Colby Covington

Statistic	Colby Covington
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	42.7%
Takedown Defense	69.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	6:30
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	58.3%
Avg Fight Time	16:56
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Takedown Accuracy	23.1%
Takedown Defense	33.3%
Control Time/Fight	7:46

LOSS

vs. Joaquin Buckley

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 4:42 • UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley • Dec 2024

Colby Covington37/12430%TD 1/8Ctrl 3:40

Joaquin Buckley75/15150%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	10/51	20%	0/2	0:22	—
	Joaquin Buckley	23/55	42%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Colby Covington	19/50	38%	1/3	1:28	—
	Joaquin Buckley	28/55	51%	0/1	0:01	—

R3	Colby Covington	8/23	35%	0/3	1:50	—
	Joaquin Buckley	24/41	59%	0/0	1:08	—

LOSS

vs. Leon Edwards

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023

Colby Covington44/12635%TD 2/10Ctrl 5:04

Leon Edwards57/10853%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	10/28	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Leon Edwards	13/31	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leon Edwards	18/27	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	7/32	22%	1/3	0:34	—
	Leon Edwards	12/23	52%	1/2	0:18	—

R4	Colby Covington	13/26	50%	0/5	1:27	—
	Leon Edwards	11/22	50%	0/0	0:11	—

R5	Colby Covington	1/4	25%	1/1	3:03	—
	Leon Edwards	3/5	60%	1/1	0:58	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Masvidal

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal • Mar 2022

Colby Covington94/20147%TD 6/15Ctrl 16:14

Jorge Masvidal67/14048%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	7/18	39%	3/5	3:32	—
	Jorge Masvidal	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	20/58	34%	0/2	1:21	—
	Jorge Masvidal	31/63	49%	0/0	0:21	—

R3	Colby Covington	21/40	52%	1/2	4:34	—
	Jorge Masvidal	8/12	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Colby Covington	33/66	50%	0/4	2:13	—
	Jorge Masvidal	21/46	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Colby Covington	13/19	68%	2/2	4:34	—
	Jorge Masvidal	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021

Colby Covington107/28138%TD 0/11Ctrl 1:54

Kamaru Usman123/29342%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:16KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	13/47	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	17/43	40%	1/1	0:22	—

R2	Colby Covington	19/47	40%	0/2	0:41	—
	Kamaru Usman	36/71	51%	0/0	0:15	2

R3	Colby Covington	21/56	38%	0/4	0:05	—
	Kamaru Usman	23/58	40%	0/0	0:16	—

R4	Colby Covington	33/77	43%	0/2	0:25	—
	Kamaru Usman	23/70	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Colby Covington	21/54	39%	0/2	0:43	—
	Kamaru Usman	24/51	47%	0/0	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Tyron Woodley

KO/TKO • Rd 5, 1:19 • UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020

Colby Covington78/14355%TD 3/8Ctrl 12:01

Tyron Woodley34/8341%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	13/32	41%	1/1	2:18	—
	Tyron Woodley	5/22	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	20/43	47%	0/2	1:19	—
	Tyron Woodley	13/26	50%	1/1	0:11	—

R3	Colby Covington	23/31	74%	0/1	3:23	—
	Tyron Woodley	12/26	46%	0/0	0:03	—

R4	Colby Covington	18/28	64%	1/2	4:25	—
	Tyron Woodley	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Colby Covington	4/9	44%	1/2	0:36	—
	Tyron Woodley	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 4:10 • UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019

Colby Covington143/39536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman175/36049%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	39/111	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	34/91	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	41/97	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	40/79	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	8/51	16%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	29/50	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Colby Covington	36/76	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	35/68	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Colby Covington	19/60	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	37/72	51%	0/0	0:11	2

WIN

vs. Robbie Lawler

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler • Aug 2019

Colby Covington179/51535%TD 10/18Ctrl 8:42

Robbie Lawler78/16747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	13/29	45%	4/7	3:57	—
	Robbie Lawler	4/18	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	33/105	31%	3/3	2:18	—
	Robbie Lawler	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	41/117	35%	2/5	0:51	—
	Robbie Lawler	23/48	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Colby Covington	51/130	39%	1/2	1:27	—
	Robbie Lawler	22/42	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Colby Covington	41/134	31%	0/1	0:09	—
	Robbie Lawler	23/52	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018

Colby Covington99/29633%TD 7/18Ctrl 12:36

Rafael Dos Anjos105/19853%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	17/57	30%	2/4	2:43	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	27/42	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	21/62	34%	2/3	3:09	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	20/40	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	29/72	40%	0/3	3:02	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	22/44	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Colby Covington	12/49	24%	1/2	0:53	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	19/34	56%	3/4	2:14	—

R5	Colby Covington	20/56	36%	2/6	2:49	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	17/38	45%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Demian Maia

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017

Colby Covington88/31728%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:46

Demian Maia53/15135%TD 0/13Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	37/125	30%	0/0	0:06	—
	Demian Maia	29/66	44%	0/2	0:02	—

R2	Colby Covington	22/83	27%	0/0	0:35	—
	Demian Maia	11/38	29%	0/6	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	29/109	27%	0/0	1:05	—
	Demian Maia	13/47	28%	0/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dong Hyun Kim

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia • Jun 2017

Colby Covington47/10545%TD 8/15Ctrl 10:09

Dong Hyun Kim19/5435%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	10/28	36%	3/6	4:16	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	6/12	50%	0/2	0:02	—

R2	Colby Covington	18/34	53%	2/5	3:16	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	3/12	25%	1/1	0:37	—

R3	Colby Covington	19/43	44%	3/4	2:37	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	10/30	33%	1/1	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Bryan Barberena

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson • Dec 2016

Colby Covington76/14154%TD 12/17Ctrl 9:05

Bryan Barberena41/11137%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	15/32	47%	6/7	3:25	—
	Bryan Barberena	8/26	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	36/58	62%	3/5	2:59	—
	Bryan Barberena	14/37	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	25/51	49%	3/5	2:41	—
	Bryan Barberena	19/48	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Max Griffin

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:18 • UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016

Colby Covington26/4657%TD 6/9Ctrl 10:08

Max Griffin13/3537%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	12/20	60%	2/3	4:01	—
	Max Griffin	8/18	44%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Colby Covington	10/20	50%	3/4	4:20	—
	Max Griffin	3/12	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	4/6	67%	1/2	1:47	—
	Max Griffin	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jonathan Meunier

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 0:54 • UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson • Jun 2016

Colby Covington19/3456%TD 5/9Ctrl 9:08KD 1

Jonathan Meunier16/2370%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	7/13	54%	3/7	4:11	—
	Jonathan Meunier	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	7/14	50%	1/1	4:33	—
	Jonathan Meunier	11/13	85%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	5/7	71%	1/1	0:24	1
	Jonathan Meunier	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Warlley Alves

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:26 • UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015

Colby Covington2/2100%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:03

Warlley Alves2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	2/2	100%	1/2	1:03	—
	Warlley Alves	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Pyle

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015

Colby Covington26/5151%TD 2/10Ctrl 11:22

Mike Pyle16/2662%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	3/13	23%	1/5	4:03	—
	Mike Pyle	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Colby Covington	13/22	59%	1/4	3:29	—
	Mike Pyle	6/9	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	10/16	62%	0/1	3:50	—
	Mike Pyle	7/10	70%	0/0	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Wagner Silva

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:26 • UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux • Nov 2014

Colby Covington23/6237%TD 5/12Ctrl 8:21

Wagner Silva16/5927%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	12/33	36%	2/4	1:52	—
	Wagner Silva	8/31	26%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Colby Covington	8/22	36%	2/7	3:19	—
	Wagner Silva	6/20	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Colby Covington	3/7	43%	1/1	3:10	—
	Wagner Silva	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anying Wang

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:50 • UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le • Aug 2014

Colby Covington11/1765%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:51

Anying Wang0/50%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Colby Covington	11/17	65%	2/2	3:51	—
	Anying Wang	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—