Leon Edwardsvs
Colby Covington
Leon Edwards def. Colby Covington (Unanimous Decision)
Welterweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, December 16, 2023
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Leon Edwards defeated Colby Covington by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight title main event of UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington, held Saturday, December 16, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
22-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
17-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
38
6'2"
Height
5'11"
74"
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
2.60
SLpM
3.81
54%
Str. Acc.
38%
2.44
SApM
3.09
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.25
TD Avg.
3.64
37%
TD Acc.
42%
63%
TD Def.
68%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Leon Edwards · 2-3
- LVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
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
Leon Edwards
Colby Covington
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 19 fights · 17 fights
44.9
Avg sig. strikes
64.6
1.47
Avg takedowns
4.12
3:41
Avg control time
7:21
120
Career high strikes
179
4
Career high TDs
12
Strike Distribution
Leon Edwards
Strike target
Colby Covington
56%
Head
69%
24%
Body
16%
20%
Leg
15%
Leon Edwards
Strike position
Colby Covington
75%
Distance
80%
14%
Clinch
10%
11%
Ground
11%
Fight stats
Leon Edwards
Colby Covington
0
Knockdowns
0
57 of 108
Significant strikes
44 of 126
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
35%
65 of 116
Total strikes
109 of 194
2 of 3
Takedowns
2 of 10
67%
Takedown accuracy
20%
2
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
1:27
Control time
5:04
Significant strikes by target
21 of 62
Head
20 of 86
14 of 21
Body
7 of 12
22 of 25
Leg
17 of 28
56 of 107
Distance
44 of 125
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 1
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 31
Sig. str.
10 of 28
13 of 31
Total str.
10 of 28
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
18 of 27
Sig. str.
13 of 36
18 of 27
Total str.
13 of 36
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
12 of 23
Sig. str.
7 of 32
13 of 24
Total str.
13 of 38
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:18
Ctrl
0:34
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
11 of 22
Sig. str.
13 of 26
11 of 22
Total str.
19 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 5
1
Sub. att
0
0:11
Ctrl
1:27
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
3 of 5
Sig. str.
1 of 4
10 of 12
Total str.
54 of 60
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
0:58
Ctrl
3:03
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)