Josh Barnett vs Randy Couture
Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 5 rounds
Fri, Mar 22, 2002
Heavyweight
Record
12-1
UFC
3-1
Age
24
Height
6'3"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Closing line
No closing line on record for this fight.
Heavyweight
Record
10-3
UFC
7-0
Age
38
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Fight stats
Josh BarnettRandy Couture
Significant strikes44 of 7518 of 21
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 01 of 3
Control time1:557:18
Submission attempts10
How they fight
Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.
■ Josh Barnett
■ Randy Couture
Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.
Common opponents
Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.
Josh Barnett
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Feb 2001 · landed 0.9 more significant strikes a minute
Randy Couture
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Nov 2001 · landed 2.1 more significant strikes a minute
Other fights that night
Pedro Rizzo def. Andrei ArlovskiKO/TKO, round 3 (1:45)
CLOSE—
Evan Tanner def. Elvis SinosicKO/TKO, round 1 (2:06)
CLOSE—
Frank Mir def. Pete Williamssubmission, round 1 (0:46)
CLOSE—
Matt Hughes def. Hayato SakuraiKO/TKO, round 4 (3:01)
CLOSE—
Sean Sherk def. Jutaro Nakaodecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE—
Matt Serra def. Kelly Dullantysubmission, round 1 (2:58)
CLOSE—
Matt Lindland def. Pat MiletichKO/TKO, round 1 (3:09)
CLOSE—
Questions and answers
Who won Josh Barnett vs Randy Couture?
Josh Barnett beat Randy Couture by KO/TKO, round 2 (4:35) on Friday, March 22, 2002.
What were Josh Barnett and Randy Couture's records going into the fight?
Josh Barnett is 12-1 (3-1 in the UFC). Randy Couture is 10-3 (7-0 in the UFC).