Colby Covington
"Chaos"
| Age | 37 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
22
fights
17
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
2
bonuses
2
Fights of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
August 23, 2014
UFC debuts
December 14, 2024
UFC last fight
4h48:5
time in the cage
16:57
avg time by combat
70.6%
win rate
41.7%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1641
as of December 14, 2024
🥇 Peak Elo
1673
on March 05, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
84
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Control time | 92 | 130s / round |
| 2. | Takedowns landed | 91 | 1.21 / round |
| 3. | Total strikes attempted | 91 | 68.61 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 80 | 366 |
| 5. | Ko tko | 79 | 3 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes accuracy | 19 | 38% |
| 2. | Submissions attempted | 35 | 0.05 / round |
| 3. | Knockdowns | 38 | 0.02 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 39 | 1099 |
| 5. | Total strikes accuracy | 40 | 52% |
72
Boxing Score
48
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+3.63
/ round
💫 Strike differential
15.2 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
12.8 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
34.6%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
58.7%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
79
Wrestling Score
67
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.8 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
42.7%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
69.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:10 / round
⏱ Control Time
9s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.0 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
70.7%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
2
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
66.7%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Colby Covington's UFC Fight History
December 14, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko at round 3 (4:42).
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December 16, 2023 - UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Welterweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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March 05, 2022 - UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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November 06, 2021 - UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Welterweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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September 19, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko at round 5 (1:19).
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December 14, 2019 - UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Welterweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 5 (4:10).
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August 03, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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June 09, 2018 - UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Welterweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 28, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 17, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 17, 2016 - UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 20, 2016 - UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (2:18).
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June 18, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (54s).
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December 12, 2015 - UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (1:26).
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May 23, 2015 - UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 08, 2014 - UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (3:26).
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August 23, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:50).
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Fighter's fights