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Colby Covington
“Chaos”
United States
17-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- MMA Masters
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1753
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Covington lives on the scorecards. Nine decisions, four KO/TKO and four submissions, a 47% finish rate. He wins by wearing opponents down, with enough finishing threat to make them respect both the strikes and the takedowns.
- Recent Form
- Joaquin Buckley (21-8-0), loss, TKO via doctor's stoppage in round 3. Leon Edwards (22-6-0), loss, unanimous decision over five rounds. Jorge Masvidal (35-17-0), win, unanimous decision over five rounds.
- Style
- Orthodox. Lands 3.81 significant strikes a minute at 38% accuracy and absorbs 3.09, defending 55% of strikes. Attempts 3.64 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 43%, and stops 69% of opponents' attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 4 KO/TKO (24%)
- 4 Submission (23%)
- 9 Decision (53%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 47%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 23 months ago
17 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 118-44-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1807
- Lossvs Joaquin Buckley21-9-0 · Power Index 1795TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 · 4:42Dec 15, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley
Fight stats
Stat Colby Covington Joaquin Buckley Sig. strikes 37/124 75/151 Takedowns 1/8 0/1 Control time 3:40 1:18 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 23 Round 2 sig. strikes 19 28 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 24 - Lossvs Leon Edwards22-6-0 · Power Index 1794Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Dec 17, 2023 · UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington
Fight stats
Stat Colby Covington Leon Edwards Sig. strikes 44/126 57/108 Takedowns 2/10 2/3 Control time 5:04 1:27 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 13 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 7 12 Round 4 sig. strikes 13 11 Round 5 sig. strikes 1 3 - Winvs Jorge Masvidal35-17-0 · Power Index 1795Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Mar 6, 2022 · UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal
Fight stats
Stat Colby Covington Jorge Masvidal Sig. strikes 94/201 67/140 Takedowns 6/15 0/0 Control time 16:14 0:21 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 20 31 Round 3 sig. strikes 21 8 Round 4 sig. strikes 33 21 Round 5 sig. strikes 13 1 - Lossvs Kamaru Usman21-5-0 · Power Index 1853Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Nov 7, 2021 · UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2
Fight stats
Stat Colby Covington Kamaru Usman Sig. strikes 107/281 123/293 Takedowns 0/11 1/1 Control time 1:54 1:16 Knockdowns 0 2 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 17 Round 2 sig. strikes 19 36 Round 3 sig. strikes 21 23 Round 4 sig. strikes 33 23 Round 5 sig. strikes 21 24 - Winvs Tyron Woodley19-7-1 · Power Index 1800KO/TKO · R5 · 1:19Sep 20, 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley
Fight stats
Stat Colby Covington Tyron Woodley Sig. strikes 78/143 34/83 Takedowns 3/8 1/1 Control time 12:01 0:14 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 5 Round 2 sig. strikes 20 13 Round 3 sig. strikes 23 12 Round 4 sig. strikes 18 3 Round 5 sig. strikes 4 1
Career Stats
Based on 17 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.81
- Striking accuracy
- 38%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.09
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.64
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- Takedown defense
- 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20