Randy Couture vs Pedro Rizzo Result & Stats

Per round

Who controlled each round, then the full box score round by round.

Round lean · who controlled each round

Couture

Rizzo

R1

Couture

93–7

R2

Rizzo

19–81

R3

Couture

85–15

R4

Couture

75–25

R5

Rizzo

21–79

Randy Couture

Pedro Rizzo

Significant strikes

69/118

42/108

Total strikes

147/197

76/144

Knockdowns

0

1

Takedowns

3/15

0/0

Submission attempts

0

Even

0

Control time

7:58

4:16

Fight arc

Cumulative significant strikes round by round — the shape of how the fight unfolded, with knockdowns and the finish marked.

Couture out-landed by 27 significant strikes over 5 rounds (69–42).

Couture69

Rizzo42

Burst = knockdown scored in that round

Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Randy CouturevsPedro Rizzo

37

Age

10y

younger

27

6'1"

185cm

Height

Even

6'1"

185cm

75"

191cm

Reach

—

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

UFC experienceTotal octagon time + bouts

65 min

6 bouts

Octagon time

28 min

more

93 min

8 bouts

Scorecards

Per-judge round-by-round scores. Source: MMA Decisions.

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Career context

Record, rank, and streak entering — and the movement after.

Randy Couture

Pedro Rizzo

Couture Rizzo

Record entering

UFC record before this bout

5-0

6-1

Record entering

UFC record before this bout

Randy Couture

5-0

Pedro Rizzo

6-1

Rank entering

Division rank at fight-night

Unranked

Rank entering

Division rank at fight-night

Randy Couture

Unranked

Pedro Rizzo

Unranked

Streak entering

Win or loss streak before this bout

W5

W2

Streak entering

Win or loss streak before this bout

Randy Couture

W5

Pedro Rizzo

W2

Streak after

What this result did to their run

W6

L1

Streak after

What this result did to their run

Randy Couture

W6

Pedro Rizzo

L1

Rank movement after

Vs. rank entering their next bout in this division

Stayed unranked

Rank movement after

Vs. rank entering their next bout in this division

Randy Couture

Stayed unranked

Pedro Rizzo

Stayed unranked

Next fight

Their following UFC bout

Won · KO

Lost · KO

Next fight

Their following UFC bout

Randy Couture

Won · KO

Pedro Rizzo

Lost · KO

Randy Couture vs Pedro Rizzo — Heavyweight title fight at UFC 31: Locked and Loaded