Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal
Welterweight★ Fight of the Night5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Colby Covington
United StatesColby Covington
“Chaos”
17-5-0
RESULT

Colby Covington def. Jorge Masvidal (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Jorge Masvidal
United StatesJorge Masvidal
“Gamebred”
35-17-0
Saturday, March 5, 2022
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Colby Covington defeated Jorge Masvidal by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight main event of UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal, held Saturday, March 5, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 49-46, Colby Covington won the decision.

Fight stats

Colby Covington
Jorge Masvidal
0
Knockdowns
0
94 of 201
Significant strikes
67 of 140
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
218 of 338
Total strikes
90 of 166
6 of 15
Takedowns
0 of 0
40%
Takedown accuracy
-
1
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
16:14
Control time
0:21
Significant strikes by target
84 of 190
Head
38 of 94
9 of 10
Body
10 of 19
1 of 1
Leg
19 of 27
63 of 160
Distance
55 of 125
6 of 8
Clinch
12 of 15
25 of 33
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
7 of 18
Sig. str.
6 of 17
29 of 45
Total str.
12 of 24
3 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:32
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
20 of 58
Sig. str.
31 of 63
25 of 63
Total str.
36 of 69
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:21
Ctrl
0:21
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
21 of 40
Sig. str.
8 of 12
62 of 86
Total str.
19 of 24
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
4:34
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
33 of 66
Sig. str.
21 of 46
37 of 70
Total str.
21 of 46
0 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:13
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
13 of 19
Sig. str.
1 of 2
65 of 74
Total str.
2 of 3
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:34
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#CovingtonMasvidal
1109
2109
3109
4109
5108
Total5044
Sal D'Amato
#CovingtonMasvidal
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
Junichiro Kamijo
#CovingtonMasvidal
1109
2910
3109
4109
5109
Total4946

Media Scores

20
Covington
-
0
Masvidal
●50-44 Covington×5●50-45 Covington×5●49-46 Covington×5●49-45 Covington×4●49-44 Covington
All 20 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

97%
Covington
1%
Draw
2%
Masvidal
713 fan scorecards submitted
●50-44 Covington24.3%●50-43 Covington21.2%●50-45 Covington10.9%●49-45 Covington10.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Covington
R2
61%
Covington
R3
57%
Covington
R4
79%
Covington
R5
57%
Covington

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Colby Covington
-410
80% implied win probability
Open: -324Best: -250
Jorge Masvidal
+376
21% implied win probability
Open: +250Best: +1000

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookColby CovingtonJorge Masvidal
BetAnything-340+260
BetOnline-330+270
BetUS-300+220
Betway-1000+475
Bovada-300+235
Cloudbet-332+279
DraftKings-5000+1000
FanDuel-1800+920
MyBookie-315+255
Pinnacle-512+315
sportsbetio-455+227
sports-interaction-250+185
unibet-335+250

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal?

Colby Covington defeated Jorge Masvidal by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight main event of UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal, held Saturday, March 5, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 49-46, Colby Covington won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal?

The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 49-46, Colby Covington won the decision.

Was Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 97% of 713 fan cards scored it for Colby Covington; 100% of 20 media scores picked Colby Covington.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Colby Covington 55%45% Jorge Masvidal

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Colby Covington
Pressure Wrestler
5 edges
Jorge Masvidal
Complete Fighter
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

50Power94
63Speed95
71Precision92
93Durability94
97Engine90
98Wrestling86
92Ground90

Biggest edge Jorge Masvidal, Punch power +50

Attribute by attribute

Colby Covington is on the left of every row, Jorge Masvidal on the right.
45Punch power95
55Kick power93
62Punch speed96
63Kick speed94
71Accuracy92
98Takedowns86
93Ground striking92
91Submissions87
93Chin95
93Body strength92
97Cardio90

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

17-5-0
Record
35-17-0
1858
Power Index rating
1826
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
41
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.81
SLpM
4.05
38%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.09
SApM
3.05
54%
Str. Def.
64%

Grappling Profile

3.64
TD Avg.
1.38
42%
TD Acc.
59%
68%
TD Def.
72%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Colby Covington · 4-1
  • W
    Arman Tsarukyan
    RAF 11: Tsarukyan vs. Covington · Jul 18, 2026
    Decision
  • W
    Chris Weidman
    RAF 9: Steveson vs. Romanov · May 30, 2026
    Decision
  • W
    Dillon Danis
    RAF 7: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2 · Mar 28, 2026
  • W
    Luke Rockhold
    RAF 5: Covington vs. Rockhold · Jan 10, 2026
  • L
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley · Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Welterweight
Jorge Masvidal · 0-5
  • L
    Nate Diaz
    Diaz vs. Masvidal 2 · Jul 6, 2024
    Majority Decision
  • L
    Gilbert Burns
    UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Colby Covington
    UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2 · Apr 24, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 1:02 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal · Jul 11, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 22 fights
64.6
Avg sig. strikes
53.2
4.12
Avg takedowns
0.77
7:21
Avg control time
1:58
179
Career high strikes
113
12
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Colby Covington
Strike target
Jorge Masvidal
69%
Head
59%
16%
Body
24%
15%
Leg
17%
Colby Covington
Strike position
Jorge Masvidal
80%
Distance
69%
10%
Clinch
17%
11%
Ground
14%