Colby Covington vs Robbie Lawler
Colby Covington is 17-5-0; Robbie Lawler is 30-16-0 (1 NC). Robbie Lawler is 6 years older than Colby Covington. Robbie Lawler has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Colby Covington. They have met once: Colby Covington 1, Robbie Lawler 0.
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
Robbie Lawler
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingTaekwondoKarate
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2014UFC Welterweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
- 2007EliteXC Middleweight ChampionshipEliteXC
- 2007ICON Sport Middleweight ChampionshipICON Sport
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
69%76%
Head
16%20%
Body
15%4%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Colby Covingtonlast 2 fights
72%20%
Robbie Lawlerlast 2 fights
97%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Colby Covington· from fights outside the UFC Robbie Lawler· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.814.19
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.095.18
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.640.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
43%74%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.81
Strikes landed / min4.19
3.09
Strikes taken / minfewer is better5.18
3.64 / 8.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.80 / 1.1
43%
Takedown accuracy74%
69%
Takedown defence65%
7:21
Control time / fight1:17
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Robbie Lawler25 UFC fights · 1334 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
56%745/1945
10%129/170
4%53/61
Clinch
12%162/260
9%122/138
0%4/5
Ground
8%105/166
1%14/15
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
Robbie Lawler32 of 47 ended early · 68%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
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, 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
Robbie Lawler2-3
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic · Aug 29, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler · Aug 3, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 48 fightsShow less
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · Jul 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- W
- LStrikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy · Jul 13, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LStrikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson · Jul 29, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- NC
- W
- W
- WEduardo PamplonaIFL 9: Atlanta · Feb 23, 2007TKO · R3 · 1:36
- W
- L
- W
- WJeremy BrownKOTC: X-treme Edge · Sep 17, 2005SUB · R1 · 2:48 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WSaburo KawakatsuIFC 16: Shogun · Dec 15, 2001TKO · R1 · 4:49 · Welterweight
- WMarco MaceraExtreme Challenge 41 · Jul 13, 2001TKO · R1 · 1:19 · Welterweight
- WLandon ShowalterIFC: Warriors Challenge 13 · Jun 15, 2001TKO · R1 · 0:14 · Welterweight
- WJohn ReedExtreme Challenge 39 · Apr 7, 2001TKO · R1 · 2:14 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Colby CovingtonRobbie Lawler
Frequently asked questions
Have Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler (Sat, Aug 3, 2019), where Colby Covington won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler?
Colby Covington is 17-5-0 and Robbie Lawler is 30-16-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Colby Covington or Robbie Lawler?
Robbie Lawler 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 Robbie Lawler?
Neither. Both stand 5'11" · 180 cm.
Who is older, Colby Covington or Robbie Lawler?
Robbie Lawler is 44 and Colby Covington is 38.
Who has more finishes, Colby Covington or Robbie Lawler?
Colby Covington has 8 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Robbie Lawler has 23 wins (22 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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