Randy Couture
“The Natural”
Maurice Smith
Fight result
Randy Couture vs. Maurice Smith Result
Randy Couture def. Maurice Smith
Majority decisionR3 · 3:00Title fight
UFC - Ultimate JapanDecember 21, 1997Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Randy Couture defeated Maurice Smith by majority decision at UFC - Ultimate Japan on December 21, 1997 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The referee was John McCarthy.
Randy Couture vs. Maurice Smith — UFC - Ultimate Japan (Dec 21, 1997)
- Result
- Randy Couture won
- Method
- DECMajority decision
- Round & time
- R3 · 3:00
- Referee
- John McCarthy
- Division
- Heavyweight · Title fight
- Format
- 1 Rnd + 2OT (15-3-3)
- Event
- UFC - Ultimate Japan
- Location
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Judges' scorecards
Judges' scores were not recorded for this bout.
Fight stats
- 0Knockdowns0
- 1919/31 · 61%Significant strikes9/17 · 53%9
- 5454/66 · 82%Total strikes18/26 · 69%18
- 33/3 · 100%Takedowns—0
- 1Submission attempts0
- 0Reversals0
- 0:00Control time0:00
Significant strikes by target
Randy CoutureHead 19 · Body 0 · Legs 0
Maurice SmithHead 5 · Body 1 · Legs 3
Significant strikes by position
Randy CoutureDistance 0 · Clinch 0 · Ground 19
Maurice SmithDistance 7 · Clinch 1 · Ground 1
Round by round
Significant strikes landed in each round.
Show the round-by-round table
| Round | Fighter | Knockdowns | Significant strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Couture | 0 | 15/26 | 31/42 | 1/1 | 1 | 0:00 |
| Maurice Smith | 0 | 5/7 | 12/14 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 2 | Randy Couture | 0 | 0/0 | 11/11 | 1/1 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Maurice Smith | 0 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 3 | Randy Couture | 0 | 4/5 | 12/13 | 1/1 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Maurice Smith | 0 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:00 |
Where it sat in their careers
- UFC record before
- 3-0
- UFC record after
- 4-0
- Streak coming in
- 3 wins in a row
- Age at the fight
- 34
Last UFC bouts before this one
- WVitor BelfortOct 17, 1997
- WSteven GrahamMay 30, 1997
- WTony HalmeMay 30, 1997
Next fight: W vs. Kevin Randleman
- UFC record before
- 2-0
- UFC record after
- 2-1
- Streak coming in
- 2 wins in a row
- Age at the fight
- 36
Last UFC bouts before this one
- WDavid AbbottOct 17, 1997
- WMark ColemanJul 27, 1997
Next fight: L vs. Kevin Randleman