Coleman was a strange one - looked incredible for his first 5 fights then went to sh1t
Yeah, Coleman had a bad run for a while.

He did however, afterwards, win the Pride Grand Prix 2000. That was probably the most loaded MMA tournament that there had been up until that point.

In some respects, using his UFC fights as a gauge for his career is deceptive. He lost three fights in a row in the UFC. Then he lost (read: threw) a fight against Nobuhiko Takada in Pride. After that though he had a nice run winning the Pride Grand Prix 2000 beating Igor Vovchanchyn, who was the original frightening Eastern European, in the final.

Coleman, and his running buddy Kevin Randleman, have certainly been hurt by not evolving, as they should have. Coleman has had a good career though. Even his recent record isn’t what it appears. In his last seven fights he is 3-4. That doesn’t look good. When you look at the guys he’s lost to in that time it looks very different. His losses are Fedor (twice), Big Nog and Cro-Cop. Most heavyweights would lose to those three.