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UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman
15-1 · NGA
VS
Colby Covington
Colby Covington
15-1 · USA
December 14, 2019 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington by KO/TKO (Punch), R5 4:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Usman34/910/000:00
Covington39/1110/000:00
R2
Usman40/790/000:00
Covington41/970/000:00
R3
Usman29/500/000:00
Covington8/510/000:00
R4
Usman35/680/000:00
Covington36/760/000:00
R5 · 4:10
Usman37/720/020:11
Covington19/600/000:00
Total
Usman175/3600/020:11
Covington143/3950/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
UsmanWin probabilityCovington
54.0%46.0%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
8%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 17.4 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Usman, blue toward Covington. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Usman54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%53%
Submission3%5%
Decision22%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes82 (47107)act 175
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 0
Covington46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%48%
Submission6%12%
Decision18%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4399)act 143
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~158 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R212%
R317%
R410%
R57%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Usman
53.5%-117
Covington
+11745.8%
Most takedownstie 32.9%
Usman
40.3%-150
Covington
+15026.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Usman
Expected: 82.3
82.5
Over 82.5
42.3%
+136
Under 82.5
57.7%
-136
0103206
Covington
Expected: 75.7
75.5
Over 75.5
42.7%
+134
Under 75.5
57.3%
-134
095190
Takedowns — over/under
Usman
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.4%
+130
Exactly 1
16.2%
push
Under 1
47.4%
-130
035
Covington
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.4%
+142
Under 0.5
58.6%
-142
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 17.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Usman54.0%63.5%−9.5-190
Covington46.0%36.5%+9.5+165

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
79.2Striking67.8
Usman +11.5
70.2Grappling72.7
Covington +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
UsmanCovington
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1674
Pound-for-pound
1664
1666
Divisional
1657
1501
Striking offense
1526
1518
Striking defense
1506
1536
Grappling offense
1552
1541
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
72"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.20
Strikes landed / min
3.90
54%
Strike accuracy
38%
1.60
Strikes absorbed / min
2.35
58%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.96
Takedowns / 15 min
5.69
51%
Takedown accuracy
52%
100%
Takedown defense
78%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
91%
+10
Win/loss streak
+7
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
20%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kamaru Usman
  • WTyron WoodleyU-DEC R5
    Close +1659mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close -3301y before
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R5
    Close -5251y 7mo before
  • WEmil MeekU-DEC R3
    Close -7501y 11mo before
  • WSergio MoraesKO/TKO R1
    Close -10002y 3mo before
Colby Covington
  • WRobbie LawlerU-DEC R5
    Close -3004mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close -1351y 6mo before
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close +1002y 2mo before
  • WDong Hyun KimU-DEC R3
    Close -2402y 6mo before
  • WBryan BarberenaU-DEC R3
    Close -3603y before
Usman — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
8 (80%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Covington — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(100%) 1
6 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Usman
Covington
10
UFC fights
11
159.1 min · 15.9 avg
Octagon time
152.9 min · 13.9 avg
13y 8m
Career length
14y 6m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Usman
Covington
161W–37L · 81.3%
Overall
174W–49L · 78.0%
161W–37L · 81.3%
Wins
165W–49L · 77.1%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Usman
Covington
26W–15L · 63.4%
Overall
24W–78L · 23.5%
23W–12L · 65.7%
Wins
24W–78L · 23.5%
3W–3L · 50.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Usman
Covington
5.23
Landed / min
7.81
37.7%
Accuracy
33.1%
65.9%
Defense
62.6%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.10
32.7%
Time at distance
37.6%
Grappling & control
Usman
Covington
3.96
Takedowns / 15 min
5.69
50.6%
Takedown accuracy
51.8%
100.0%
Takedown defense
78.3%
0.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
96.9%
Control share
95.3%
Strike target map
Usman
  • Head61%(408)div 63%
  • Body28%(190)div 20%
  • Legs10%(70)div 16%
Covington
  • Head68%(404)div 63%
  • Body13%(77)div 20%
  • Legs19%(115)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Kamaru Usman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Colby Covington
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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