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UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
Manchester, United Kingdom
14 Nov 2009
Light Heavyweight
VS
51%
Couture
49%
Vera
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
★ Official Result
Randy CouturewinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Brandon Vera · UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Couture
→
Actual result
Couture wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Couture at 51% vs Vera at 49% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
Couture has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 15 points.
Risk flags
Couture's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Vera has a chin rating of 6 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
CoutureVera
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Couture
Vera
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'1"
Height
+6'3"
75"
Reach
+78"
63
Age
+48
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Couture
Vera
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
20.6
19.6
62.4
Performance Avg
48.3
60
Quality of Victory
45
72
Momentum Score
100
Couture
Vera
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
5.1
/ 10
6.1
/ 10
6.4
Style: Pressure
6.0
3.8
Style: Volume
4.1
6 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
4 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
14
Head
6
6
Body
4
2
Leg
1
RangeRange
5Distance8
17Clinch3
0Ground0
Couture
Vera
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
2.8
/ 10
1.9
/ 10
1.9
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.3
2.5
Submission Style (/10)
1.3
4
Submission wins
1
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Couture
Vera
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
0
6
2 consec. KOs
Verdict
2 consec. KOs
6
KO/TKO Losses
4
0
Sub Losses
0
Avg R2.3 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R2.3 stoppage
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
24/30 fights
Chin rating based on
16/22 fights
Couture
Vera
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
72
100
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · KO · R2
W · Sub · R1
W · Sub · R2
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · KO · R3
L · KO · R4
W · Dec · R3
Upcoming
L · KO · R1
Couture
Vera
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
63%
63%
6
KO / TKO Wins
4
4
Submission Wins
1
6
Decision Wins
3
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Couture
Vera
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
5.1
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
6.1
2.8
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
1.9
1.9
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.3
2.5
Submission
Submission attack frequency
1.3
6.4
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
6.0
3.8
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
4.1
CoutureVera
Strike Zones
Couture
Attacking
22 landedAbsorbing
11 absorbedVera
Attacking
11 landedAbsorbing
22 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Couture targets the head (64% of attacks) — Vera absorbs 64% of strikes there
🎯Vera targets the head (55% of attacks) — Couture absorbs 55% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Couture
RND
Vera
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0
Couture · Last 5
L · KO · R2
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W · Sub · R1
James ToneySubmission
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W · Sub · R2
Mark ColemanSubmission
UFC 109: Relentless · 2010-02
W · Dec · R3
Brandon VeraDecision
UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · 2009-11
L · Dec · R3
Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraDecision
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Vera · Last 5
L · KO · R3
Ben RothwellKO/TKO
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L · KO · R4
Mauricio RuaKO/TKO
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · 2012-08
W · Dec · R3
Eliot MarshallDecision
UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · 2011-10
Upcoming
Thiago SilvaUFC 125: Resolution · 2011-01
L · KO · R1
Jon JonesKO/TKO
UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · 2010-03