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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 12 years, 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

Current Streak

2 Losses

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 Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 12/14/2024 L
(17-4-0)
Joaquin Buckley
(19-6-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 171.0)
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
UFC FN ON ESPN 176: COVINGTON vs. BUCKLEY
3 04:42
Official MMA Fight Results 12/16/2023 L
(17-3-0)
Leon Edwards
(21-3-0)
WW
(169.5 vs. 170.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 296: EDWARDS vs COVINGTON
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/05/2022 W
(16-3-0)
Jorge Masvidal
(35-15-0)
WW
(170.5 vs. 170.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 272: COVINGTON vs MASVIDAL
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/06/2021 L
(16-2-0)
Kamaru Usman
(19-1-0)
WW
(169.4 vs. 169.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 268: USMAN vs COVINGTON
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/19/2020 W
(15-2-0)
Tyron Woodley
(21-5-1)
WW
(171.0 vs. 171.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 51 ON ESPN: COVINGTON vs WOODLEY
5 01:19
Official MMA Fight Results 12/14/2019 L
(15-1-0)
Kamaru Usman
(15-1-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 245: USMAN vs. COVINGTON
5 04:10
Official MMA Fight Results 08/03/2019 W
(14-1-0)
Robbie Lawler
(28-13-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 170.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on ESPN 5
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/09/2018 W
(13-1-0)
Rafael Dos Anjos
(28-9-0)
WW
(169.0 vs. 169.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 10/28/2017 W
(12-1-0)
Demian Maia
(25-7-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 171.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MACHIDA vs. BRUNSON
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/17/2017 W
(11-1-0)
Dong Hyun Kim
(20-3-1)
WW
(171.0 vs. 171.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLM vs. CORREIA
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 12/17/2016 W
(10-1-0)
Bryan Barberena
(12-3-0)
WW
(170.5 vs. 171.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Vanzant vs. Waterson
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/20/2016 W
(9-1-0)
Max Griffin
(10-2-0)
WW
(171.0 vs. 170.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC 202: Diaz vs. Mcgregor 2
3 02:18
Official MMA Fight Results 06/18/2016 W
(8-1-0)
Jonathan Meunier
(7-0-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.5)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC Fight Night: Macdonald vs. Thompson
3 00:54
Official MMA Fight Results 12/12/2015 L
(8-0-0)
Warlley Alves
(9-0-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 171.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC 194: McGregor vs Aldo
1 01:26
Official MMA Fight Results 05/23/2015 W
(7-0-0)
Mike Pyle
(26-9-1)
WW
(170.5 vs. 171.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/08/2014 W
(6-0-0)
Wagner Silva Gomes
(1-2-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.0)
Submission
UFC Fight Night 56: Manuwa vs Rua
3 03:26
Official MMA Fight Results 08/23/2014 W
(5-0-0)
Wang AnYing
(2-0-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 170.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC Fight Night 48: Le vs Bisping
1 04:50
Official MMA Fight Results 05/16/2014 W
(4-0-0)
Jay Ellis JR
(13-55-0)
WW
(169.8 vs. 170.4)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Absolute Fighting Championships - The Return
1 02:49
Official MMA Fight Results 10/12/2013 W
(3-0-0)
Jose Caceres
(5-3-0)
WW
(169.8 vs. 169.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
CFA 12
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/22/2012 W
(2-0-0)
Jason Jackson
(1-0-0)
WW
(168.7 vs. 169.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Time 10: It's Personal
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 04/27/2012 W
(1-0-0)
David Hayes
(0-0-0)
MW
(180.5 vs. 183.0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Fight Time 9: MMA Explosion
2 01:42
Official MMA Fight Results 02/11/2012 W
(0-0-0)
Chris Ensley
(5-18-0)
WW
(170.0 vs. 171.0)
Submission (Injury)
Midtown Throwdown 3
1 01:21
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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

Amateur 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

Current Streak

1 Win

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) 00:00
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 08/26/2006 W
(0-0-0)
Marcos Rocha
(0-0-0)
Submission
Full Contact Fighting Federation: Rumble at the Roseland 24
1 01:48
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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