- Born
- Birth nameRandy Duane Couture
- Nicknames
- The Natural
- Captain America
- Height1.85 m
- Randy Couture is a collegiate wrestler and fighter turned actor from Everett, Washington. He served as a four time US Olympic wrestling team alternate as a soldier in the U.S. Army, and is also a 6 time world heavyweight and light heavyweight UFC champion and Hall of Famer. He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in foreign language literature and is also fluent in German. Randy's current girlfriend is actress Mindy Robinson. He is best known for starring in all three of The Expendables, Ambushed, and The Scorpion King 2.- IMDb mini biography by: GA
- SpousesKim Couture(October 2006 - May 2009) (divorced)Tricia Lynne Becker(July 13, 1996 - 2005) (divorced, 3 children)Sharon Jean Kumma(February 13, 1982 - 1993) (divorced)
- Ground and Pound
- Retired from MMA at 47 years old after losing to Lyoto Machida. The retirement was announced before the fight. He retired with an overall MMA record of 19-11-0 and he is regarded as one of the best MMA-fighters of all time.
- Former two-time UFC Light-Heavyweight champion and three-time UFC Heavyweight champion. He is the only man to win the Light-Heavyweight championship twice and the only man to win the Heavyweight championship three times. He also has three successful defenses to his credit at Heavyweight.
- Before mixed martial arts, Couture enjoyed a successful amateur wrestling career with such accolades as four World Team member spots, 8th place at the 1997 World Championship in Poland, Pan American Games Champion, four-time National Champion in Greco-Roman, and three All-American honors in college, including two runner-ups for the national powerhouse Oklahoma State.
- First fighter to hold championship titles in two different weight divisions in the UFC.
- His surname is French (his paternal great-great-grandfather, Louis Couture, was French-Canadian, born in Levis, Quebec).
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