge Randy Couture, Cardio +34

Attribute by attribute

Lyoto Machida is on the left of every row, Randy Couture on the right.
96Punch power93
98Kick power88
99Punch speed91
99Kick speed89
98Accuracy93
63Takedowns95
94Ground striking97
79Submissions92
87Chin96
97Body strength93
62Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

24-8-0
Record
19-11-0
1893
Power Index rating
1784
2
Win Streak
0
48
Age
63
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.59
SLpM
2.85
53%
Str. Acc.
57%
1.57
SApM
1.53
61%
Str. Def.
59%

Grappling Profile

1.21
TD Avg.
2.78
65%
TD Acc.
46%
75%
TD Def.
58%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Lyoto Machida · 1-4
  • L
    Fabian Edwards
    Bellator 281 · May 13, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 3:18 · Middleweight
  • L
    Ryan Bader
    Bellator 256 · Apr 9, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Phil Davis
    Bellator 245 · Sep 11, 2020
    Split Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Gegard Mousasi
    Bellator 228 · Sep 28, 2019
    Split Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Chael Sonnen
    Bellator 222 · Jun 14, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 0:22 · Light Heavyweight
Randy Couture · 3-2
  • L
    Lyoto Machida
    UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011
    TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    James Toney
    UFC 118: EDGAR vs PENN 2 · Aug 29, 2010
    Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Mark Coleman
    UFC 109: RELENTLESS · Feb 6, 2010
    Submission · R2 · 1:09 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Brandon Vera
    UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · Nov 14, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    UFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA · Aug 29, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 24 fights
29.8
Avg sig. strikes
32.4
0.58
Avg takedowns
2.17
1:52
Avg control time
6:20
70
Career high strikes
88
4
Career high TDs
8

Strike Distribution

Lyoto Machida
Strike target
Randy Couture
50%
Head
77%
27%
Body
11%
22%
Leg
12%
Lyoto Machida
Strike position
Randy Couture
71%
Distance
27%
12%
Clinch
30%
16%
Ground
43%