Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 245: Usman vs Covington
WelterweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman
“The Nigerian Nightmare”
21-4-0
RESULT

Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington (TKO)

TKO · Round 5 · 4:10
Colby Covington
Colby Covington
“Chaos”
17-5-0
Saturday, December 14, 2019
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Kamaru Usman defeated Colby Covington by TKO in round 5 (4:10) in the Welterweight title main event of UFC 245: Usman vs Covington, held Saturday, December 14, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Kamaru Usman
Colby Covington
2
Knockdowns
0
175 of 360
Significant strikes
143 of 395
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
175 of 360
Total strikes
143 of 395
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:11
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
116 of 279
Head
103 of 341
53 of 74
Body
28 of 39
6 of 7
Leg
12 of 15
156 of 340
Distance
143 of 395
5 of 5
Clinch
0 of 0
14 of 15
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
34 of 91
Sig. str.
39 of 111
34 of 91
Total str.
39 of 111
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
40 of 79
Sig. str.
41 of 97
40 of 79
Total str.
41 of 97
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
29 of 50
Sig. str.
8 of 51
29 of 50
Total str.
8 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
35 of 68
Sig. str.
36 of 76
35 of 68
Total str.
36 of 76
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
2
KD
0
37 of 72
Sig. str.
19 of 60
37 of 72
Total str.
19 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:11
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-4-0
Record
17-5-0
1
Win Streak
0
39
Age
38
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.16
SLpM
3.81
51%
Str. Acc.
38%
2.67
SApM
3.09
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.79
TD Avg.
3.64
44%
TD Acc.
42%
89%
TD Def.
68%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kamaru Usman · 2-3
  • W
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2Sat, Oct 21, 2023
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    TKO · R5 · 4:04 · Welterweight
  • W
    Colby Covington
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Colby Covington · 2-3
  • L
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jorge Masvidal
    UFC 272: Covington vs MasvidalSat, Mar 5, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tyron Woodley
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs WoodleySun, Sep 20, 2020
    TKO · R5 · 1:19 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 16 fights
74.3
Avg sig. strikes
67.3
3.32
Avg takedowns
4.06
7:44
Avg control time
7:18
175
Career high strikes
179
12
Career high TDs
12

Strike Distribution

Kamaru Usman
Strike target
Colby Covington
64%
Head
70%
29%
Body
16%
8%
Leg
15%
Kamaru Usman
Strike position
Colby Covington
57%
Distance
80%
17%
Clinch
9%
26%
Ground
10%