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Colby Covington

17-5-0
38y·5' 11"·72" reach·Orthodox
6:31
Control / 15m
time on top
+0.72
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
42%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.1
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 17 recorded bouts, 1099 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 69%Body 16%Legs 15%
Position
Distance 80%Clinch 10%Ground 11%
And how often each lands
Head32%
Body66%
Legs83%
Distance35%
Clinch67%
Ground71%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

12Wins3 KO · 2 SUB · 7 DEC
5Losses2 KO · 1 SUB · 2 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

80%
Wang
62%
Silva
76%
Pyle
73%
Alves
84%
Meunier
82%
Griffin
61%
Barberena
68%
Kim
12%
Maia
50%
Anjos
35%
Lawler
0%
Usman
56%
Woodley
8%
Usman
65%
Masvidal
20%
Edwards
25%
Buckley

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R12.84100%17
R24.00141%15
R33.82134%15
R45.60197%7
R53.90137%7

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min3.81
Strikes absorbed / min3.09
Striking accuracyof everything thrown38%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed54%
Takedowns / 15 min3.64
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land42%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed68%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.2
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together6.9
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 17 bouts16.9m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

34.6%
Landed at range
2,533 thrown over 16 bouts
36.1%
Expected
against these opponents
−1.5pp
Gap
below expected
92.2%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LJoaquin BuckleyDec 2024DOC R33:40 ctrl37 str1 td
Significant strikes
37 of 124 · 30%
Total strikes
71 of 161 · 44%
Takedowns
1 of 8 · 13%
Control
3:40
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Doctor's stoppage, R3 4:42
Cut above eye
Target
Head 70%Body 22%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 0%Ground 11%
This fight on UFCStats
LLeon EdwardsDec 2023U-DEC5:04 ctrl44 str2 td
Significant strikes
44 of 126 · 35%
Total strikes
109 of 194 · 56%
Takedowns
2 of 10 · 20%
Control
5:04
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 45%Body 16%Legs 39%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJorge MasvidalMar 2022U-DEC16:14 ctrl94 str6 td
Significant strikes
94 of 201 · 47%
Total strikes
218 of 338 · 64%
Takedowns
6 of 15 · 40%
Control
16:14
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 89%Body 10%Legs 1%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 6%Ground 27%
This fight on UFCStats
LKamaru UsmanNov 2021U-DEC1:54 ctrl107 str0 td
Significant strikes
107 of 281 · 38%
Total strikes
119 of 298 · 40%
Takedowns
0 of 11 · 0%
Control
1:54
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 74%Body 21%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 94%Clinch 6%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WTyron WoodleySep 2020KO R512:01 ctrl78 str3 td
Significant strikes
78 of 143 · 55%
Total strikes
232 of 311 · 75%
Takedowns
3 of 8 · 38%
Control
12:01
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R5 1:19
to Rib injury
Target
Head 60%Body 28%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 55%Clinch 24%Ground 21%
This fight on UFCStats
LKamaru UsmanDec 2019KO R50:00 ctrl143 str0 td
Significant strikes
143 of 395 · 36%
Total strikes
143 of 395 · 36%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R5 4:10
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 72%Body 20%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRobbie LawlerAug 2019U-DEC8:42 ctrl179 str10 td
Significant strikes
179 of 515 · 35%
Total strikes
201 of 541 · 37%
Takedowns
10 of 18 · 56%
Control
8:42
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 72%Body 11%Legs 17%
Position
Distance 86%Clinch 14%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRafael Dos AnjosJun 2018U-DEC12:36 ctrl99 str7 td
Significant strikes
99 of 296 · 33%
Total strikes
142 of 346 · 41%
Takedowns
7 of 18 · 39%
Control
12:36
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 55%Body 14%Legs 31%
Position
Distance 91%Clinch 8%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
WDemian MaiaOct 2017U-DEC1:46 ctrl88 str0 td
Significant strikes
88 of 317 · 28%
Total strikes
121 of 351 · 34%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 74%Body 1%Legs 25%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 5%Ground 3%
This fight on UFCStats
WDong Hyun KimJun 2017U-DEC10:09 ctrl47 str8 td
Significant strikes
47 of 105 · 45%
Total strikes
92 of 154 · 60%
Takedowns
8 of 15 · 53%
Control
10:09
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 38%Body 26%Legs 36%
Position
Distance 57%Clinch 38%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats
WBryan BarberenaDec 2016U-DEC9:05 ctrl76 str12 td
Significant strikes
76 of 141 · 54%
Total strikes
96 of 167 · 57%
Takedowns
12 of 17 · 71%
Control
9:05
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 74%Body 16%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 78%Clinch 13%Ground 9%
This fight on UFCStats
WMax GriffinAug 2016KO R310:08 ctrl26 str6 td
Significant strikes
26 of 46 · 57%
Total strikes
161 of 216 · 75%
Takedowns
6 of 9 · 67%
Control
10:08
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 2:18
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 73%Body 23%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 54%Clinch 4%Ground 42%
This fight on UFCStats
WJonathan MeunierJun 2016SUB R39:08 ctrl19 str5 td
Significant strikes
19 of 34 · 56%
Total strikes
78 of 107 · 73%
Takedowns
5 of 9 · 56%
Control
9:08
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 0:54
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 89%Body 11%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 16%Clinch 0%Ground 84%
This fight on UFCStats
LWarlley AlvesDec 2015SUB R11:03 ctrl2 str1 td
Significant strikes
2 of 2 · 100%
Total strikes
2 of 2 · 100%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
1:03
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 1:26
Guillotine Choke Standing
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 0%Clinch 50%Ground 50%
This fight on UFCStats
WMike PyleMay 2015U-DEC11:22 ctrl26 str2 td
Significant strikes
26 of 51 · 51%
Total strikes
95 of 129 · 74%
Takedowns
2 of 10 · 20%
Control
11:22
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 88%Body 4%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 23%Clinch 15%Ground 62%
This fight on UFCStats
WWagner SilvaNov 2014SUB R38:21 ctrl23 str5 td
Significant strikes
23 of 62 · 37%
Total strikes
97 of 155 · 63%
Takedowns
5 of 12 · 42%
Control
8:21
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 3:26
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 57%Body 30%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 57%Clinch 22%Ground 22%
This fight on UFCStats
WAnying WangAug 2014KO R13:51 ctrl11 str2 td
Significant strikes
11 of 17 · 65%
Total strikes
66 of 88 · 75%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
3:51
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:50
Punches to Head From Side Control Submission to Strikes
Target
Head 82%Body 18%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 18%Clinch 0%Ground 82%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.