Welterweight · “Chaos”
Colby Covington
17-5-0 UFC 12-5-0
5'11"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
3KO wins
2Sub wins
41.7%Finish rate
16:56Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.09
Striking accuracy38.5%
Striking defense54.8%
Takedowns / 15 min3.64
Takedown accuracy42.7%
Takedown defense69.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.16
Control time43.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
17 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Joaquin Buckley 10-4 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · 2024-12-14
37/124Sig. strikes
75/151Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
3:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Leon Edwards 13-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · 2023-12-16
44/126Sig. strikes
57/108Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
5:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jorge Masvidal 12-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · 2022-03-05
94/201Sig. strikes
67/140Absorbed
6/15Takedowns
16:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Kamaru Usman 14-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06
107/281Sig. strikes
123/293Absorbed
0/11Takedowns
1:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyron Woodley 9-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 1:19 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · 2020-09-19
78/143Sig. strikes
34/83Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
12:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kamaru Usman 10-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 4:10 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · 2019-12-14
143/395Sig. strikes
175/360Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Robbie Lawler 13-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · 2019-08-03
179/515Sig. strikes
78/167Absorbed
10/18Takedowns
8:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 17-7 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · 2018-06-09
99/296Sig. strikes
105/198Absorbed
7/18Takedowns
12:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Demian Maia 19-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · 2017-10-28
88/317Sig. strikes
53/151Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dong Hyun Kim 13-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · 2017-06-17
47/105Sig. strikes
19/54Absorbed
8/15Takedowns
10:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bryan Barberena 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · 2016-12-17
76/141Sig. strikes
41/111Absorbed
12/17Takedowns
9:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Griffin 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:18 — UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · 2016-08-20
26/46Sig. strikes
13/35Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
10:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jonathan Meunier 0-0 walk-in Submission · R3 0:54 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · 2016-06-18
19/34Sig. strikes
16/23Absorbed
5/9Takedowns
9:08Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Warlley Alves 3-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:26 — UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · 2015-12-12
2/2Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Pyle 9-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · 2015-05-23
26/51Sig. strikes
16/26Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
11:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Wagner Silva 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 3:26 — UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux · 2014-11-08
23/62Sig. strikes
16/59Absorbed
5/12Takedowns
8:21Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Anying Wang 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:50 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le · 2014-08-23
11/17Sig. strikes
0/5Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Colby Covington) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
6
Decision
9
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
17
Fight Time
2
Absolute FC
1
CFA
1
Midtown Throwdown
1
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joaquin Buckley | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-12-14 |
UFC | 3 | 4:42 |
| L | Leon Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296
2023-12-16 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 272
2022-03-05 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 268
2021-11-06 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Tyron Woodley | TKO (rib injury) | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
2020-09-19 |
UFC | 5 | 1:19 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | TKO (punches) | UFC 245
2019-12-14 |
UFC | 5 | 4:10 |
| W | Robbie Lawler | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler
2019-08-03 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 225
2018-06-09 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-10-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kim Dong-hyun | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
2017-06-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bryan Barberena | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
2016-12-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Max Griffin | TKO (punches) | UFC 202
2016-08-20 |
UFC | 3 | 2:18 |
| W | Jonathan Meunier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
2016-06-18 |
UFC | 3 | 0:54 |
| L | Warlley Alves | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 194
2015-12-12 |
UFC | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Mike Pyle | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 187
2015-05-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wagner Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
2014-11-08 |
UFC | 3 | 3:26 |
| W | Wang Anying | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le
2014-08-23 |
UFC | 1 | 4:50 |
| W | Jay Ellis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Absolute FC 21
2014-05-16 |
Absolute FC | 1 | 2:49 |
| W | Jose Caceres | Decision (unanimous) | CFA 12
2013-10-12 |
CFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jason Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Time 10
2012-06-22 |
Fight Time | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | David Hayes | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Fight Time 9
2012-04-27 |
Fight Time | 2 | 1:42 |
| W | Chris Ensley | TKO (submission to knee injury) | Midtown Throwdown 3
2012-02-11 |
Midtown Throwdown | 1 | 1:21 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Colby Covington) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.