Fighter profile

Colby Covington

“Chaos”

Welterweight · UFC record 12-5 · 17 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 14 Dec 2024

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)73

Power64

Striking defense72

Takedown defense77

WrestlingProvisional measure85

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (17 detailed fights; as of Sat 14 Dec 2024). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED82.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED76.6

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

17 detailed UFC fights · 61 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 14 Dec 2024; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.6per round

Striking differential+3.4per round

Takedown attempts2.69per round

Takedown defense69.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate41.7%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 18.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.6
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +3.4
Striking accuracy: 38.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.02
Target: head / body / leg: 69.4% / 15.8% / 14.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 79.7% / 9.7% / 10.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.69
Takedowns landed per round: 1.15
Takedown accuracy: 42.7%
Takedown defense: 69.0%
Control time per round: 2:03
Submission attempts per round: 0.05
Reversals per round: 0.02

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 12-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 41.7%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 2 · 7
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 4
Average fight time: 18:34 (over 14 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Colby Covington — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 14 Dec 2024	Joaquin Buckley	L	KO/TKO	R3 4:42	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Sat 16 Dec 2023	Leon Edwards	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Sat 5 Mar 2022	Jorge Masvidal	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Sat 6 Nov 2021	Kamaru Usman	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Sat 19 Sep 2020	Tyron Woodley	W	KO/TKO	R5 1:19	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

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Colby Covington — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 14 Dec 2019	Kamaru Usman	L	KO/TKO Punch	R5 4:10	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Sat 3 Aug 2019	Robbie Lawler	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Sat 9 Jun 2018	Rafael Dos Anjos	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Sat 28 Oct 2017	Demian Maia	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Sat 17 Jun 2017	Dong Hyun Kim	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
Sat 17 Dec 2016	Bryan Barberena	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
Sat 20 Aug 2016	Max Griffin	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:18	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Sat 18 Jun 2016	Jonathan Meunier	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 0:54	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson
Sat 12 Dec 2015	Warlley Alves	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 1:26	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Sat 23 May 2015	Mike Pyle	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Sat 8 Nov 2014	Wagner Silva	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 3:26	UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux
Sat 23 Aug 2014	Anying Wang	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:50	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le

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