Randy Couture Bio, Wiki
Randy Couture is an American former United States Army sergeant, former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler, and actor. As an actor, he has appeared in several movies and films including The Expendables, The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, Redbelt, and Setup.
Randy Couture Age
Randy was born on June 22, 1963, in Everett, Washington, U.S. He is therefore 60 years old as of 2023 and celebrates his birthday every year on June 22.
Randy Couture Height/Measurements
Couture stands at a height of 6 feet and 1 inch tall as well as weighs 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb).
Randy Couture Education
Randy went to Alderwood Middle School in Lynnwood, Washington where he wrestled. He later went to Lynnwood High School where he received a state championship in wrestling. He was also a student at Oklahoma State University.
Randy Couture Career
Couture is a former United States Army sergeant, former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler, former United States Army sergeant, and actor. While in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) field, he received three UFC Heavyweight Champions, an interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, the UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament winner, and two UFC Light Heavyweight Champions. In addition to that, he also holds two UFC championship titles and is the first of eight fighters to do so in two different divisions alongside Georges St-Pierre, B.J. Penn, Amanda Nunes, Conor McGregor, Henry Cejudo, Daniel Cormier, and Jon Jones.
Randy also had the most title reigns in the UFC his last fight being with Lyoto Machida. As a MMA fighter, he is one of the few MMA fighters who regained a title he had lost three times. Randy was also an Olympic wrestling alternate and worked at Oregon State University serving as a strength and conditioning coach and as an assistant wrestling coach. In addition to that, he also started a training camp for fighters named “Team Quest” alongside Dan Henderson and Matt Lindland and headed by coach Robert Folis. He later relocated to Las Vegas in 2005 and started his own extensive chain of gyms named Xtreme Couture. In addition to that, he also established Legends Gym in Hollywood, California alongside Bas Rutten.
Randy is well-known as a ground-and-pound and clinch fighter who uses his wrestling skills to establish top positions, execute takedowns, and successively strike the opponent. He also exhibits several skills in catch wrestling as well as boxing and is also the only UFC fighter to win a championship after being honored with a Hall-of-Fame. He is also the oldest champion in MMA history with a victory over Tim Sylvia at age 43.
Randy Couture Acting Career
Randy started his acting career in 2005 and started off by appearing on Today You Die taking the role of Vincent’s Bodyguard. His next appearance was in The Unit in May 2009 taking the role of a military guard. He also appeared in the American martial arts film, Redbelt in 2008 taking the role of fight commentator Terry Flynn. On September 27, 2007, he appeared on Human Weapon which was aired on The History Channel show, and also starred in The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior in 2008 taking the role of Sargon / Sarkhan.
In 2010, he appeared in The Expendables taking the role of Toll Road reprising the role in the 2023, 2014, and 2012 sequels. He also starred in a direct-to-video action thriller heist film, Setup 2011 alongside Bruce Willis and 50 Cent taking the role of an enforcer named Petey. In 2012, he appeared in Hijacked and took the role of hard-bitten cop Paul Ross alongside Dominic Purcell. He also competed in Dancing with the Stars season 19 and paired with professional dancer Karina Smirnoff. However, they were eliminated in eleventh place in the third week of competition.
He made an appearance in Hawaii Five-0 taking the role of Jason Duclair in 4 episodes. Randy also appeared on Impractical Jokers in the episode “Pantsing with the Stars” during Sal Vulcano’s punishment as a guest. In 2019, he starred in the American movie The Hard Way alongside Michael Jai White and Luke Goss taking. He also appeared in “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work” in July 2019.
Randy Couture UFC, RINGS, and MMA
Randy started his UFC and RINGS career on May 30, 1997, as a professional mixed martial artist. His first fight was against Tony Halme and defeated Tony in under a minute. While in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) field, he received three UFC Heavyweight Champions, an interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, the UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament winner, and two UFC Light Heavyweight Champions.
