Welterweight · “Chaos”
Colby Covington
17-5-0 UFC 12-5-0
Chain Wrestling
Smothering Control
5'11"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
3KO wins
2Sub wins
41.7%Finish rate
16:56Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Elite 96
- Wrestling Elite 96
- TD Defense Above avg 76
- Durability Average 57
- Striking D Average 56
- Grappling Below avg 44
- Striking Below avg 30
- Accuracy Weak 12
Chain Wrestling
70 takedowns from 164 attempts · 3.6 landed per 15 min
Smothering Control
43% of every fight spent in control position
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.09
Striking accuracy38.5%
Striking defense54.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.05
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
Fight history
L Joaquin Buckley 20-6 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · December 14, 2024
37/124Sig. strikes
75/151Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
3:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Leon Edwards 21-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · December 16, 2023
44/126Sig. strikes
57/108Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
5:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jorge Masvidal 35-15 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · March 5, 2022
94/201Sig. strikes
67/140Absorbed
6/15Takedowns
16:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Kamaru Usman 19-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · November 6, 2021
107/281Sig. strikes
123/293Absorbed
0/11Takedowns
1:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyron Woodley 19-5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 1:19 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · September 19, 2020
78/143Sig. strikes
34/83Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
12:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kamaru Usman 15-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 4:10 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · December 14, 2019
143/395Sig. strikes
175/360Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Robbie Lawler 28-13 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · August 3, 2019
179/515Sig. strikes
78/167Absorbed
10/18Takedowns
8:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 27-9 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · June 9, 2018
99/296Sig. strikes
105/198Absorbed
7/18Takedowns
12:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Demian Maia 23-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · October 28, 2017
88/317Sig. strikes
53/151Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dong Hyun Kim 22-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · June 17, 2017
47/105Sig. strikes
19/54Absorbed
8/15Takedowns
10:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bryan Barberena 12-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · December 17, 2016
76/141Sig. strikes
41/111Absorbed
12/17Takedowns
9:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Griffin 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:18 — UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · August 20, 2016
26/46Sig. strikes
13/35Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
10:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jonathan Meunier 7-0 walk-in Submission · R3 0:54 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · June 18, 2016
19/34Sig. strikes
16/23Absorbed
5/9Takedowns
9:08Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Warlley Alves 9-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:26 — UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · December 12, 2015
2/2Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Pyle 26-10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 23, 2015
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 · November 8, 2014
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 · August 23, 2014
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
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
December 14, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 4:42 |
| L | Leon Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296
December 16, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 272
March 5, 2022 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 268
November 6, 2021 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Tyron Woodley | TKO (rib injury) | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
September 19, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 1:19 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | TKO (punches) | UFC 245
December 14, 2019 |
UFC | 5 | 4:10 |
| W | Robbie Lawler | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler
August 3, 2019 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 225
June 9, 2018 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
October 28, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kim Dong-hyun | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
June 17, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bryan Barberena | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
December 17, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Max Griffin | TKO (punches) | UFC 202
August 20, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 2:18 |
| W | Jonathan Meunier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
June 18, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 0:54 |
| L | Warlley Alves | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 194
December 12, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Mike Pyle | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 187
May 23, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wagner Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
November 8, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 3:26 |
| W | Wang Anying | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le
August 23, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:50 |
| W | Jay Ellis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Absolute FC 21
May 16, 2014 |
Absolute FC | 1 | 2:49 |
| W | Jose Caceres | Decision (unanimous) | CFA 12
October 12, 2013 |
CFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jason Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Time 10
June 22, 2012 |
Fight Time | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | David Hayes | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Fight Time 9
April 27, 2012 |
Fight Time | 2 | 1:42 |
| W | Chris Ensley | TKO (submission to knee injury) | Midtown Throwdown 3
February 11, 2012 |
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.