Ryan Duane Couture was born on August 27,1982 and is a former American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA.
27 Facts About Ryan Couture
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Ryan Couture is the son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
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Ryan Couture attended Western Washington University from 2000 until 2004 and graduated with a degree in mathematics.
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Ryan Couture made his professional debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs Taylor on August 13,2010.
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Ryan Couture debuted in the Strikeforce promotion's lightweight division, defeating Lucas Stark via triangle choke in the first round.
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Ryan Couture was scheduled to fight Juan Zapata on November 19,2010, however he was forced to withdraw because of a staph infection.
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Ryan Couture fought at Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs Healy against Lee Higgins and won the bout via rear-naked choke in the 3rd round.
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Ryan Couture rebounded from the first loss of his career when he defeated Maka Watson via majority decision at Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs Rossborough.
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Ryan Couture next faced Conor Heun at Strikeforce: Tate vs Rousey on March 3,2012.
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Ryan Couture defeated Heun by TKO at 2:52 in the third round.
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White made it clear that Ryan Couture is welcome in the UFC, and that he will not be punished for his father's relationship with him.
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Ryan Couture was expected to face Quinn Mulhern in a lightweight bout on August 31,2013, at UFC 164.
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Ryan Couture returned to the cage on the smaller circuit and he has since rattled off 2 straight victories, both being finishes defeating Kyle Sjafiroeddin by rear naked choke in the first round on January 18,2014 at Battlegrounds MMA 3.
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Ryan Couture made his promotional debut against Tom Bagnasco at Bellator 124 on September 12,2014.
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Ryan Couture won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Ryan Couture faced Dakota Cochrane at Bellator 135 on March 27,2015.
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Ryan Couture won the bout via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Ryan Couture was scheduled to face Nick Gonzalez on September 25,2015, at Bellator 143.
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Ryan Couture was expected to face Derek Anderson at Bellator 148 on January 29,2016.
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Ryan Couture lost the bout via knockout in the first round.
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Ryan Couture faced Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 162 on October 21,2016.
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Ryan Couture lost the fight via submission just over a minute into the first round.
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Ryan Couture faced Haim Gozali in a welterweight bout at Bellator 180 on June 24,2017.
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Ryan Couture faced Saad Awad at Bellator 201 on June 29,2018.
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Ryan Couture lost the bout via technical knockout in the first round.
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Ryan Couture faced Haim Gozali in a rematch at Bellator 209 on November 16,2018.
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Ryan Couture got married in Las Vegas, NV in October 2014.