Randy also holds two UFC championship titles and is the first of eight fighters to do so in two different divisions alongside Georges St-Pierre, B.J. Penn, Amanda Nunes, Conor McGregor, Henry Cejudo, Daniel Cormier, and Jon Jones. Randy also had the most title reigns in the UFC his last fight being with Lyoto Machida. In February 2006, he faced Liddell for the third and final time and lost to Lidell. After losing to Liddell, he announced his retirement from MMA.
Randy was named the fourth the fourth inductee to the UFC Hall of Fame on June 24, 2006, alongside Dan Severn, Royce Gracie, and Ken Shamrock. After his retirement from MMA, Randy started working as the co-host of Before the Bell and After the Bell as well as broadcast commentator for UFC events. Randy later faced Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza on November 17, 2006, in a submission wrestling contest.
Randy Couture Net Worth
In Randy’s career as a former United States Army sergeant, former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler, former United States Army sergeant, and actor, he has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $17 Million.
Randy Couture Parents and Siblings
Couture was born and raised in Everett, Washington by Edward Lewis “Ed” Couture and Sharan Amelia (née King). Ethnically, he is mixed with French-Canadian, German, English, and Dutch.
Randy Couture Spouse
Randy was married to Kim Couture, Tricia, and Sharon. In May 2009 Randy and Kim filed for divorce. Couture has three kids named Caden “Cooter” Couture, Aimee, and Ryan as well as three grandchildren. He now resides in Las Vegas and for leisure enjoys hunting.
Randy Couture Setup
In 2011, Randy appeared in the direct-to-video action thriller heist film, Setup taking the role of Petey. Petey is one of Biggs, the mob boss’s henchmen. Petey and Sonny are sent by Biggs to retrieve $2 million buried in a cemetery. Sonny and Petey manage to execute the mission and Petey puts the money in the trunk of his car but Petey accidentally shoots himself and dies.
Randy The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
In 2008, Randy appeared in The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior taking the roles of Sargon/Sarkhan. Sarkhan is the main antagonist and trains young warriors to become the elite bodyguards of Akkadian royalty, Black Scorpions. Mathayus is doing all this just so that he can avenge the death of his father who was killed by Sargon.
Randy Couture The Expendables
In 2010, Randy appeared in the American action film, The Expendables taking the role of Toll Road. Toll Road is an expert in grappling combat and the demolition expert of the Expendables team. Toll Road is also friends with Hale Caesar. In this film, he starred alongside Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham, Eric Roberts, and Jet Li.
Randy Couture Redbelt
In 2008 American martial arts film, Redbelt took the role of Dylan Flynn. In this film, Mike Terry a martial arts teacher is approached by attorney Laura Black at his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studio. Joe Collins, a policeman and one of Mike’s students notices Laura’s distress and tries to take her coat. He stars alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Rodrigo Santoro, and Jose Pablo Cantillo.
Randy Couture and Dana White Beef
Randy and Dan White had a rivalry that was started in 2001 by White convinced Lorenzo Fertitta and Frank and got him as president to purchase the company. The two fighters were contracted to settle their beef in a licensed boxing. As of 2023, it is not known whether the two reconciled or not.
Randy Couture’s Heart Attack
Randy suffered a heart attack on October 23, 2019, after he trained and walked himself to a nearby hospital. He had to immediately have surgery and made a full recovery after the surgery.
Randy Couture Ear
Randy has a cauliflower ear, a common trait amongst wrestlers, fighters, and other contact-sport athletes. The cauliflower ear is created by blood clots after the ear suffers punches and is pulled hence damaging the tissues around the ear. After some time, pus and blood get trapped in the gnarled cartilage causing the lobes to morph into hardened balloons.
Randy Couture Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
He is vocal on her social media accounts where he posts frequently. On his Twitter account, he has about 38K followers, around 100K followers on her Facebook page, and about 155K followers on his Instagram account.