Ryan Couture
| Ryan Couture | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 27, 1982 Edmonds, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Submission wrestling, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Team | Xtreme Couture |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Notable relatives | Randy Couture, father |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ryan Couture (born August 27, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is the son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
Couture grew up in Woodinville, Washington and attended Woodinville High School. During his senior year, Couture placed third in the Washington State 4A wrestling championship. Couture attended Western Washington University from 2000 until 2004 and graduated with a degree in mathematics. Before he began pursuing an MMA career, Couture worked at a bank, and trained with Nicolas Lipari. He got married in Las Vegas, NV in October 2014.
Couture currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym.
Couture began fighting in 2009 and compiled a 5-1-1 record as an amateur.
He made his professional debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor on August 13, 2010. He debuted in the Strikeforce promotion's lightweight division, defeating Lucas Stark via triangle choke in the first round.
Couture was scheduled to fight Juan Zapata on November 19, 2010, however he was forced to withdraw because of a staph infection.
Couture fought at Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs. Healy against Lee Higgins and won the bout via rear-naked choke in the 3rd round. The victory over Higgins upped Couture's professional record to 2-0, with both fights coming under the Strikeforce banner.
In his next fight, Couture faced Matt Ricehouse at Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry. He lost via unanimous decision.
Couture rebounded from the first loss of his career when he defeated Maka Watson via majority decision at Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough.
Couture next faced Conor Heun at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey on March 3, 2012. He defeated Heun by TKO at 2:52 in the third round.
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