Home Events UFC 54: Boiling Point Randy Couture vs Mike van Arsdale Randy Couture vs Mike van Arsdale · UFC 54: Boiling Point Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 54: Boiling Point
Saturday, August 20, 2005 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Randy Couture def. Mike van Arsdale Method Submission (Anaconda Choke From Front Headlock) Round · time Round 3 · 0:52 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Randy Couture 27/46 · Mike van Arsdale 8/40 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Randy Couture 40/60 · Mike van Arsdale 9/41 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Randy Couture def. Mike van Arsdale
Submission (Anaconda Choke From Front Headlock) · Round 3 · 0:52 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R3 · 0:52
R1 R2 R3
Randy Couture Round 3 Mike van Arsdale
0 / 2 Sig. strikes 1 / 9
0% Accuracy 11%
0 / 2 Total strikes 1 / 9
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 0
1 Sub. attempts 0
0:28 Control 0:00
0.0 Pace / min 1.2
100% Control share 0%
Randy Couture
Target No strikes landed this round
Phase No strikes landed this round
Mike van Arsdale
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
27 Randy Couture sig. strikes
8 Mike van Arsdale sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
-100% largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Randy Couture)
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 3 rounds · PropSports round stats 27 / 46 Sig. strikes 8 / 40
59% Accuracy 20%
40 / 60 Total strikes 9 / 41
0 Knockdowns 0
4 / 6 Takedowns 1 / 9
3 Sub attempts 0
7:07 Control 1:09
10 Head 7
16 Body 0
1 Leg 1
Randy Couture Mike van Arsdale
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 19-11-0 Record 8-5-0
42 Age 40
6'1" Height 6'2"
75" Reach —
Orthodox Stance Switch
2.85 Sig. str./min 1.52
2.78 TD / 15 min 1.06
Randy Couture 15-8 in archive
7 KO/TKO wins
3 Sub wins
67% Finish rate
