Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 49: Unfinished Business
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
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
0
Knockdowns
0
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
—
0
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
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
0
KD
0
14 of 25
Sig. str.
2 of 3
29 of 40
Total str.
3 of 4
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:34
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 19
Sig. str.
1 of 2
53 of 57
Total str.
5 of 6
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
4:46
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 27
Sig. str.
0 of 1
49 of 57
Total str.
2 of 3
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
4:46
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-11-0
Record
26-14-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
62
Age
49
6'1"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
74"
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.85
SLpM
1.59
57%
Str. Acc.
46%
1.53
SApM
2.83
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.78
TD Avg.
1.02
46%
TD Acc.
60%
58%
TD Def.
53%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Randy Couture · 3-2
  • L
    Lyoto Machida
    UFC 129: St-Pierre vs ShieldsSat, Apr 30, 2011
    TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    James Toney
    UFC 118: EDGAR vs PENN 2Sun, Aug 29, 2010
    Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Mark Coleman
    UFC 109: RELENTLESSSat, Feb 6, 2010
    Submission · R2 · 1:09 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Brandon Vera
    UFC 105: Couture vs VeraSat, Nov 14, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    UFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRASat, Aug 29, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Vitor Belfort · 2-3
  • L
    Lyoto Machida
    UFC 224: Nunes vs PenningtonSun, May 13, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Nate Marquardt
    UFC 212: Aldo vs HollowaySat, Jun 3, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Gegard Mousasi
    UFC 204: Bisping vs Henderson 2Sun, Oct 9, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 2:43 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jacare Souza
    UFC 198: Werdum vs MiocicSun, May 15, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 4:38 · Middleweight
  • W
    Dan Henderson
    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs HendersonSat, Nov 7, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:07 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 25 fights
32.4
Avg sig. strikes
11.1
2.17
Avg takedowns
0.24
6:20
Avg control time
0:25
88
Career high strikes
37
8
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Randy Couture
Strike target
Vitor Belfort
77%
Head
82%
11%
Body
10%
12%
Leg
8%
Randy Couture
Strike position
Vitor Belfort
27%
Distance
42%
30%
Clinch
25%
43%
Ground
33%