Randy Couture

Randy Couture

Biography: Randy Duane Couture ( born June 22, 1963) is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion and a two-time light-heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Couture is the first fighter to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions (heavyweight and light heavyweight). Couture has competed in a record 15 title fights. He also holds the most title reigns in the UFC with five. His last fight with Lyoto Machida put him in a tie with Matt Hughes in having the highest number of fights in the UFC at 24. Couture is one of the first members of the UFC Hall of Fame and many consider him to be one of the greatest in MMA history. Couture is currently ranked as the #10 Light Heavyweight fighter in the world by Yahoo! Sports. Couture was an Olympic wrestling alternate and has lived in Corvallis, Oregon, throughout much of his career, where he served as an assistant wrestling coach and a strength and conditioning coach for Oregon State University. He established Team Quest with Matt Lindland and Dan Henderson, a training camp for fighters, based out of Gresham, Oregon, and headed by coach Robert Folis. In 2005, Couture moved to Las Vegas, where he opened his own extensive chain of gyms under the name Xtreme Couture. He currently trains at his Las Vegas-based gym. Couture also partnered with Bas Rutten in the opening of Legends Gym in Hollywood, California. Couture is generally recognized as a clinch and ground-and-pound fighter who uses his wrestling ability to execute take downs, establish top position and successively strike the opponent on the bottom. Couture has also displayed a variety of skills in Boxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; submitting three opponents using different chokeholds. Couture is the only athlete in UFC history to win a championship after becoming a Hall of Fame member and is the oldest title holder ever (in the UFC and MMA). Along with Chuck Liddell, Couture is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts into the mainstream of American sports and pop culture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Couture, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Birthday: June 22, 1963

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira

2009-08-29

Dolph: Fights Worth Fighting
Dolph: Fights Worth Fighting

UFC 109: Relentless
UFC 109: Relentless

2010-02-06

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

2009-11-14

The Expendables
The Expendables

2010-08-03

No Rules
No Rules

2005-01-01

UFC 74: Respect
UFC 74: Respect

2007-08-25

UFC 68: The Uprising
UFC 68: The Uprising

2007-03-03

UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3

2006-02-04

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior

2008-07-19

UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar
UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar

2008-11-15

UFC 54: Boiling Point
UFC 54: Boiling Point

2005-08-20

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2

2010-08-28

Clown Motel
Clown Motel

2023-12-07

UFC 13: The Ultimate Force
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force

1997-05-30

UFC 15: Collision Course
UFC 15: Collision Course

1997-10-17

UFC 28: High Stakes
UFC 28: High Stakes

2000-11-17

UFC 31: Locked & Loaded
UFC 31: Locked & Loaded

2001-05-04

UFC 34: High Voltage
UFC 34: High Voltage

2001-11-02

UFC 36: Worlds Collide
UFC 36: Worlds Collide

2002-03-22

UFC 39: The Warriors Return
UFC 39: The Warriors Return

2002-09-27

UFC 43: Meltdown
UFC 43: Meltdown

2003-06-06

UFC 44: Undisputed
UFC 44: Undisputed

2003-09-26

UFC 49: Unfinished Business
UFC 49: Unfinished Business

2004-08-21

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2

2005-04-16

UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan 1
UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan 1

1997-12-21

UFC 46: Supernatural
UFC 46: Supernatural

2004-01-31

Setup
Setup

2011-10-17

The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2

2012-08-08

Today You Die
Today You Die

2005-09-13

For the Love of Catch
For the Love of Catch

2022-10-01

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

2010-11-14

Once I Was a Champion
Once I Was a Champion

2011-06-18

Hijacked
Hijacked

2012-07-31

The Expendables 3
The Expendables 3

2014-08-07

3 Geezers!
3 Geezers!

2013-05-22

F+
F+

2024-07-04

Blowback
Blowback

2022-06-17

Ambushed
Ambushed

2013-09-21

MVP
MVP

2022-09-14

Angle
Angle

2023-09-02

UFC: Ultimate Submissions 2
UFC: Ultimate Submissions 2

2013-01-15

The Bell Keeper
The Bell Keeper

2023-10-13

Stretch
Stretch

2014-10-14

Phoenix
Phoenix

2023-08-19

Dark Angels: The Demon Pit
Dark Angels: The Demon Pit

2022-08-11

UFC Best of 2008
UFC Best of 2008

2009-03-31

Gracie
Gracie

Outlaw Johnny Black
Outlaw Johnny Black

2023-09-15

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields

2011-04-30

Redbelt
Redbelt

2008-04-07

Good Kids
Good Kids

2016-07-29

Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes

2012-11-12

The Making of The Expendables 3
The Making of The Expendables 3

2014-11-25

Nine Legends
Nine Legends

2016-01-28

I Am Steve McQueen
I Am Steve McQueen

2014-06-24

Banned, Exploited & Blacklisted: The Underground Work of Controversial Filmmaker Shane Ryan
Banned, Exploited & Blacklisted: The Underground Work of Controversial Filmmaker Shane Ryan

2020-07-31

Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace

2024-07-09

Pitfall
Pitfall

Fighter
Fighter

The Row
The Row

2018-07-27

UFC Hits: Volume 1
UFC Hits: Volume 1

2000-07-18

Antidote
Antidote

2018-12-14

The Hard Way
The Hard Way

2019-03-05

Cradle 2 the Grave
Cradle 2 the Grave

2003-02-28

D-Day
D-Day

2019-09-13

Chuck & Tito
Chuck & Tito

2019-10-15

Criss Angel Trick'd Up
Criss Angel Trick'd Up

2016-10-12

Final Kill
Final Kill

2020-09-21

The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre
The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre

2021-09-10

Alpha Code
Alpha Code

2020-07-01

Expend4bles
Expend4bles

2023-09-15

Big Stan
Big Stan

2007-11-03

Chuck Zito: An American Story
Chuck Zito: An American Story

2024-05-01