Association: N/A
Pro Debut Date: 1997-05-30
Pro Record: 19-11-0
Win Finish %: 57.8%
Quality Perf. %: 53.3%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2011

#7 Light Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2005

#1 Light Heavyweight

Last Loss Date: 4/30/2011
Last Loss: [NR] Lyoto Machida
UFC Record: 16-8-0
Longest Win Streak: 7 (1997-2001)
* fought and lost outside of UFC during the streak timeframe
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2009-2010)
UFC Debut: 1997-05-30
Last UFC Fight: 2011-04-30

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2011 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 19-10-0
385
01/01/2011   #6 Light Heavyweight 19-10-0
393
10/01/2010 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 19-10-0
393
07/01/2010 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 18-10-0
393
04/01/2010 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 18-10-0
393
01/01/2010 NR #7 Light Heavyweight 17-10-0
366
10/01/2009 2 #7 Heavyweight 16-10-0
274
07/01/2009   #5 Heavyweight 16-9-0
359
04/01/2009   #5 Heavyweight 16-9-0
359
01/01/2009 2 #5 Heavyweight 16-9-0
359
10/01/2008 1 #3 Heavyweight 16-8-0
500
07/01/2008   #2 Heavyweight 16-8-0
542
04/01/2008   #2 Heavyweight 16-8-0
542
01/01/2008   #2 Heavyweight 16-8-0
542
10/01/2007 3 #2 Heavyweight 16-8-0
542
07/01/2007 1 #5 Heavyweight 15-8-0
356
04/01/2007 NR #4 Heavyweight 15-8-0
356
01/01/2007   #4 Light Heavyweight 14-8-0
271
10/01/2006   #4 Light Heavyweight 14-8-0
291
07/01/2006   #4 Light Heavyweight 14-8-0
291
04/01/2006 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 14-8-0
291
01/01/2006   #3 Light Heavyweight 14-7-0
334
10/01/2005   #3 Light Heavyweight 14-7-0
349
07/01/2005 2 #3 Light Heavyweight 13-7-0
349
04/01/2005   #1 Light Heavyweight 13-6-0
447
01/01/2005   #1 Light Heavyweight 13-6-0
447
10/01/2004 2 #1 Light Heavyweight 13-6-0
447
07/01/2004   #3 Light Heavyweight 12-6-0
293
04/01/2004 2 #3 Light Heavyweight 12-6-0
293
01/01/2004   #1 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
388
10/01/2003   #1 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
388
07/01/2003 NR #1 Light Heavyweight 11-5-0
285
04/01/2003 1 #6 Heavyweight 10-5-0
148
01/01/2003   #5 Heavyweight 10-5-0
153
10/01/2002 2 #5 Heavyweight 10-5-0
153
07/01/2002   #3 Heavyweight 10-4-0
180
04/01/2002 1 #3 Heavyweight 10-4-0
180
01/01/2002   #2 Heavyweight 10-3-0
215
10/01/2001   #2 Heavyweight 9-3-0
175
07/01/2001 4 #2 Heavyweight 9-3-0
175
04/01/2001 3 #6 Heavyweight 8-3-0
126
01/01/2001 NR #3 Heavyweight 7-2-0
139
04/01/2000 4 #57 Heavyweight 4-2-0
32
01/01/2000 5 #53 Heavyweight 4-2-0
33
10/01/1999 1 #48 Heavyweight 4-2-0
34
07/01/1999 7 #47 Heavyweight 4-2-0
34
04/01/1999 19 #40 Heavyweight 4-2-0
35
01/01/1999 13 #21 Heavyweight 4-1-0
49
10/01/1998 1 #8 Heavyweight 4-0-0
75
07/01/1998   #7 Heavyweight 4-0-0
75
04/01/1998 3 #7 Heavyweight 4-0-0
75
01/01/1998 NR #4 Heavyweight 4-0-0
75


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Lyoto Machida
#5 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 129 - St. Pierre vs. Shields
Saturday, April 30th 2011
KO (Front Kick)
Round 2
W James Toney   UFC 118 - Edgar vs. Penn 2
Saturday, August 28th 2010
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Mark Coleman
#19 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 109 - Relentless
Saturday, February 6th 2010
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Brandon Vera
#17 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 105 - Couture vs. Vera
Saturday, November 14th 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
#4 Heavyweight
  UFC 102 - Couture vs. Nogueira
Saturday, August 29th 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Brock Lesnar
#11 Heavyweight
  UFC 91 - Couture vs. Lesnar
Saturday, November 15th 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Gabriel Gonzaga
#3 Heavyweight
  UFC 74 - Respect
Saturday, August 25th 2007
TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Tim Sylvia
#5 Heavyweight
  UFC 68 - Uprising
Saturday, March 3rd 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Chuck Liddell
#2 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3
Saturday, February 4th 2006
KO (Punch)
Round 2
W Mike Van Arsdale
#34 Heavyweight
  UFC 54 - Boiling Point
Saturday, August 20th 2005
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Round 3
L Chuck Liddell
#6 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2
Saturday, April 16th 2005
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Vitor Belfort
#2 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 49 - Unfinished Business
Saturday, August 21st 2004
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
L Vitor Belfort
#10 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 46 - Supernatural
Saturday, January 31st 2004
TKO (Cut)
Round 1
W Tito Ortiz
#2 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 44 - Undisputed
Friday, September 26th 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Chuck Liddell
#2 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 43 - Meltdown
Friday, June 6th 2003
TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Ricco Rodriguez
#9 Heavyweight
  UFC 39 - The Warriors Return
Friday, September 27th 2002
Submission (Elbow)
Round 5
L Josh Barnett
#3 Heavyweight
  UFC 36 - Worlds Collide
Friday, March 22nd 2002
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Pedro Rizzo
#10 Heavyweight
  UFC 34 - High Voltage
Friday, November 2nd 2001
TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Pedro Rizzo
#5 Heavyweight
  UFC 31 - Locked & Loaded
Friday, May 4th 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Valentijn Overeem
#5 Heavyweight
  Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final
Saturday, February 24th 2001
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Tsuyoshi Kosaka
#10 Heavyweight
  Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final
Saturday, February 24th 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Kevin Randleman
#5 Heavyweight
  UFC 28 - High Stakes
Friday, November 17th 2000
TKO (Strikes)
Round 3
W Jeremy Horn
#6 Light Heavyweight
  Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A
Monday, October 9th 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ryushi Yanagisawa
#33 Heavyweight
  Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A
Monday, October 9th 2000
Decision (Majority)
Round 2
L Mikhail Ilyukhin
#48 Heavyweight
  Rings - Rise 1st
Saturday, March 20th 1999
Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
L Enson Inoue
#15 Light Heavyweight
  VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 1998
Sunday, October 25th 1998
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Maurice Smith
#5 Heavyweight
  UFC 15.5 - Ultimate Japan 1
Sunday, December 21st 1997
Decision
Round 1
W Vitor Belfort
#25 Heavyweight
  UFC 15 - Collision Course
Friday, October 17th 1997
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Steven Graham   UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force
Friday, May 30th 1997
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tony Halme   UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force
Friday, May 30th 1997
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1