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Colby Covington

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Rank State: Florida
Age: 37
Last 5: W L W L L
Association: MMA Masters
Pro Debut Date: 2012-02-11
Pro Record: 17-5-0
Current Ranking:
#8 Welterweight
'Big League' Record: 12-5-0
Last 3 Years: 0-2-0
Win Finish %: 47.1%
Combat Age: 44
Quality Perf. %: 72.7%
Last Quality Perf.: 2023-12-16
540 Metric: .750
Rating Points: 671
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2022

#2 Welterweight

All-Time Rank:

#8 Welterweight
Last Fight Date: 12/14/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#5 WW] Joaquin Buckley
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W W
UFC Record: 12-5-0
Octagon Time: 4:48:05
Title Bouts: 1-3-0
Longest Win Streak: 7 (2016-2019)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2014-2015)
UFC Debut: 2014-08-23
Last UFC Fight: 2024-12-14

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Joaquin Buckley
#12 Welterweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
  UFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley
Saturday, December 14th 2024
L Leon Edwards
#1 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16th 2023
W Jorge Masvidal
#5 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Saturday, March 5th 2022
L Kamaru Usman
#1 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
Saturday, November 6th 2021
W Tyron Woodley
#6 Welterweight 		TKO (Rib Injury)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 178 - Covington vs. Woodley
Saturday, September 19th 2020
L Kamaru Usman
#1 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 5
  UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
Saturday, December 14th 2019
W Robbie Lawler
#17 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC on ESPN 5 - Covington vs. Lawler
Saturday, August 3rd 2019
W Rafael dos Anjos
#2 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018
W Demian Maia
#5 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida
Saturday, October 28th 2017
W Dong Hyun Kim
#17 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia
Saturday, June 17th 2017
W Bryan Barberena
#43 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on Fox 22 - VanZant vs. Waterson
Saturday, December 17th 2016
W Max Griffin
#57 Welterweight 		TKO
Round 3
  UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Saturday, August 20th 2016
W Jonathan Meunier
#439 Welterweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 89 - MacDonald vs. Thompson
Saturday, June 18th 2016
L Warlley Alves
#41 Welterweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
Saturday, December 12th 2015
W Mike Pyle
#30 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015
W Wagner Silva
#340 Middleweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Saturday, November 8th 2014
W Anying Wang Submission (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night - Bisping vs. Le
Saturday, August 23rd 2014
W Jay Ellis Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  AFC 21 - The Return
Friday, May 16th 2014
W Jose Caceres
#481 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  CFA 12 - Sampo vs. Thao
Saturday, October 12th 2013
W Jason Jackson Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Fight Time 10 - Its Personal
Friday, June 22nd 2012
W David Hayes Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  Fight Time 9 - MMA Explosion
Friday, April 27th 2012
W Chris Ensley Submission
Round 1
  Midtown Productions - Midtown Throwdown 3
Saturday, February 11th 2012
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Joaquin Buckley
#12 Welterweight 		  UFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley
Saturday, December 14th 2024 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
L Leon Edwards
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16th 2023 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Jorge Masvidal
#5 Welterweight 		  UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Saturday, March 5th 2022 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Kamaru Usman
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
Saturday, November 6th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Tyron Woodley
#6 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 178 - Covington vs. Woodley
Saturday, September 19th 2020 		TKO (Rib Injury)
