Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Randy Couture
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 3 |
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
Brandon Vera
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Randy Couture
Distance 39.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 23.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 37.1% (norm 9.3%)
Brandon Vera
Distance 68.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 24.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Randy Couture
Head 84.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.6%)
Brandon Vera
Head 56.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 23.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Couture L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Vera L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 208 / 522 | 39.8% | 40.1% | 289 / 621 | 46.5% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 235 / 305 | 77.0% | 70.6% | 171 / 221 | 77.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 335 / 488 | 68.6% | 70.2% | 43 / 59 | 72.9% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 598 / 1113 | 53.7% | 38.9% | 182 / 511 | 35.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 87 / 101 | 86.1% | 76.8% | 141 / 178 | 79.2% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 93 / 101 | 92.1% | 87.8% | 180 / 212 | 84.9% | 81.8% |
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 · Light 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 Couture L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Vera L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 652 | 28.5% | 40.7% | 193 / 572 | 33.7% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 105 / 158 | 66.5% | 70.6% | 198 / 284 | 69.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 105 / 158 | 66.5% | 72.0% | 89 / 154 | 57.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 819 | 32.8% | 38.8% | 283 / 764 | 37.0% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 71 / 83 | 85.5% | 75.1% | 95 / 118 | 80.5% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 56 / 66 | 84.8% | 84.4% | 102 / 128 | 79.7% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Couture has more cage time on record.