Colby Covington "Chaos"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record12-5 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record146-49-1 (74.9%) across 17 opponents
Last 5 opponents58-18-1 (76.3%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height5' 11"
Reach72"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.81
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.09
Striking accuracy38%
Striking defense55%
Takedowns per 15 minutes3.64
Takedowns landed / attempted43%
Takedown defense69%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.16
Average fight time16.9 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 7 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2024-12-14Joaquin Buckley10-4StrikerLTKO - Doctor's Stoppage R3 4:42UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2023-12-16Leon Edwards13-2 (1 NC)BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2022-03-05Jorge Masvidal12-8StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
2021-11-06Kamaru Usman14-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
2020-09-19Tyron Woodley9-4-1BalancedWKO/TKO R5 1:19UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
2019-12-14Kamaru Usman10-0WrestlerLKO/TKO R5 4:10 (title)UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
2019-08-03Robbie Lawler13-7StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
2018-06-09Rafael Dos Anjos17-7WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2017-10-28Demian Maia19-7GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-06-17Dong Hyun Kim13-3 (1 NC)WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
2016-12-17Bryan Barberena3-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
2016-08-20Max GriffinUFC debut—WKO/TKO R3 2:18UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
2016-06-18Jonathan MeunierUFC debut—WSubmission R3 0:54UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson
2015-12-12Warlley Alves3-0GrapplerLSubmission R1 1:26UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
2015-05-23Mike Pyle9-5GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
2014-11-08Wagner Silva0-1—WSubmission R3 3:26UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux
2014-08-23Anying Wang1-0—WKO/TKO R1 4:50UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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