Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley
Colby Covington is 17-5-0; Joaquin Buckley is 21-8-0. Colby Covington is 6 years older than Joaquin Buckley. Joaquin Buckley has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Colby Covington. Colby Covington is 1" · 3 cm taller than Joaquin Buckley. They have met once: Colby Covington 0, Joaquin Buckley 1.
Style & credentials
- 2023Black belt · BJJDaniel Valverde
- 2013Champion · Fila Grappling Worlds77 kg
- 2011All-American · NCAA D1174 lb
- 2007Champion · NJCAA165 lb
- —Competitor · Real American Freestylelight heavyweight
- —Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MissouriWrestling Folkstyle · high school
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- LUFC 296: Edwards vs Covington · Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler · Aug 3, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero · Jun 9, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida · Oct 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia · Jun 17, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson · Dec 17, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WJonathan MeunierUFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · Jun 18, 2016SUB · R3 · 0:54 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- WWagner SilvaUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Nov 8, 2014SUB · R3 · 3:26 · Welterweight
- WAnying WangUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos · Aug 23, 2014TKO · R1 · 4:50 · Welterweight
- WJay EllisAbsolute FC 21 · May 16, 2014SUB · R1 · 2:45 · Welterweight
- WJose CaceresCFA 12: Sampo vs. Thao · Oct 12, 2013Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- W
- WDavid HayesFight Time 9 · Apr 27, 2012SUB · R2 · 1:42
- WChris EnsleyMidtown Throwdown 3 · Feb 11, 2012TKO · R1 · 1:21 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green · Oct 7, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
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- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WJackie GoshLFA 87: Logan vs. Rosales · Jul 31, 2020TKO · R2 · 1:47 · Middleweight
- W
- LBellator 197: Chandler vs. Girtz · Apr 13, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WBellator 175: Jackson vs. Lawal 2 · Mar 31, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LJackie GoshBellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2 · Nov 10, 2016TKO · R1 · 2:44 · Welterweight
- W
- WKyle KurtzShamrock FC · Sep 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
- WStacy Bacon Jr.Shamrock FC · Jul 25, 2015Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WKalel RobinsonShamrock FC · Mar 21, 2015TKO · R2 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WBryant WestShamrock Fighting Championships · Feb 21, 2015TKO
- WWesley SullivanShamrock Fighting Championships · Sep 13, 2014TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley (Sat, Dec 14, 2024), where Joaquin Buckley won by TKO.
What are the records of Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley?
Colby Covington is 17-5-0 and Joaquin Buckley is 21-8-0.
Who has the longer reach, Colby Covington or Joaquin Buckley?
Joaquin Buckley has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Colby Covington, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Colby Covington or Joaquin Buckley?
Colby Covington is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Joaquin Buckley stands 5'10" · 178 cm.
Who is older, Colby Covington or Joaquin Buckley?
Colby Covington is 38 and Joaquin Buckley is 32.
Who has more finishes, Colby Covington or Joaquin Buckley?
Colby Covington has 8 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Joaquin Buckley has 15 wins (15 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).