Colby Covington
“Chaos”
Colby Covington is ranked 27th of 426 welterweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,96827th of 426 · Welterweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.51Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- DecliningCareer-best FLR 2,062, 5 Mar 2022
- Record
- 17–5Pro
Fame against skill.
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Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2024 | Lost to Joaquin BuckleyUFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley · TKO (Doctor Stoppage), R3 | −37 |
| 16 Dec 2023 | Lost to Leon Edwards TitleUFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −36 |
| 5 Mar 2022 | Won vs Jorge MasvidalUFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +25 |
| 6 Nov 2021 | Lost to Kamaru Usman TitleUFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −14 |
| 19 Sept 2020 | Won vs Tyron WoodleyUFC Fight Night 178 - Covington vs. Woodley · TKO (Rib Injury), R5 | +28 |
| 14 Dec 2019 | Lost to Kamaru Usman TitleUFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington · TKO (Punches), R5 | −10 |
| 3 Aug 2019 | Won vs Robbie LawlerUFC on ESPN 5 - Covington vs. Lawler · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +26 |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Won vs Rafael dos Anjos TitleUFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +24 |
| 28 Oct 2017 | Won vs Demian MaiaUFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +43 |
| 17 Jun 2017 | Won vs Dong Hyun KimUFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +44 |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Won vs Bryan BarberenaUFC on Fox 22 - VanZant vs. Waterson · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +38 |
| 20 Aug 2016 | Won vs Max GriffinUFC 202 - Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · TKO (Punches), R3 | +62 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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