Randy Couture

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Randy Couture
Couture in 2012
Born	Randall Duane Couture (1963-06-22) June 22, 1963 (age 61) Everett, Washington, U.S.
Other names	The Natural
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Division	Heavyweight (1997–2003; 2007–2009; 2010) Light Heavyweight (2003–2006; 2009–2011)
Reach	75 in (191 cm)
Style	Greco-Roman Wrestling
Fighting out of	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Team	Team Quest (1999–2006) Xtreme Couture (2006–2011)
Rank	Black belt in Neil Melanson's Submission wrestling System
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling Olympic Alternate Greco-Roman Wrestling
Years active	1997–2011
Mixed martial arts record
Total	30
Wins	19
By knockout	7
By submission	4
By decision	8
Losses	11
By knockout	7
By submission	3
By decision	1
University	Oklahoma State University
Notable relatives	Ryan Couture (son)
Notable school(s)	Lynnwood High School
Website	randycouture.tv
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Representing the  United States Pan American Games 1991 Havana 90 kg Pan American Championships 1991 Havana 90 kg 1990 Colorado Springs 90 kg 1992 Albany 90 kg 1998 Winnipeg 97 kg 1997 San Juan 97 kg World Cup 1991 Toledo 90 kg 1992 Moscow 90 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Oklahoma State Cowboys NCAA Division I Championships 1991 Iowa City 190 lb 1992 Oklahoma City 190 lb
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1982–1988
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	101st Airborne Division
Other work	Professional mixed martial arts
Last updated on: August 28, 2010

Randall Duane Couture (/koʊˈtʊər/; born June 22, 1963) is an American mixed martial arts commentator, actor, former United States Army sergeant, former professional mixed martial artist, and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), he became a three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, an interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, making him a six-time UFC Champion and the UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament winner.^[1] He is the first of nine fighters to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions. He currently serves as a commentator and analyst for the Professional Fighters League.

Couture has competed in a record 16 title fights. He is tied for the record for the most wins in UFC Heavyweight Championship bouts (6) with former UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. He had the most title reigns in the UFC, with six. His last fight with Lyoto Machida marked his 24th fight in the UFC. He is the fourth member of the UFC Hall of Fame. He is one of only 2 over the age of 40 to have won a UFC championship fight, having done so four times. He is one of the few MMA champions to regain a title he had lost, and the only to have done it three times (twice at heavyweight, once at light heavyweight).

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.^[2] 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, he moved to Las Vegas, where he opened his own extensive chain of gyms under the name Xtreme Couture. He partnered with Bas Rutten to open 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. He has displayed a variety of skills in boxing and catch wrestling. He is the only UFC fighter to win a championship after becoming a Hall-of-Famer and is the oldest champion in MMA history with his title victory over Tim Sylvia at age 43.