Light HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled

WIN

Randy Couture

Randy Couture

“The Natural”

19-11-0

RESULT

Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 5:00

Vitor Belfort

“The Phenom”

26-14-0 (1 NC)

Saturday, August 21, 2004

Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Randy Couture defeated Vitor Belfort by TKO in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 49: Unfinished Business, held Saturday, August 21, 2004 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Randy Couture

Vitor Belfort

Knockdowns

50 of 71

Significant strikes

3 of 6

70%

Sig. strike accuracy

50%

131 of 154

Total strikes

10 of 13

2 of 4

Takedowns

0 of 0

50%

Takedown accuracy

Submission attempts

Reversals

14:06

Control time

0:01

Significant strikes by target

40 of 56

Head

1 of 4

3 of 5

Body

2 of 2

7 of 10

Leg

0 of 0

1 of 4

Distance

0 of 3

16 of 25

Clinch

2 of 2

33 of 42

Ground

1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1

14 of 25

Sig. str.

2 of 3

29 of 40

Total str.

3 of 4

1 of 2

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

4:34

Ctrl

0:01

ROUND 2

16 of 19

Sig. str.

1 of 2

53 of 57

Total str.

5 of 6

1 of 2

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

4:46

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 3

20 of 27

Sig. str.

0 of 1

49 of 57

Total str.

2 of 3

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

4:46

Ctrl

0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort?

Referee

John McCarthy

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Randy Couture 47%53% Vitor Belfort

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.

Randy Couture

Pressure Wrestler

4 edges

Vitor Belfort

Knockout Artist

7 edges

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

91Power96

90Speed97

93Precision97

95Durability93

96Engine90

95Wrestling85

95Ground94

Biggest edge Randy Couture, Takedowns +10

Attribute by attribute

93Punch power97

88Kick power95

91Punch speed100

89Kick speed94

93Accuracy97

95Takedowns85

97Ground striking94

92Submissions93

96Chin92

93Body strength94

96Cardio90

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

Tale of the Tape

19-11-0

Record

26-14-0 (1 NC)

1779

Power Index rating

1802

Win Streak

Age

6'1"

185 cm

Height

6'0"

183 cm

75"

191 cm

Reach

74"

188 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Light Heavyweight

Weight Class

Light Heavyweight

United States

Nationality

Brazil

Striking Profile

2.85

SLpM

1.59

57%

Str. Acc.

46%

1.53

SApM

2.83

59%

Str. Def.

50%

Grappling Profile

2.78

TD Avg.

1.02

46%

TD Acc.

60%

58%

TD Def.

53%

0.50

Sub. Avg.

0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Randy Couture · 3-2

L
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UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011
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W
Mark Coleman
UFC 109: RELENTLESS · Feb 6, 2010
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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

Vitor Belfort · 3-1

W
Jacare Souza
Gamebred Boxing 4 · Apr 1, 2023
Unanimous Decision
W
Evander Holyfield
Holyfield vs. Belfort · Sep 11, 2021
TKO · R1 · 1:44 · Heavyweight
L
Lyoto Machida
UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington · May 13, 2018
TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Middleweight
W
Nate Marquardt
UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · Jun 3, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
NC
Kelvin Gastelum
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum · Mar 12, 2017
· R1 · 3:52 · Middleweight