Is Fedor really ahead Randy Couture in MMA history?

[DanDragon Machi]

I'm not discuting who was the better fighter (I'm sure it was Fedor) but if we analyze popularity, importance to their respective organizations and sport and achievements there will be many arguments in favor of Fedor?

Randy Couture big titles: 2x LHW UFC champion 3x HW champion with 3 defenses
Fedor big titles: HW Pride champion, 3 defenses

Randy resume better fighters: Liddell, Vitor (2x), Tito,
Fedor resume better fighters: Mirko, Big Nog (2x), Hunt

Randy finished three of these four fights and Fedor only one

In favor of Fedor he was not beaten in his prime and was way more dominating than Couture. But the double title account a lot IMO and Randy was an more popular face

 

[Simple Southerner]

Ofc fedor is the goat

 

[wrestlefan]

Yes.

 

[Human Bass]

Naaaah, Fedor had waaaay stronger aura.

Also a bit or mmath, but Couture lost against Big Nog while Fedor dominated him multiple times

 

[Leinster Rugby]

Yes he really is.


Next!!

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Prime vs prime - Fedor destroys Randy. Randy got more women though so he’s probably greater.

 

[mjfan23]

Yeah so is a guy Randy beat: Timmeh

 

[Shaun K]

Naaaah, Fedor had waaaay stronger aura.

Also a bit or mmath, but Couture lost against Big Nog while Fedor dominated him multiple times

How does a loss to Matt Matrione factor into your Mmath equation?

 

[HHJ]

Yes.


Fedor would have destroyed Randy also

 

[Buffmeister]

Fedor over Randy

 

[Shaddows]

I'm not discuting who was the better fighter (I'm sure it was Fedor) but if we analyze popularity, importance to their respective organizations and sport and achievements there will be many arguments in favor of Fedor?

Randy Couture big titles: 2x LHW UFC champion 3x HW champion with 3 defenses
Fedor big titles: HW Pride champion, 3 defenses

Randy resume better fighters: Liddell, Vitor (2x), Tito,
Fedor resume better fighters: Mirko, Big Nog (2x), Hunt

Randy finished three of these four fights and Fedor only one

In favor of Fedor he was not beaten in his prime and was way more dominating than Couture. But the double title account a lot IMO and Randy was an more popular face

IMHO, by all accounts, you are wrong.
Fedor was far more popular than Randy. Only not in US.
He is friends with Putin. He is probably still more popular.... more ...adored (yes, far better word) far more than Randy!

Both were great, and it was a travesty we didn't get to see that fight!

 

[wrestlefan]

How does a loss to Matt Matrione factor into your Mmath equation?

Fedor never whacked off into a camera.

 

[LiQuiD42]

I wish that matchup could have came to fruition. That would have been the biggest fight for that era, in my opinion.

 

[Nathan LaMontagne]

"America is not the world"

 

[Pitier of Fools]

Randy lost to Ricco Rodriguez, Vitor, Barnett, Chuck twice in his prime. (I'm considering the losses to Lesnar and Nog post prime)

It's not even close, really.

And worldwide Fedor is probably more well known.

 

[Staph infection]

Back when they were both prime, Randy was more susceptible to ko's sp I think prime Fedor would bad gotten the to victory. Randy would try to clinch and use the dirty boxing and Fedor would have used this to take him down and ground and pound him for the TKO victory. Handy was a tough SOB so I think he would have absorbed a ton of punishment before being stopped.

 

[VinceArch]

Fedor > Randy

Randi was shook just standing next to him.

 

[filthybliss]

Fedor had a longer career and had better high points imo. Back in Randy's day, the UFC's esteemed HW was Sylvia and Fedor made that dude look like a can.

That being said, I feel like more people know about Fedor today than Randy, I could be wrong though.

 

[markg171]

You're fighting a losing battle trying to objectively argue Fedor on Sherdog in regardless to anything non-GOAT standing related. And even then it's pretty iffy as his fans will invent all sorts of make belief there too even if regardless everybody pretty much agrees he's in the top 5.

Of course Randy is the more important fighter in MMA history. It's an objectively silly question. Pride was not and has never been a more important organization for MMA's rise in popularity to today.

 

[Shaun K]

Fedor never whacked off into a camera.

Fedor doesnt have a hog like randy either