Colby Covington
“Chaos”
Rank 9 - Welterweight
Age: 37 | Feb 22, 1988
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 72.0"
Professional Record
| 22 fights | 17 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 4 | 2 |
| Submissions | 4 | 1 |
| Decisions | 9 | 2 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 17 - 5 - 0 | Joaquin Buckley | UFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley | December 14, 2024 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 4:42 |
| LOSS | 17 - 4 - 0 | Leon Edwards | UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington | December 16, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 17 - 3 - 0 | Jorge Masvidal | UFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal | March 05, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 16 - 3 - 0 | Kamaru Usman | UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2 | November 06, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 16 - 2 - 0 | Tyron Woodley | UFC Fight Night 178 - Covington vs. Woodley | September 19, 2020 | TKO (Rib Injury) | Dan Miragliotta | 5 | 1:19 |
| LOSS | 15 - 2 - 0 | Kamaru Usman | UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington | December 14, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 4:10 |
| WIN | 15 - 1 - 0 | Robbie Lawler | UFC on ESPN 5 - Covington vs. Lawler | August 03, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Keith Peterson | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 14 - 1 - 0 | Rafael dos Anjos | UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | June 09, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 13 - 1 - 0 | Demian Maia | UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida | October 28, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jerin Valel | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 12 - 1 - 0 | Dong Hyun Kim | UFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia | June 17, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Steve Perceval | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 11 - 1 - 0 | Bryan Barberena | UFC on Fox 22 - VanZant vs. Waterson | December 17, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mike Beltran | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 10 - 1 - 0 | Max Griffin | UFC 202 - Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | August 20, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 3 | 2:18 |
| WIN | 9 - 1 - 0 | Jonathan Meunier | UFC Fight Night 89 - MacDonald vs. Thompson | June 18, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Yves Lavigne | 3 | 0:54 |
| LOSS | 8 - 1 - 0 | Warlley Alves | UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor | December 12, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Mark Smith | 1 | 1:26 |
| WIN | 8 - 0 - 0 | Mike Pyle | UFC 187 - Johnson vs. Cormier | May 23, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 7 - 0 - 0 | Wagner Silva | UFC Fight Night 56 - Shogun vs. St. Preux | November 08, 2014 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Keith Peterson | 3 | 3:26 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 0 | Anying Wang | UFC Fight Night 48 - Bisping vs. Le | August 23, 2014 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | Leon Roberts | 1 | 4:50 |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Jay Ellis | AFC 21 - The Return | May 16, 2014 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:49 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Jose Caceres | CFA 12 - Sampo vs. Thao | October 12, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Jason Jackson | Fight Time 10 - It's Personal | June 23, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | David Hayes | Fight Time 9 - MMA Explosion | April 28, 2012 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 1:42 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Chris Ensley | Midtown Productions - Midtown Throwdown 3 | February 11, 2012 | TKO (Submission to Knee Injury) | 1 | 1:21 |
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