Saturday, March 5, 2022T-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.
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Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Colby CovingtonJorge Masvidal
0
Knockdowns0
94 / 201
Significant strikes67 / 140
47%
Sig. strike accuracy48%
218 / 338
Total strikes90 / 166
6 / 15
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts0
1
Reversals0
16:14
Control time0:21
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Colby CovingtonJorge Masvidal
8489%3857%
Head
910%1015%
Body
11%1928%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Colby Covington
67%27%
Jorge Masvidal
82%18%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Colby Covington94 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
5656/152
66/7
11/1
Clinch
55/7
11/1
0
Ground
2323/31
22/2
0
Jorge Masvidal67 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3030/83
66/15
1919/27
Clinch
88/11
44/4
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Colby CovingtonJorge Masvidal
R1
7
6
10-910-910-9
R2
20
31
10-910-910-9
R3
21
8
10-910-910-9
R4
33
21
10-910-910-9
R5
13
1
10-810-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Colby Covington
0
Knockdowns0
7 / 18
Significant strikes6 / 17
39%
Sig. strike accuracy35%
29 / 45
Total strikes12 / 24
3 / 5
Takedowns0 / 0
3:32
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Colby Covington
0
Knockdowns0
20 / 58
Significant strikes31 / 63
34%
Sig. strike accuracy49%
25 / 63
Total strikes36 / 69
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Reversals0
1:21
Control time0:21
Round 3Judges: Colby Covington
0
Knockdowns0
21 / 40
Significant strikes8 / 12
53%
Sig. strike accuracy67%
62 / 86
Total strikes19 / 24
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts0
4:34
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Colby Covington
0
Knockdowns0
33 / 66
Significant strikes21 / 46
50%
Sig. strike accuracy46%
37 / 70
Total strikes21 / 46
0 / 4
Takedowns0 / 0
2:13
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Colby Covington
0
Knockdowns0
13 / 19
Significant strikes1 / 2
68%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
65 / 74
Total strikes2 / 3
2 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
4:34
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
20
Colby Covington
0
Jorge Masvidal
●50-44 Covington×5●50-45 Covington×5●49-46 Covington×5●49-45 Covington×4●49-44 Covington
All 20 media scorecards
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com50-44Covington
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com50-44Covington
- Marcel Dorff · Eurosport Nederland50-44Covington
- Dan Urban · Couchside Judges50-44Covington
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com50-44Covington
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News50-45Covington
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com50-45Covington
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com50-45Covington
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com50-45Covington
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com50-45Covington
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com49-44Covington
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com49-45Covington
- Dominik Durniat · ddreporter Tv49-45Covington
- CombatPress.com49-45Covington
- Phil Murphy · ESPN49-45Covington
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com49-46Covington
- MMAJunkie.com49-46Covington
- MMAMania.com49-46Covington
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com49-46Covington
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com49-46Covington
Fan Scorecards
713 fan scorecards submitted
97%
Colby Covington
1%
Draw
2%
Jorge Masvidal
●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
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.
| Sportsbook | Colby Covington | Jorge 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.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Colby Covington lands 3.64 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 93% of UFC fighters.
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
Jorge Masvidal
BoxingKarateMMA
- 2002White belt · BJJ
- 2019BMF TitleUFC
- 2006AFC Welterweight ChampionshipAbsolute Fighting Championships
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
69%59%
Head
16%24%
Body
15%17%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Colby Covingtonlast 2 fights
72%20%
Jorge Masvidallast 1 fight
60%30%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Colby Covington· from fights outside the UFC Jorge Masvidal· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.813.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersJorge Masvidal · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.093.07
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersJorge Masvidal · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.640.87
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersJorge Masvidal · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
43%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersJorge Masvidal · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%70%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersJorge Masvidal · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersJorge Masvidal · Average · better than 48% 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 / min3.98
3.09
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.07
3.64 / 8.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.87 / 1.6
43%
Takedown accuracy53%
69%
Takedown defence70%
7:21
Control time / fight1:58
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
Jorge Masvidal21 UFC fights · 1158 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%459/1340
13%156/224
16%188/253
Clinch
9%100/149
8%94/106
0%5/6
Ground
11%128/228
2%28/35
0%0/1
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
Jorge Masvidal22 of 52 ended early · 42%30 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have 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, 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
Jorge Masvidal1-4
- LUFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- L
- W
Full record · 52 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- LUFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre · Nov 4, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions · Dec 3, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:05 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians · Jul 12, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:22 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- WUFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · Jul 26, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs Natal · Nov 6, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- LStrikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal · Dec 16, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WStrikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson · Mar 5, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WNick AgallarBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 1 · Apr 3, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:19 · Lightweight
- W
- WRyan SchultzSengoku 5 · Sep 28, 2008TKO · R1 · 1:57 · Lightweight
- L
- WStrikeforce: Strikeforce at the Dome · Feb 22, 2008Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WBrant RoseFlorida Regional · Dec 11, 2007TKO
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WNuri ShakirAbsolute Fighting Championship · Jun 24, 2006DEC
- WDavid GardnerAbsolute Fighting Championship · Feb 18, 2006TKO
- LPaul RodriguezAbsolute Fighting Championship · Jul 30, 2005SUB
- W
- L
- WJustin WisniewskiAbsolute Fighting Championship · May 1, 2004DEC
- WJulian OrtegaAbsolute Fighting Championship · Dec 6, 2003DEC
- W
- WBrian GeraghtyAbsolute Fighting Championship · Jul 19, 2003DEC
- WBrandon BledsoeAbsolute Fighting Championship · May 24, 2003TKO
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.