Colby Covington vs Leon Edwards
Colby Covington is 17-5-0; Leon Edwards is 22-6-0 (1 NC). Colby Covington is 3 years older than Leon Edwards. Leon Edwards has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Colby Covington. Leon Edwards is 3" · 8 cm taller than Colby Covington. They have met once: Colby Covington 0, Leon Edwards 1.
WelterweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Colby Covington
Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
- 2023Black belt · BJJDaniel Valverde
- 2013Champion · Fila Grappling Worlds77 kg
- 2011All-American · NCAA D1174 lb
- 2007Champion · NJCAA165 lb
Leon Edwards
KickboxingBJJ
- 2022Black belt · BJJThomas Bracher and Victor Estima (Gracie Barra)
- 2014BAMMA Welterweight ChampionshipBAMMA
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
69%56%
Head
16%24%
Body
15%20%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Colby Covingtonlast 2 fights
72%20%
Leon Edwardslast 6 fights
55%17%28%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Colby Covington Leon Edwards
Strikes landed / min
3.812.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.092.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.641.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
42%37%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
68%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.81
Strikes landed / min2.60
3.09
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.44
3.64 / 8.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.25 / 3.4
42%
Takedown accuracy37%
68%
Takedown defence63%
7:21
Control time / fight3:41
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.40
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
Colby Covington17 UFC fights · 1099 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
54%592/2140
13%140/217
13%144/176
Clinch
5%60/97
3%30/44
2%17/18
Ground
10%111/159
0%4/4
0%1/1
Leon Edwards20 UFC fights · 873 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%353/964
16%139/194
19%170/187
Clinch
6%50/69
7%62/66
1%7/8
Ground
10%87/112
1%5/6
0%0/0
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
Colby Covington11 of 22 ended early · 50%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Leon Edwards14 of 28 ended early · 50%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Colby Covington2-3
- 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, 2016Submission · R3 · 0:54 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- WWagner SilvaUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Nov 8, 2014Submission · 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, 2014Submission · R1 · 2:45 · Welterweight
- WJose CaceresCFA 12: Sampo vs. Thao · Oct 12, 2013Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- W
- WDavid HayesFight Time 9 · Apr 27, 2012Submission · R2 · 1:42
- WChris EnsleyMidtown Throwdown 3 · Feb 11, 2012TKO · R1 · 1:21 · Welterweight
Leon Edwards2-3
- LVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 296: Edwards vs Covington · Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- NC
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · Jul 20, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards · Jun 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve · Sep 2, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs Anderson · Mar 18, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · Jul 18, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- WShaun TaylorBAMMA 16: Daley vs. da Rocha · Sep 13, 2014TKO · R3 · 3:30 · Welterweight
- WWayne MurrieBAMMA 15: Thompson vs. Selmani · Apr 5, 2014Submission · R1 · 3:13 · Welterweight
- WWendle LewisBAMMA 14: Daley vs. da Silva · Dec 14, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:20 · Welterweight
- WAdam BoussifBAMMA 13: Jones vs. Nunes · Sep 14, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:10 · Welterweight
- WJohnny BiltonBAMMA 11 · Dec 1, 2012TKO · R2 · 1:11 · Welterweight
- WCraig WhiteUnited Kingdom Regional · Nov 3, 2012
- LDelroy McDowellFight UK 6 · Feb 25, 2012DQ · R3 · 2:40 · Welterweight
- WPawel ZwiefkaFight UK 5 · Nov 19, 2011Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WDamian ZlotnickiFight UK 4 · Jun 5, 2011TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Colby CovingtonLeon Edwards
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Nov 6, 2021WMajority Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Mar 18, 2023
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 9, 2018WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 20, 2019
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 17, 2016WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 2, 2017
Frequently asked questions
Have Colby Covington and Leon Edwards ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington (Sat, Dec 16, 2023), where Leon Edwards won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Colby Covington and Leon Edwards?
Colby Covington is 17-5-0 and Leon Edwards is 22-6-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Colby Covington or Leon Edwards?
Leon Edwards has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Colby Covington, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Colby Covington or Leon Edwards?
Leon Edwards is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Colby Covington stands 5'11" · 180 cm.
Who is older, Colby Covington or Leon Edwards?
Colby Covington is 38 and Leon Edwards is 35.
Who has more finishes, Colby Covington or Leon Edwards?
Colby Covington has 8 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Leon Edwards has 10 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).
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