Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
Key Stats
Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Head-to-Head Record
Common Opponents (3)
Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort: Matchup Breakdown
Randy Couture is 16-8 in the Heavyweight division with a 66.7% win rate. Vitor Belfort is 15-10 at Middleweight, winning 60% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 3 times. Randy Couture leads the series 2-1. Their most recent meeting was UFC 49: Unfinished Business on Aug 21, 2004, won by Randy Couture by TKO - Doctor's Stoppage in round 3.
Randy Couture holds the higher ELO rating, 1,152 to 1,043. Career peaks are 1,263 for Randy Couture and 1,190 for Vitor Belfort. Randy Couture has 7 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 16 victories, a 68.8% finish rate. Vitor Belfort has 12 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins, finishing 93.3% of the time.
Randy Couture stands 6' 1" with a reach of 75" and fights orthodox. Vitor Belfort is 6' 0" with a reach of 74", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Randy Couture. Randy Couture is 63, Vitor Belfort is 49.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Randy Couture has landed 777 significant strikes at 59.1% accuracy with 51 takedowns and 2h 6m of control time. Vitor Belfort has landed 270 at 46.7% with 6 takedowns and 7:57 of control.
Randy Couture has 15 title fights (9 won) against 5 (1 won) for Vitor Belfort. They share 3 common opponents: Lyoto Machida, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz.