Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Bryan Barberena
Bryan Barberena
“Bam Bam”
18-12-0
RESULT

Colby Covington def. Bryan Barberena (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Colby Covington
Colby Covington
“Chaos”
17-5-0
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, United States

Colby Covington defeated Bryan Barberena by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson, held Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.

Fight stats

Bryan Barberena
Colby Covington
0
Knockdowns
0
41 of 111
Significant strikes
76 of 141
37%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
100 of 172
Total strikes
96 of 167
0 of 0
Takedowns
12 of 17
—
Takedown accuracy
71%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
9:05
Significant strikes by target
29 of 98
Head
56 of 117
2 of 3
Body
12 of 16
10 of 10
Leg
8 of 8
34 of 100
Distance
59 of 123
5 of 9
Clinch
10 of 11
2 of 2
Ground
7 of 7

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
8 of 26
Sig. str.
15 of 32
30 of 48
Total str.
18 of 35
0 of 0
Takedowns
6 of 7
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:25
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
14 of 37
Sig. str.
36 of 58
30 of 54
Total str.
38 of 62
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:59
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 48
Sig. str.
25 of 51
40 of 70
Total str.
40 of 70
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:41
Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

18-12-0
Record
17-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
38
6'0"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
72"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.35
SLpM
3.81
48%
Str. Acc.
38%
4.59
SApM
3.09
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.13
TD Avg.
3.64
22%
TD Acc.
42%
50%
TD Def.
68%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Bryan Barberena · 1-4
  • L
    Gerald Meerschaert
    UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs TyburaSat, Mar 16, 2024
    Submission · R2 · 4:23 · Middleweight
  • L
    Makhmud Muradov
    UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs TyburaSat, Jul 22, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Gunnar Nelson
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 4:51 · Welterweight
  • L
    Rafael Dos Anjos
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    Submission · R2 · 3:20 · Welterweight
  • W
    Robbie Lawler
    UFC 276: Adesanya vs CannonierSat, Jul 2, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:47 · 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
62.7
Avg sig. strikes
67.3
0.11
Avg takedowns
4.06
0:55
Avg control time
7:18
169
Career high strikes
179
1
Career high TDs
12

Strike Distribution

Bryan Barberena
Strike target
Colby Covington
70%
Head
70%
13%
Body
16%
17%
Leg
15%
Bryan Barberena
Strike position
Colby Covington
75%
Distance
80%
17%
Clinch
9%
8%
Ground
10%