Randy Couture vs. Steven Graham
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
Steven Graham
Full career not yet synced for Steven Graham — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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%)
Steven Graham
Distance 0.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
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%)
Steven Graham
Head 0.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)
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 | Graham L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 208 / 522 | 39.8% | 40.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 235 / 305 | 77.0% | 70.6% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 335 / 488 | 68.6% | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 598 / 1113 | 53.7% | 38.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 87 / 101 | 86.1% | 76.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 93 / 101 | 92.1% | 87.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 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 Couture L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Graham L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 652 | 28.5% | 40.7% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 105 / 158 | 66.5% | 70.6% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 105 / 158 | 66.5% | 72.0% | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 819 | 32.8% | 38.8% | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 38.8% |
| To the body | 71 / 83 | 85.5% | 75.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 56 / 66 | 84.8% | 84.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Couture has more cage time on record.