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Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 36: Worlds Collide
Friday, March 22, 2002 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Josh Barnett def. Randy Couture
KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Half Guard) · Round 2 · 4:35 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 4:35
Josh BarnettRound 2Randy Couture
29 / 56Sig. strikes3 / 5
52%Accuracy60%
38 / 66Total strikes9 / 12
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub. attempts0
1:39Control2:47
6.3Pace / min0.7
37%Control share63%
Josh Barnett
Targethead 90% · body 10% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 3% · ground 97%
Randy Couture
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
Statistical signals
Output edgeJosh Barnett landed 29 significant strikes to 3.Control edgeRandy Couture held 167s of control to 99s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace upJosh Barnett's significant-strike pace moved +111% from R1 to R2, 6.3 against 3.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftJosh Barnett's significant-strike accuracy moved -27 pts, 52% against 79%.
- Target shiftJosh Barnett's head share of landed strikes moved +56 pts, to 90% head with 10% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftJosh Barnett's ground share of landed strikes moved +77 pts, to 97% on the ground against 0% at distance.
- Control swingJosh Barnett's control time moved +83s, 99s against 16s.
- Pace downRandy Couture's significant-strike pace moved -78% from R1 to R2, 0.7 against 3.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRandy Couture's significant-strike accuracy moved -34 pts, 60% against 94%.
- Target shiftRandy Couture's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftRandy Couture's ground share of landed strikes moved +53 pts, to 100% on the ground against 0% at distance.
- Control swingRandy Couture's control time moved -104s, 167s against 271s.
- Defensive driftRandy Couture absorbed significant strikes +111% faster than in R1, 6.3 against 3.0 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Josh Barnett
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Randy Couture
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
44Josh Barnett sig. strikes
18Randy Couture sig. strikes
2rounds observed
+111%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Josh Barnett)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · UFC Stats
44 / 75Sig. strikes18 / 21
59%Accuracy86%
53 / 85Total strikes33 / 37
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 3
1Sub attempts0
1:55Control7:18
31Head13
12Body4
1Leg1
Josh BarnettRandy Couture
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
35-8-0Record19-11-0
24Age38
6'3"Height6'1"
78"Reach75"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.20Sig. str./min2.85
1.26TD / 15 min2.78
Josh Barnett6-3 in archive
3KO/TKO wins
2Sub wins
83%Finish rate