Round 5
L Kamaru Usman
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
Saturday, December 14th 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 5
W Robbie Lawler
#17 Welterweight 		  UFC on ESPN 5 - Covington vs. Lawler
Saturday, August 3rd 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Rafael dos Anjos
#2 Welterweight 		  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Demian Maia
#5 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida
Saturday, October 28th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Dong Hyun Kim
#17 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia
Saturday, June 17th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Bryan Barberena
#43 Welterweight 		  UFC on Fox 22 - VanZant vs. Waterson
Saturday, December 17th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Max Griffin
#57 Welterweight 		  UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Saturday, August 20th 2016 		TKO
Round 3
W Jonathan Meunier
#439 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 89 - MacDonald vs. Thompson
Saturday, June 18th 2016 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
L Warlley Alves
#41 Welterweight 		  UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
Saturday, December 12th 2015 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Mike Pyle
#30 Welterweight 		  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Wagner Silva
#340 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Saturday, November 8th 2014 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Anying Wang   UFC Fight Night - Bisping vs. Le
Saturday, August 23rd 2014 		Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Jay Ellis   AFC 21 - The Return
Friday, May 16th 2014 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Jose Caceres
#481 Welterweight 		  CFA 12 - Sampo vs. Thao
Saturday, October 12th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jason Jackson   Fight Time 10 - Its Personal
Friday, June 22nd 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W David Hayes   Fight Time 9 - MMA Explosion
Friday, April 27th 2012 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Chris Ensley   Midtown Productions - Midtown Throwdown 3
Saturday, February 11th 2012 		Submission
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2025 3 #7 Welterweight 17-5-0
1034
10/01/2024   #4 Welterweight 17-4-0
1209
07/01/2024   #4 Welterweight 17-4-0
1209
04/01/2024   #4 Welterweight 17-4-0
1209
01/01/2024 NR #4 Welterweight 17-4-0
1209
04/01/2023   #3 Welterweight 17-3-0
1464
01/01/2023   #3 Welterweight 17-3-0
1548
10/01/2022 1 #3 Welterweight 17-3-0
1548
07/01/2022   #2 Welterweight 17-3-0
1548
04/01/2022   #2 Welterweight 17-3-0
1548
01/01/2022 1 #2 Welterweight 16-3-0
1246
10/01/2021 1 #3 Welterweight 16-2-0
1229
07/01/2021   #2 Welterweight 16-2-0
1268
04/01/2021   #2 Welterweight 16-2-0
1268
01/01/2021   #2 Welterweight 16-2-0
1268
10/01/2020 2 #2 Welterweight 16-2-0
1268
07/01/2020   #4 Welterweight 15-2-0
1017
04/01/2020   #4 Welterweight 15-2-0
1017
01/01/2020 1 #4 Welterweight 15-2-0
1017
10/01/2019   #3 Welterweight 15-1-0
1163
07/01/2019   #3 Welterweight 14-1-0
1083
04/01/2019 1 #3 Welterweight 14-1-0
1136
01/01/2019   #2 Welterweight 14-1-0
1136
10/01/2018   #2 Welterweight 14-1-0
1136
07/01/2018 2 #2 Welterweight 14-1-0
1136
04/01/2018   #4 Welterweight 13-1-0
738
01/01/2018 16 #4 Welterweight 13-1-0
738
10/01/2017 2 #20 Welterweight 12-1-0
359
07/01/2017 13 #18 Welterweight 12-1-0
359
04/01/2017 1 #31 Welterweight 11-1-0
227
01/01/2017 12 #30 Welterweight 11-1-0
227
10/01/2016 25 #42 Welterweight 10-1-0
173
07/01/2016 4 #67 Welterweight 9-1-0
125
04/01/2016 8 #71 Welterweight 8-1-0
120
01/01/2016 30 #63 Welterweight 8-1-0
120
10/01/2015   #33 Welterweight 8-0-0
168
07/01/2015 150 #33 Welterweight 8-0-0
168
04/01/2015 52 #183 Welterweight 7-0-0
56
01/01/2015 77 #235 Welterweight 7-0-0
45
10/01/2014 79 #312 Welterweight 6-0-0
36
07/01/2014 6 #391 Welterweight 5-0-0
30
04/01/2014 12 #397 Welterweight 4-0-0
30
01/01/2014 NR #385 Welterweight 4-0-0
31
07/01/2013 8 #668 Welterweight 3-0-0
20
04/01/2013 13 #660 Welterweight 3-0-0
21
01/01/2013   #647 Welterweight 3-0-0
21
10/01/2012 27 #647 Welterweight 3-0-0
21
07/01/2012 NR #620 Welterweight 3-0-0
21


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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