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 Friday, August 20, 2004 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.
Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Insights
- Vitor Belfort's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Randy Couture lands 2.78 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 84% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- 2003UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 1997UFC Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2000Semifinalist · Olympic Trials
- 1997Champion · Us Open Nationals
- —Black belt · BJJCarlson Gracie
- 2007Cage Rage Light Heavyweight ChampionshipCage Rage
- 1997UFC 12 Heavyweight TournamentUltimate Fighting Championship
- —Champion · Brazilian National Championshipjunior · heavyweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
1 early stoppage has no logged time
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort?
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 Friday, August 20, 2004 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.