Name: Randy Duane Couture
Born: June 22, 1963
Town of Birth: Everett, Washington
Fight Team: Xtreme Couture
Nickname: The Natural, Captain America
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Record: 16-9
Key Victories: Tim Sylvia, Kevin Randleman, Gabriel Gonzaga, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, (2) Vitor Belfort, (2) Pedro Rizzo, Maurice Smith, Jeremy Horn, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Key Losses: Enson Inoue, Valentijn Overeem, Josh Barnett, Ricco Rodriguez, (2) Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, Brock Lesnar
Facts:
- He is one of only two UFC fighters to have held a championship title in two different divisions (heavyweight & light heavyweight) while in the UFC.
- He is the only five-time champion in UFC history.
- He is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame.
- Couture served in the U.S. Army from 1982–1988.
- He founded Team Quest with Matt Lindland and Dan Henderson.
- He was a three-time Olympic team alternate (1988, 1992 and 1996); a semifinalist at the 2000 Olympic Trials
- He was a three-time NCAA Division 1 All-American and a two-time NCAA Division-I runner-up at Oklahoma State University.
- He debuted at UFC 13 on May 30, 1997.
- He won his first UFC heavyweight title by decision in a 1997 match against kickboxer Maurice Smith.
- He defeated then-champion Tim Sylvia at UFC 68 by unanimous decision to claim his third UFC heavyweight title at the age of 43.
