Kevin Randleman vs. Randy Couture

UFC 4-3-0 vs. 16-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-3-0
UFC record
16-8-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
54
AgeΔ 9 yrs
63
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
294.8
Layoff (months)Δ 111.5 mo
183.3
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kevin Randleman is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Randy Couture is a submission threat — 0.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Kevin Randleman hunts takedowns — 3.10 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kevin Randleman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 813

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.4 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Randy Couture

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 158
Tier 3 — regional circuit 13

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 13-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

970.96/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
7782.84/min · norm 3.36
800.79/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
3961.45/min · norm 3.19
36.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
59.2%norm 47.8%
53.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.05/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Kevin Randleman

Distance 26.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 67.7% (norm 9.3%)

Randy Couture

Distance 39.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 23.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 37.1% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Kevin Randleman

Head 95.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)

Randy Couture

Head 84.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Randleman L/AAccHeavyweight med Couture L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 18 / 69 26.1% 40.1% 208 / 522 39.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 10 / 16 too few to rate 70.6% 235 / 305 77.0% 70.6%
On the ground 69 / 178 38.8% 70.2% 335 / 488 68.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 89 / 252 35.3% 38.9% 598 / 1113 53.7% 38.9%
To the body 7 / 9 too few to rate 76.8% 87 / 101 86.1% 76.8%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 87.8% 93 / 101 92.1% 87.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Randleman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Couture L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 27 / 99 27.3% 40.7% 186 / 652 28.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 22 / 28 78.6% 70.6% 105 / 158 66.5% 70.6%
On the ground 31 / 45 68.9% 72.0% 105 / 158 66.5% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 40 / 126 31.7% 38.8% 269 / 819 32.8% 38.8%
To the body 19 / 22 too few to rate 75.1% 71 / 83 85.5% 75.1%
To the legs 21 / 24 too few to rate 84.4% 56 / 66 84.8% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2170.0% acc · 3.10/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
5250.0% acc · 2.85/15 · norm 0.95
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1959.4% def · norm 64.3%
43:3254.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
126:4251.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
4:070:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
43:412:23 per 15 · norm 2:28
50.74/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
110.60/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Couture has more cage time on record.