Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler
Welterweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Colby Covington
United StatesColby Covington
“Chaos”
17-5-0
RESULT

Colby Covington def. Robbie Lawler (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Robbie Lawler
United StatesRobbie Lawler
“Ruthless”
30-16-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Prudential Center, Newark, United States

Colby Covington defeated Robbie Lawler by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler, held Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-44, 50-45, Colby Covington won the decision.

Fight stats

Colby Covington
Robbie Lawler
0
Knockdowns
0
179 of 515
Significant strikes
78 of 167
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
47%
201 of 541
Total strikes
82 of 171
10 of 18
Takedowns
0 of 0
56%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
8:42
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
128 of 454
Head
61 of 144
20 of 28
Body
10 of 16
31 of 33
Leg
7 of 7
154 of 477
Distance
66 of 152
25 of 38
Clinch
12 of 15
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 29
Sig. str.
4 of 18
24 of 41
Total str.
5 of 19
4 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:57
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
33 of 105
Sig. str.
6 of 7
36 of 108
Total str.
6 of 7
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:18
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
41 of 117
Sig. str.
23 of 48
43 of 122
Total str.
25 of 50
2 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:51
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
51 of 130
Sig. str.
22 of 42
56 of 135
Total str.
23 of 43
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:27
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
41 of 134
Sig. str.
23 of 52
42 of 135
Total str.
23 of 52
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:09
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Dominic Carolei
#CovingtonLawler
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
Eric Colón
#CovingtonLawler
1109
2108
3109
4109
5109
Total5044
Dave Tirelli
#CovingtonLawler
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045

Media Scores

19
Covington
-
0
Lawler
●50-45 Covington×13●50-44 Covington×3●49-46 Covington×3
All 19 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

95%
Covington
1%
Draw
4%
Lawler
124 fan scorecards submitted
●50-45 Covington41.1%●50-44 Covington31.5%●50-43 Covington9.7%●50-45 Lawler2.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
83%
Covington
R2
58%
Covington
R3
86%
Covington
R4
87%
Covington
R5
85%
Covington

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Colby Covington
-268
73% implied win probability
Open: -228Best: -240
Robbie Lawler
+214
32% implied win probability
Open: +180Best: +262

