Colby Covington

“Chaos”

OctagonStats Rating 1620

12-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornFeb 22, 1988

Age38

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.81

Str. Acc38%

SApM3.09

Str. Def54%

TD Avg3.64

TD Acc42%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.2

Recent form

L L W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

17 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

3 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 7 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate42%

Times finished60%

StreakL2

Best streak7

Avg fight16:57

Octagon time4h 48m

Opp win%70%

ActiveAug. 23, 2014 – Dec. 14, 2024 (11y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced4

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Colby Covington "Chaos" is a 17-5-0 grappler.

Colby debuted Aug. 23, 2014 vs Anying Wang (win). Longest win streak: 7. On a 2-fight losing skid. 11 years active (Aug. 23, 2014–Dec. 14, 2024).

Best wins: Jorge Masvidal (U-DEC R5, Mar. 05, 2022); Dong Hyun Kim (U-DEC R3, Jun. 17, 2017); Demian Maia (U-DEC R3, Oct. 28, 2017).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Dec. 14, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley	L Joaquin Buckley	KO/TKO	3	4:42	0 0	37 75	1 0	0 1
Dec. 16, 2023	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington	L Leon Edwards	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	44 57	2 2	0 2
Mar. 05, 2022	UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal	W Jorge Masvidal	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	94 67	6 0	1 0
Nov. 06, 2021	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2	L Kamaru Usman	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 2	107 123	0 1	0 0
Sep. 19, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley	W Tyron Woodley	KO/TKO	5	1:19	0 0	78 34	3 1	0 0
Dec. 14, 2019	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington	L Kamaru Usman	KO/TKO Punch	5	4:10	0 2	143 175	0 0	0 0
Aug. 03, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler	W Robbie Lawler	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	179 78	10 0	0 0
Jun. 09, 2018	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2	W Rafael Dos Anjos	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	99 105	7 3	0 0
Oct. 28, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	W Demian Maia	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	88 53	0 0	0 0
Jun. 17, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia	W Dong Hyun Kim	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 19	8 2	0 0
Dec. 17, 2016	UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson	W Bryan Barberena	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	76 41	12 0	0 0
Aug. 20, 2016	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2	W Max Griffin	KO/TKO Punches	3	2:18	0 0	26 13	6 0	0 1
Jun. 18, 2016	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson	W Jonathan Meunier	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	0:54	1 0	19 16	5 0	1 0
Dec. 12, 2015	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor	L Warlley Alves	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	1:26	0 0	2 2	1 0	0 1
May. 23, 2015	UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier	W Mike Pyle	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	26 16	2 0	0 2
Nov. 08, 2014	UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux	W Wagner Silva	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	3:26	0 0	23 16	5 0	1 0
Aug. 23, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le	W Anying Wang	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:50	0 0	11 0	2 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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