Rashad Coulter

Orlando Rashad Coulter (born November 27, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2011, he has also competed for Bellator MMA and Legacy Fighting Championship. Prior to beginning MMA, Coulter played American football for 17 years. Coulter lost the fight by knockout in the second round. However, the back-and-forth action earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.

For his second fight in the promotion, Coulter faced debuting Tai Tuivasa on November 19, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura. He lost the fight via knockout due to a flying knee in the first round.

In his third fight for the promotion, Coulter was scheduled to face Allen Crowder on June 19, 2018, at UFC 225. However, on May 12, it was announced that Chris de la Rocha has replaced Crowder for undisclosed reasons. Coulter lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

In his fourth fight for the promotion, Coulter moved to Light heavyweight to face Hu Yaozong on November 24, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. At the weigh-ins, Coulter weighed in at 208 pounds, 2 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206. He was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent. Coulter won the fight by unanimous decision, marking his first decision win in his career and UFC win in his year with the company.

Post-UFC career After departing with the UFC, Coulter challenged Ike Villanueva for the Fury FC Light Heavyweight Championship at Fury FC 40 on December 13, 2019. After being knocked down early in the fight, he was eventually finished by technical knockout later in the round.

Coulter was scheduled to face Ty Flores at Fury FC 48 on July 25, 2021. This was later changed to Fury FC 51 on September 12, 2021, and was subsequently cancelled.

Coulter was then scheduled to face Christian Larsen for the Unified MMA Heavyweight Championship at Unified MMA 45 on May 27, 2022. However, Coulter withdrew from the fight and was replaced by Grayson Wells.

Bare-knuckle boxing career Coulter made his bare knuckle debut at BYB Extreme's BYB 16 Dubai Brawl in Dubai, UAE winning by first round TKO over Quentin Domingoes.

Coulter was scheduled to face Lavar Johnson on November 23, 2024 at BKFC Fight Night: Los Angeles. However, Couter withdrew for unknown reasons and was eventually replaced by Anthony Garrett.

Coulter faced Leonardo Perdomo on March 20, 2026 at BKFC 87. He lost the fight by technical knockout in the first round.

Boxing career Before signing with the UFC, Coulter competed in professional boxing and amassed a record of 4–0 with three knockouts.

Professional boxing record

Bare-knuckle boxing record Loss

Leonardo Perdomo TKO (punches) BKFC 87

Hollywood, Florida, United States Loss

DJ Linderman KO (punches) BYB 21 Fall Brawl

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States Win

Jordan Mitchell TKO (punches) BYB 17 Brawl at Rock Hill

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States Win

Quentin Domingos TKO BYB 16 Dubai Brawl

Dubai, United Arab Emirates