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Randy Couture vs Maurice Smith

Heavyweight · Title bout · 1 rounds · Card

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Sunday, December 21, 1997 · Yokohama · Kanagawa

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Result

Randy Couture def. Maurice Smith

Majority Decision · Round 3 · 3:00 · 1 Rnd + 2OT (15-3-3)

Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Majority Decision · R3 · 3:00

Randy CoutureRound 3Maurice Smith

4 / 5Sig. strikes3 / 9

80%Accuracy33%

12 / 13Total strikes3 / 9

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

—Control—

1.3Pace / min1.0

—Control share—

Randy Couture

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%

Maurice Smith

Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeRandy Couture landed 4 significant strikes to 3.Striking edgeRandy Couture struck at 80% accuracy to 33%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Defensive driftRandy Couture absorbed significant strikes +400% faster than in R2, 1.0 against 0.2 per minute.
Pace upMaurice Smith's significant-strike pace moved +400% from R2 to R3, 1.0 against 0.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMaurice Smith's significant-strike accuracy moved -67 pts, 33% against 100%.
Target shiftMaurice Smith's head share of landed strikes moved +67 pts, to 67% head with 33% body and 0% leg.

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.

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.

Maurice Smith

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

19Randy Couture sig. strikes

9Maurice Smith sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+400%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Maurice Smith)