Though I agree, record in general shouldn't matter. Randy had a record of 19-11 and he is hof material.
This is why. Accomplishments.
During his tenures in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Couture became a three-time
UFC Heavyweight Champion, two-time
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, an interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and the
UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Winner.
[1] Couture is the first of only four fighters to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions (along with
B.J. Penn,
Conor McGregor and
Georges St. Pierre).
Couture has competed in a record 16 title fights. He holds the record for the most wins in UFC Heavyweight Championship bouts (6). He holds the most title reigns in the UFC with six. His last fight with
Lyoto Machida marked his 24th fight in the UFC, the tenth largest number of fights in the UFC (
Michael Bisping,
Frank Mir, and
Tito Ortiz are tied for first with 27). Couture is the fourth member of the
UFC Hall of Fame. He is the only person over the age of 40 to have won a UFC championship fight, having done so four times. Couture has also been one of the few MMA champions to have recovered a title he had previously lost, and is the only fighter to have achieved it three times (twice at Heavyweight, once at Light Heavyweight).