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Randy Duane Couture (born June 22, 1963) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, Greco-Roman wrestler, and folkstyle wrestler. Couture is the only athlete to have held championship titles in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions of the UFC, as well as the only five-time champion in UFC history, earning him the nicknames "The Natural" and, later, "Captain America".

He is considered by many to be the most popular fighter in MMA history, and is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame.  Couture has been an Olympic wrestler, and served as an assistant wrestling coach and a strength and conditioning coach for Oregon State University for most of his career.

He became a prominent member of Team Quest, a camp of fighters based out of Gresham, Oregon and headed by coach Robert Folis. In 2005 Couture moved to Las Vegas where he opened his own chain of gyms under the name Xtreme Couture, with additional locations in Vancouver, Washington and Wellington, Florida. He currently trains at his Las Vegas-based gym.

Couture has also partnered with Bas Rutten in the opening of Legends Gym, located in Hollywood, California.

Couture is generally recognized as a clinch and 'ground and pound' fighter, utilizing his wrestling ability to execute take-downs, establish top position, and successively strike the opponent on the bottom. Couture has also displayed a variety of skills in Boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submitting two opponents using different chokeholds.

He holds notable wins over Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Vitor Belfort, Pedro Rizzo, Kevin Randleman, Jeremy Horn, Gabriel Gonzaga and Tim Sylvia.  He is also the only athlete in UFC history to win a championship after becoming a Hall of Fame member.

Nickname: The Natural,Captain America
Height:  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 228.5 lb (104 kg)
Nationality: Flag of the United States American
Born: June 22, 1963 (1963-06-22) (age 44)
Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada
Town of birth Lynnwood, Washington
Team/Association :Xtreme Couture
Fighting style :Greco-Roman Wrestling
Mixed martial arts record: Wins 16.  By knockout 7.  By submission 2.  Losses 8  Draws 0

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