WelterweightContender

Colby Covington

Chaos” · USA

#77
P4P rank
80
Overall
17-5
Record
37
Age
5'11"
Height
170 lbs
Weight
72"
Reach
Skill axes
Striking75
Wrestling87
Grappling78
Cardio + IQ83

#11 of 16 in Welterweight by overall.

Striking breakdown231 sig. strikes · 17 fights
Head62%
Body17%
Leg21%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights
Lvs Joaquin BuckleyTKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Rd 3Dec 14, 2024Sig 10–23 · 0:22 ctrl
Lvs Leon EdwardsDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Dec 16, 2023Sig 10–13
Wvs Jorge MasvidalDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Mar 5, 2022Sig 7–6 · TD 3–0 · 3:32 ctrl
Lvs Kamaru UsmanDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Nov 6, 2021Sig 13–17 · TD 0–1
Wvs Tyron WoodleyKO/TKO · Rd 5Sep 19, 2020Sig 13–5 · TD 1–0 · 2:18 ctrl

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted17 UFC fights · Hard competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking4
Adj. wrestling95
Adj. takedown defense97
Strength of schedule69
UFCStats career averages
Sig. strikes landed / min3.8
Striking accuracy38%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.1
Striking defense54%
Takedowns / 15 min3.6
Takedown accuracy42%
Takedown defense68%
Submissions / 15 min0.2
How the wins come
KO / TKO3
Submission2
Decision7

Finish rate 29% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.