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Colby Covington

Fighter profile

Colby Covington

WW17-5-0P4P #84Div #18
Form
4.4
4.8
8.4
4.9
7.4
85
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
84
Boxing
79
Kicking
82
Clinch
79
Striking def.
69
Wrestling off.
93
Wrestling def.
93
Ground game
87
Submissions
66
Grappling def.
94
Profile
Age38
Height5'11"
Reach72"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2012
UFC record12-5-0
Last fight2024-12-14
Octagon time288.1 min
Avg fight16.9 min
Career length14y 6m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjurysurgeryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Striking offense1530
95th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1495
35th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1532
97th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1545
95th
WW avg 1505
Momentum23
59th
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
53% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
2 (17%)Submission(20%) 1
7 (58%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(—) 0
2 (40%)Submission(—) 0
2 (40%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes1099
Sig. accuracy38%
Sig. attempted2856
Total strikes2043
Total attempted3953
Knockdowns1
Head763
Body174
Leg162
Distance876
Clinch107
Ground116

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed890
Sig. defense55%
KDs absorbed4
Head abs.578
Body abs.209
Leg abs.103
Distance abs.740
Clinch abs.95
Ground abs.55

Grappling · offense

Takedowns70
TD accuracy43%
TD attempted164
Sub att.3
Reversals1
Control time125:04

Grappling · defense

TD defense69%
TDs absorbed9
TD att. faced29
Sub att. faced7
Controlled time9:01

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 17 UFC fights · 288:05 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Colby has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
303W–80Lwin 79.1%div #134/300pct 56th
WinsAverage
219W–69Lwin 76.0%div #166/273pct 40th
LossesElite
84W–11Lwin 88.4%div #24/291pct 92nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1610 elodiv #9/300pct 97th
WinsElite
1590 elodiv #18/273pct 94th
LossesElite
1660 elodiv #3/291pct 99th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall24W–78L23.5%
Wins24W–78L23.5%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Colby, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−0.22u−1.3% ROI

over 17 close-line bets

Average odds
-173

63% implied

As favorite
11W–1L

ROI +23.2%

Avg -277

As underdog
1W–4L

ROI −60.0%

Avg +155

Based on 17 of 17 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.