Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia
Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 5 rounds
Sat, Mar 3, 2007
Light Heavyweight
Record
14-8
UFC
11-5
Age
43
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
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
23-2
UFC
8-2
Age
30
Height
6'8"
Reach
80"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Fight stats
Randy CoutureTim Sylvia
Significant strikes73 of 13825 of 106
Knockdowns10
Takedowns7 of 100 of 0
Control time15:500:45
Submission attempts00
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.
■ Randy Couture
■ Tim Sylvia
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.
Randy Couture
Lost · KO/TKO, round 5
Sep 2002 · even on significant strikes
Tim Sylvia
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Feb 2003 · landed 1.6 more significant strikes a minute
Other fights that night
Matt Hughes def. Chris Lytledecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE—
Martin Kampmann def. Drew McFedriessubmission, round 1 (4:06)
CLOSE—
Gleison Tibau def. Jason Dentdecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE—
Jamie Varner def. Jason Gilliamsubmission, round 1 (1:34)
CLOSE—
Jason Lambert def. Renato SobralKO/TKO, round 2 (3:36)
CLOSE—
Rich Franklin def. Jason MacDonaldKO/TKO, round 2 (5:00)
CLOSE—
Jon Fitch def. Luigi Fioravantisubmission, round 2 (3:05)
CLOSE—
Matt Hamill def. Rex HolmanKO/TKO, round 1 (4:00)
CLOSE—
Questions and answers
Who won Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia?
Randy Couture beat Tim Sylvia by decision, 5 rounds on Saturday, March 3, 2007.
What were Randy Couture and Tim Sylvia's records going into the fight?
Randy Couture is 14-8 (11-5 in the UFC). Tim Sylvia is 23-2 (8-2 in the UFC).