Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia Result & Stats

Per round

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

Round lean · who controlled each round

Couture

Sylvia

R1

Couture

100–0

R2

Couture

84–16

R3

Couture

70–30

R4

Couture

83–17

R5

Couture

96–4

Randy Couture

Tim Sylvia

Significant strikes

73/138

25/106

Total strikes

138/205

39/123

Knockdowns

1

0

Takedowns

7/10

0/0

Submission attempts

0

Even

0

Control time

15:50

0:45

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 48 significant strikes over 5 rounds (73–25).

Couture73

Sylvia25

Burst = knockdown scored in that round

Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Randy CouturevsTim Sylvia

43

Age

13y

younger

30

6'1"

185cm

Height

7"

taller

6'8"

203cm

75"

191cm

Reach

5"

reach

80"

203cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

UFC experienceTotal octagon time + bouts

209 min

17 bouts

Octagon time

98 min

more

111 min

11 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

Tim Sylvia

Couture Sylvia

Record entering

UFC record before this bout

11-5

8-2

Record entering

UFC record before this bout

Randy Couture

11-5

Tim Sylvia

8-2

Rank entering

Division rank at fight-night

Unranked

Rank entering

Division rank at fight-night

Randy Couture

Unranked

Tim Sylvia

Unranked

Streak entering

Win or loss streak before this bout

L1

W5

Streak entering

Win or loss streak before this bout

Randy Couture

L1

Tim Sylvia

W5

Streak after

What this result did to their run

W1

L1

Streak after

What this result did to their run

Randy Couture

W1

Tim Sylvia

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

Tim Sylvia

Stayed unranked

Next fight

Their following UFC bout

Won · KO

Won · DEC

Next fight

Their following UFC bout

Randy Couture

Won · KO

Tim Sylvia

Won · DEC

Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia — Heavyweight title fight at UFC 68: The Uprising