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Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 39: The Warriors Return
Friday, September 27, 2002 · Uncasville · Connecticut
Result
Ricco Rodriguez def. Randy Couture
KO/TKO (Elbows to Head From Guard Submission to Strikes) · Round 5 · 3:04 · 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 · R5 · 3:04
Ricco RodriguezRound 5Randy Couture
12 / 20Sig. strikes4 / 7
60%Accuracy57%
36 / 45Total strikes5 / 8
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
2:40Control0:00
3.9Pace / min1.3
100%Control share0%
Ricco Rodriguez
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
Randy Couture
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 50% · clinch 50% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeRicco Rodriguez landed 12 significant strikes to 4.Control edgeRicco Rodriguez held 160s of control to 0s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R4
- Pace upRicco Rodriguez's significant-strike pace moved +22% from R4 to R5, 3.9 against 3.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRicco Rodriguez's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 60% against 48%.
- Control swingRicco Rodriguez's control time moved -109s, 160s against 269s.
- Defensive driftRicco Rodriguez absorbed significant strikes +63% faster than in R4, 1.3 against 0.8 per minute.
- Pace upRandy Couture's significant-strike pace moved +63% from R4 to R5, 1.3 against 0.8 per minute.
- Phase shiftRandy Couture's ground share of landed strikes moved -100 pts, to 0% on the ground against 50% at distance.
- Defensive driftRandy Couture absorbed significant strikes +22% faster than in R4, 3.9 against 3.2 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.
Ricco Rodriguez
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
39Ricco Rodriguez sig. strikes
39Randy Couture sig. strikes
5rounds observed
+433%largest pace swing, R3 to R4 (Ricco Rodriguez)
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 5 rounds · UFC Stats
39 / 80Sig. strikes39 / 78
49%Accuracy50%
128 / 172Total strikes75 / 114
0Knockdowns0
4 / 5Takedowns5 / 5
1Sub attempts0
11:04Control8:47
34Head32
4Body5
1Leg2
Ricco RodriguezRandy Couture
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Ricco Rodriguez |
Tale of the tape
53-25-0 (1 NC)Record19-11-0
25Age39
6'4"Height6'1"
—Reach75"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
1.85Sig. str./min2.85
2.30TD / 15 min2.78
Ricco Rodriguez4-2 in archive
4KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
100%Finish rate
