Welterweight · Men

Colby Covington

“Chaos”
United States MMA MASTERS debut 2006
#12 Welterweight
Elo 2,086 peak 2,282 · 5 Mar 2022 196 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4709200
17-5pro record
2L current streak
2,189best win, Elo
1,684average opponent
-- born 22 Feb 1988
71.0" / 72.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,586 Sub1,394 Dec1,640

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Rafael dos Anjos Decision R5 · 9 Jun 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,189
  2. Jorge Masvidal Decision R5 · 5 Mar 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,164
  3. Demian Maia Decision R3 · 28 Oct 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,140
  4. Tyron Woodley KO/TKO R5 · 19 Sep 2020 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,009
  5. Dong Hyun Kim Decision R3 · 17 Jun 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,932

Losses

Newest first
  1. Joaquin Buckley KO/TKO R3 · 14 Dec 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,119
  2. Leon Edwards Decision R5 · 16 Dec 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,243
  3. Kamaru Usman Decision R5 · 6 Nov 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,448
  4. Kamaru Usman KO/TKO R5 · 14 Dec 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,276
  5. Warlley Alves Submission R1 · 12 Dec 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,710

Fight history

23 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
23 14 Dec 202436.8 yrs L17-5 Joaquin Buckley 20-6 · 30.6 yrs Welterweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Cut Above Eye) R314:42 0.00 2,191→2,086 -105 2,119 +172→+200 UFC on ESPN 63: Covington vs. Buckley Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 16 Dec 202335.8 yrs L17-4 Leon Edwards 21-3 (1) · 32.3 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.25* 2,232→2,191 -41 2,243 +107→+135 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 5 Mar 202234.0 yrs W17-3 Jorge Masvidal 35-15 · 37.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 1.00* 2,205→2,282 +77 2,164 -335→-328 UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 6 Nov 202133.7 yrs L16-3 Kamaru Usman 21-1 · 34.5 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.47* 2,149→2,205 +56 2,448 +223→+236 UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 19 Sep 202032.6 yrs W16-2 Tyron Woodley 19-5-1 · 38.4 yrs Welterweight KO/TKORib Injury R521:19 1.00 2,089→2,157 +68 2,009 -318→-324 UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 14 Dec 201931.8 yrs L15-2 Kamaru Usman 17-1 · 32.6 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R524:10 0.00 2,145→2,089 -56 2,276 +136→+154 UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 3 Aug 201931.4 yrs W15-1 Robbie Lawler 28-13 (1) · 37.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 1.00* 2,106→2,145 +39 1,890 -227→-225 UFC on ESPN 5: Covington vs. Lawler Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 9 Jun 201830.3 yrs W14-1 Rafael dos Anjos 28-9 · 33.6 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.65* 2,057→2,115 +58 2,189 +105→-129 UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 28 Oct 201729.7 yrs W13-1 Demian Maia 25-7 · 40.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.89* 1,944→2,057 +113 2,140 -145→-136 UFC Fight Night 119: Brunson vs. Machida Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 17 Jun 201729.3 yrs W12-1 Dong Hyun Kim 22-3-1 (1) · 35.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,833→1,944 +112 1,932 -215→-325 UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 17 Dec 201628.8 yrs W11-1 Bryan Barberena 12-3 · 27.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.97* 1,739→1,833 +94 1,784 -355→-355 UFC on Fox 22: VanZant vs. Waterson Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 20 Aug 201628.5 yrs W10-1 Max Griffin 12-3 · 30.7 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R312:18 1.00 1,626→1,739 +113 1,730 -248→-330 UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 18 Jun 201628.3 yrs W9-1 Jonathan Meunier 7-0 · 28.9 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R310:54 1.00 1,516→1,626 +110 1,607 +233→+208 UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 12 Dec 201527.8 yrs L8-1 Warlley Alves 12-0 · 24.9 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:26 0.00 1,570→1,516 -54 1,710 -115→-125 UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 23 May 201527.2 yrs W8-0 Mike Pyle 26-9-1 · 39.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.79* 1,462→1,570 +109 1,737 -260→-260 UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier Ultimate Fighting Championship
8 8 Nov 201426.7 yrs W7-0 Wagner Silva 5-3 · 27.8 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R313:26 1.00 1,410→1,462 +52 1,260 -474→-474 UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs. St. Preux Ultimate Fighting Championship
7 23 Aug 201426.5 yrs W6-0 Anying Wang 2-0 · 23.4 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOStrikes R14:50 1.00 1,339→1,410 +70 1,270 -316→-316 UFC Fight Night 48: Bisping vs. Le Ultimate Fighting Championship
6 16 May 201426.2 yrs W5-0 Jay Ellis 13-56 · 30.3 yrs Welterweight SubArm Triangle Choke R12:49 1.00 1,328→1,339 +11 859 – AFC 21: The Return AFC
5 12 Oct 201325.6 yrs W4-0 Jose Caceres 5-3 · 26.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,236→1,328 +92 1,371 – CFA 12: Sampo vs. Thao Championship Fighting Alliance
4 22 Jun 201224.3 yrs W3-0 Jason Jackson 1-0 · 21.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,164→1,240 +76 1,231 – Fight Time 10: It's Personal Fight Time
3 27 Apr 201224.2 yrs W2-0 David Hayes debut · 28.1 yrs Middleweight SubArm Triangle Choke R26:42 1.00 1,120→1,164 +43 926 – Fight Time 9: MMA Explosion Fight Time
2 11 Feb 201224.0 yrs W1-0 Chris Ensley 6-20 Welterweight KO/TKOKnee Injury R11:21 1.00 1,095→1,120 +26 789 – Midtown Productions - Midtown Throwdown 3 Midtown Throwdown
1 26 Aug 200618.5 yrs W1-0 Marcos Rocha debut – SubBulldog Choke R11:48 1.00 1,056→1,122 +66 1,056 – FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 24 Full Contact Fighting Federation am