Ricco RodriguezvsRandy Couture
Ricco Rodriguez def. Randy Couture (TKO)
Heavyweight5 rounds scheduledFriday, September 27, 2002
Ricco Rodriguez defeated Randy Couture by TKO in round 5 (3:04) in the Heavyweight title main event of UFC 39: The Warriors Return, held Friday, September 27, 2002.
Fight stats
Ricco Rodriguez
Randy Couture
0
Knockdowns
0
39 of 80
Significant strikes
39 of 78
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
128 of 172
Total strikes
75 of 114
4 of 5
Takedowns
5 of 5
80%
Takedown accuracy
100%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
11:04
Control time
8:47
Significant strikes by target
34 of 72
Head
32 of 70
4 of 7
Body
5 of 6
1 of 1
Leg
2 of 2
7 of 26
Distance
9 of 26
2 of 4
Clinch
5 of 8
30 of 50
Ground
25 of 44
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 19
Sig. str.
10 of 23
8 of 21
Total str.
16 of 29
1 of 2
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:18
Ctrl
1:40
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
2 of 2
Sig. str.
12 of 29
14 of 14
Total str.
22 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:53
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
3 of 6
Sig. str.
9 of 12
20 of 23
Total str.
25 of 28
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
2:37
Ctrl
1:56
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
16 of 33
Sig. str.
4 of 7
50 of 69
Total str.
7 of 10
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:29
Ctrl
0:18
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
12 of 20
Sig. str.
4 of 7
36 of 45
Total str.
5 of 8
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:40
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)