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- Randy Couture vs Mike van Arsdale
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 54: Boiling Point
Saturday, August 20, 2005 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Randy Couture def. Mike van Arsdale
Submission (Anaconda Choke From Front Headlock) · Round 3 · 0:52 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R3 · 0:52
Randy CoutureRound 3Mike van Arsdale
0 / 2Sig. strikes1 / 9
0%Accuracy11%
0 / 2Total strikes1 / 9
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
1Sub. attempts0
0:28Control0:00
0.0Pace / min1.2
100%Control share0%
Randy Couture
TargetNo strikes landed this round
PhaseNo strikes landed this round
Mike van Arsdale
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Striking edgeMike van Arsdale struck at 11% accuracy to 0%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace downRandy Couture's significant-strike pace moved -100% from R2 to R3, 0.0 against 2.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRandy Couture's significant-strike accuracy moved -65 pts, 0% against 65%.
- Control swingRandy Couture's control time moved -171s, 28s against 199s.
- Defensive driftRandy Couture absorbed significant strikes +44% faster than in R2, 1.2 against 0.8 per minute.
- Pace upMike van Arsdale's significant-strike pace moved +44% from R2 to R3, 1.2 against 0.8 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftMike van Arsdale's significant-strike accuracy moved -16 pts, 11% against 27%.
- Target shiftMike van Arsdale's head share of landed strikes moved +25 pts, to 100% head with 0% 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.
Mike van Arsdale
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
27Randy Couture sig. strikes
8Mike van Arsdale sig. strikes
3rounds 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 · UFC Stats
27 / 46Sig. strikes8 / 40
59%Accuracy20%
40 / 60Total strikes9 / 41
0Knockdowns0
4 / 6Takedowns1 / 9
3Sub attempts0
7:07Control1:09
10Head7
16Body0
1Leg1
Randy CoutureMike van Arsdale
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Randy Couture |
Tale of the tape
19-11-0Record8-5-0
42Age40
6'1"Height6'2"
75"Reach—
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
2.85Sig. str./min1.52
2.78TD / 15 min1.06
Randy Couture15-8 in archive
7KO/TKO wins
3Sub wins
67%Finish rate
