Welterweight

Colby Covington

Last fought: Dec 2024

RECORD

Pro

17-5-0

UFC

12-5-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	16:56
Fight Completion Rate	86.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.39
% Fights Inside the Distance	47.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	145-49 (74.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	95-43 (68.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	50-6 (89.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	53.5%
% Time in Control	43.4%
% Time Controlled	3.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	93.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.69
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.80
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.88
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.6%
Distance Strike Defense	58.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.12
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.55
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	5.33
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.94
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.36
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.34

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Colby Covington League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

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

Last 5 Averages

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

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Joaquin Buckley

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley • Dec 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 4:42

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

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal • Mar 2022Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 5, 1:19

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

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 4:10

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

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler • Aug 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia • Jun 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson • Dec 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:18

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

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson • Jun 2016Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 0:54

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

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:26

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

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux • Nov 2014Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:26

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

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le • Aug 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:50

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com