Colby Covington

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Age 36
Gender Male
Height 5' 11"
Weight Class Welterweight

Colby Covington is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 17-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 10 months, 2 days
Rounds Fought 65.8
Avg. Fights/Year 1.7
Longest Layoff 1 year, 9 months, 11 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 26 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 5 9
Losses 2 1 2
Finish Rate 47.1%
Finished Rate 60.0%
Win by Decision Rate 52.9%
Loss by Decision Rate 40.0%
Win by KO Rate 17.6%
Loss by KO Rate 40.0%
Win by SUB Rate 29.4%
Loss by SUB Rate 20.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:21
Fastest KO 04:50
Fastest SUB 01:21
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 14:02
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 18:03
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 12/14/2024 L
(17-4-0) 		Joaquin Buckley
(20-6-0) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
UFC FN ON ESPN 176: COVINGTON vs. BUCKLEY 		3 04:42
OFF 12/16/2023 L
(17-3-0) 		Leon Edwards
(22-4-0) 		WW
( 169.5 vs. 170.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 296: EDWARDS vs COVINGTON 		5 05:00
OFF 03/05/2022 W
(16-3-0) 		Jorge Masvidal
(35-17-0) 		WW
( 170.5 vs. 170.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 272: COVINGTON vs MASVIDAL 		5 05:00
OFF 11/06/2021 L
(16-2-0) 		Kamaru Usman
(20-4-0) 		WW
( 169.4 vs. 169.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 268: USMAN vs COVINGTON 		5 05:00
OFF 09/19/2020 W
(15-2-0) 		Tyron Woodley
(21-7-1) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC FN 51 ON ESPN: COVINGTON vs WOODLEY 		5 01:19
OFF 12/14/2019 L
(15-1-0) 		Kamaru Usman
(20-4-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 245: USMAN vs. COVINGTON 		5 04:10
OFF 08/03/2019 W
(14-1-0) 		Robbie Lawler
(30-16-0) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 170.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on ESPN 5 		5 05:00
OFF 06/09/2018 W
(13-1-0) 		Rafael Dos Anjos
(32-17-0) 		WW
( 169.0 vs. 169.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2 		5 05:00
OFF 10/28/2017 W
(12-1-0) 		Demian Maia
(28-11-0) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MACHIDA vs. BRUNSON 		3 05:00
OFF 06/17/2017 W
(11-1-0) 		Dong Hyun Kim
(20-4-1) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLM vs. CORREIA 		3 05:00
OFF 12/17/2016 W
(10-1-0) 		Bryan Barberena
(18-12-0) 		WW
( 170.5 vs. 171.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Vanzant vs. Waterson 		3 05:00
OFF 08/20/2016 W
(9-1-0) 		Max Griffin
(18-11-0) 		WW
( 171.0 vs. 170.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 202: Diaz vs. Mcgregor 2 		3 02:18
OFF 06/18/2016 W
(8-1-0) 		Jonathan Meunier
(9-2-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.5 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC Fight Night: Macdonald vs. Thompson 		3 00:54
OFF 12/12/2015 L
(8-0-0) 		Warlley Alves
(14-8-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 171.0 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC 194: McGregor vs Aldo 		1 01:26
OFF 05/23/2015 W
(7-0-0) 		Mike Pyle
(27-13-1) 		WW
( 170.5 vs. 171.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier 		3 05:00
OFF 11/08/2014 W
(6-0-0) 		Wagner Silva Gomes
(5-7-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 ) 		Submission
UFC Fight Night 56: Manuwa vs Rua 		3 03:26
OFF 08/23/2014 W
(5-0-0) 		Wang AnYing
(2-2-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC Fight Night 48: Le vs Bisping 		1 04:50
OFF 05/16/2014 W
(4-0-0) 		Jay Ellis JR
(16-108-0) 		WW
( 169.8 vs. 170.4 ) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Absolute Fighting Championships - The Return 		1 02:49
OFF 10/12/2013 W
(3-0-0) 		Jose Caceres
(15-12-0) 		WW
( 169.8 vs. 169.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
CFA 12 		3 05:00
OFF 06/22/2012 W
(2-0-0) 		Jason Jackson
(18-5-0) 		WW
( 168.7 vs. 169.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Time 10: It's Personal 		3 05:00
OFF 04/27/2012 W
(1-0-0) 		David Hayes
(1-4-0) 		MW
( 180.5 vs. 183.0 ) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Fight Time 9: MMA Explosion 		2 01:42
OFF 02/11/2012 W
(0-0-0) 		Chris Ensley
(6-40-0) 		WW
( 170.0 vs. 171.0 ) 		Submission (Injury)
Midtown Throwdown 3 		1 01:21

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 1-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 0.6
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 1 0
Losses 0 0 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 100.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:48
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 01:48
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 01:48
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) -
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 08/26/2006 W
(0-0-0) 		Marcos Rocha
(1-1-0) 		Submission
Full Contact Fighting Federation: Rumble at the Roseland 24 		1 01:48

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class