Kamaru Usmanvs
Colby Covington
Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington (TKO)
Welterweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, 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.
Tale of the Tape
21-4-0
Record
17-5-0
1
Win Streak
0
39
Age
38
6'0"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
72"
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Stance
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Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.16
SLpM
3.81
51%
Str. Acc.
38%
2.67
SApM
3.09
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
2.79
TD Avg.
3.64
44%
TD Acc.
42%
89%
TD Def.
68%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Kamaru Usman · 2-3
- WUFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2Sat, Oct 21, 2023Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- WUFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Colby Covington · 2-3
- L
- LUFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 272: Covington vs MasvidalSat, Mar 5, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
Common Opponents
Kamaru Usman
Colby Covington
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 19 fights · 17 fights
74.3
Avg sig. strikes
64.6
3.32
Avg takedowns
4.12
7:44
Avg control time
7:21
175
Career high strikes
179
12
Career high TDs
12
Strike Distribution
Kamaru Usman
Strike target
Colby Covington
64%
Head
69%
29%
Body
16%
8%
Leg
15%
Kamaru Usman
Strike position
Colby Covington
57%
Distance
80%
17%
Clinch
10%
26%
Ground
11%
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
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Takedown accuracy
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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)