Average moneyline across 5 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Colby CovingtonRobbie Lawler
30%40%50%60%70%Jul 15Jul 21Jul 28Aug 3Jul 15, 10:50 AM UTC · Colby Covington -225 (69%)Jul 15, 8:50 PM UTC · Colby Covington -219 (69%)Jul 16, 3:00 AM UTC · Colby Covington -257 (72%)Jul 16, 5:20 AM UTC · Colby Covington -256 (72%)Jul 16, 7:20 AM UTC · Colby Covington -255 (72%)Jul 19, 6:40 AM UTC · Colby Covington -250 (71%)Jul 20, 5:30 AM UTC · Colby Covington -240 (71%)Jul 23, 4:43 AM UTC · Colby Covington -235 (70%)Jul 23, 5:40 AM UTC · Colby Covington -230 (70%)Jul 23, 1:30 PM UTC · Colby Covington -235 (70%)Jul 24, 8:30 AM UTC · Colby Covington -236 (70%)Jul 25, 3:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -236 (70%)Jul 26, 5:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -236 (70%)Jul 26, 11:45 PM UTC · Colby Covington -233 (70%)Jul 26, 11:48 PM UTC · Colby Covington -232 (70%)Jul 26, 11:50 PM UTC · Colby Covington -233 (70%)Jul 27, 4:32 AM UTC · Colby Covington -232 (70%)Jul 27, 2:18 PM UTC · Colby Covington -231 (70%)Jul 28, 5:02 AM UTC · Colby Covington -232 (70%)Jul 28, 5:17 AM UTC · Colby Covington -232 (70%)Jul 28, 4:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -232 (70%)Jul 29, 7:11 PM UTC · Colby Covington -231 (70%)Jul 29, 11:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -230 (70%)Jul 29, 11:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -232 (70%)Jul 30, 1:00 AM UTC · Colby Covington -233 (70%)Jul 30, 12:30 PM UTC · Colby Covington -233 (70%)Jul 30, 5:50 PM UTC · Colby Covington -232 (70%)Jul 30, 8:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -230 (70%)Jul 31, 1:50 PM UTC · Colby Covington -230 (70%)Jul 31, 2:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -230 (70%)Jul 31, 2:50 PM UTC · Colby Covington -231 (70%)Jul 31, 10:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -230 (70%)Aug 1, 3:10 AM UTC · Colby Covington -228 (70%)Aug 1, 3:40 AM UTC · Colby Covington -227 (69%)Aug 1, 5:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -226 (69%)Aug 1, 5:10 PM UTC · Colby Covington -225 (69%)Aug 1, 8:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -226 (69%)Aug 2, 12:50 AM UTC · Colby Covington -225 (69%)Aug 2, 1:42 AM UTC · Colby Covington -224 (69%)Aug 2, 8:00 AM UTC · Colby Covington -225 (69%)Aug 2, 1:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -224 (69%)Aug 2, 8:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -224 (69%)Aug 3, 12:10 AM UTC · Colby Covington -223 (69%)Aug 3, 12:40 AM UTC · Colby Covington -223 (69%)Aug 3, 2:51 AM UTC · Colby Covington -225 (69%)Aug 3, 4:40 AM UTC · Colby Covington -225 (69%)Aug 3, 5:10 AM UTC · Colby Covington -224 (69%)Aug 3, 11:40 AM UTC · Colby Covington -226 (69%)Aug 3, 1:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -228 (70%)Aug 3, 1:30 PM UTC · Colby Covington -229 (70%)Aug 3, 1:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -232 (70%)Aug 3, 1:45 PM UTC · Colby Covington -239 (71%)Aug 3, 2:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -239 (71%)Aug 3, 3:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -241 (71%)Aug 3, 3:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -242 (71%)Aug 3, 3:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -244 (71%)Aug 3, 4:50 PM UTC · Colby Covington -242 (71%)Aug 3, 5:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -245 (71%)Aug 3, 5:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -247 (71%)Aug 3, 5:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -247 (71%)Aug 3, 6:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -250 (71%)Aug 3, 6:30 PM UTC · Colby Covington -252 (72%)Aug 3, 6:50 PM UTC · Colby Covington -254 (72%)Aug 3, 7:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -252 (72%)Aug 3, 7:10 PM UTC · Colby Covington -255 (72%)Aug 3, 7:10 PM UTC · Colby Covington -254 (72%)Aug 3, 7:30 PM UTC · Colby Covington -253 (72%)Aug 3, 8:00 PM UTC · Colby Covington -261 (72%)Aug 3, 8:10 PM UTC · Colby Covington -262 (72%)Aug 3, 8:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -261 (72%)Aug 3, 8:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -261 (72%)Aug 3, 8:50 PM UTC · Colby Covington -260 (72%)Aug 3, 9:10 PM UTC · Colby Covington -263 (72%)Aug 3, 9:10 PM UTC · Colby Covington -261 (72%)Aug 3, 9:10 PM UTC · Colby Covington -262 (72%)Aug 3, 9:20 PM UTC · Colby Covington -264 (73%)Aug 3, 9:25 PM UTC · Colby Covington -273 (73%)Aug 3, 9:30 PM UTC · Colby Covington -273 (73%)Aug 3, 9:40 PM UTC · Colby Covington -268 (73%)Jul 15, 10:50 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +175 (36%)Jul 15, 8:50 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +198 (34%)Jul 16, 3:00 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +198 (34%)Jul 16, 5:20 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +210 (32%)Jul 16, 7:20 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +209 (32%)Jul 19, 6:40 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +204 (33%)Jul 20, 5:30 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +200 (33%)Jul 23, 4:43 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +196 (34%)Jul 23, 5:40 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +190 (34%)Jul 23, 1:30 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +196 (34%)Jul 24, 8:30 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +192 (34%)Jul 25, 3:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +189 (35%)Jul 26, 5:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +187 (35%)Jul 26, 11:45 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +185 (35%)Jul 26, 11:48 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Jul 26, 11:50 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +185 (35%)Jul 27, 4:32 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Jul 27, 2:18 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +183 (35%)Jul 28, 5:02 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Jul 28, 5:17 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Jul 28, 4:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Jul 29, 7:11 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +183 (35%)Jul 29, 11:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Jul 29, 11:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +185 (35%)Jul 30, 1:00 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +185 (35%)Jul 30, 12:30 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +185 (35%)Jul 30, 5:50 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Jul 30, 8:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +183 (35%)Jul 31, 1:50 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +183 (35%)Jul 31, 2:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +183 (35%)Jul 31, 2:50 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Jul 31, 10:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +183 (35%)Aug 1, 3:10 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +182 (35%)Aug 1, 3:40 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +181 (36%)Aug 1, 5:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +180 (36%)Aug 1, 5:10 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +179 (36%)Aug 1, 8:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +180 (36%)Aug 2, 12:50 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +179 (36%)Aug 2, 1:42 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +178 (36%)Aug 2, 8:00 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +179 (36%)Aug 2, 1:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +178 (36%)Aug 2, 8:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +178 (36%)Aug 3, 12:10 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +177 (36%)Aug 3, 12:40 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +177 (36%)Aug 3, 2:51 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +179 (36%)Aug 3, 4:40 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +179 (36%)Aug 3, 5:10 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +178 (36%)Aug 3, 11:40 AM UTC · Robbie Lawler +179 (36%)Aug 3, 1:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +181 (36%)Aug 3, 1:30 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +182 (35%)Aug 3, 1:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +185 (35%)Aug 3, 1:45 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +184 (35%)Aug 3, 2:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +192 (34%)Aug 3, 3:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +193 (34%)Aug 3, 3:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +193 (34%)Aug 3, 3:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +197 (34%)Aug 3, 4:50 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +199 (33%)Aug 3, 5:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +198 (34%)Aug 3, 5:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +199 (33%)Aug 3, 5:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +199 (33%)Aug 3, 6:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +201 (33%)Aug 3, 6:30 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +204 (33%)Aug 3, 6:50 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +205 (33%)Aug 3, 7:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +204 (33%)Aug 3, 7:10 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +205 (33%)Aug 3, 7:10 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +204 (33%)Aug 3, 7:30 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +203 (33%)Aug 3, 8:00 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +204 (33%)Aug 3, 8:10 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +203 (33%)Aug 3, 8:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +204 (33%)Aug 3, 8:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +204 (33%)Aug 3, 8:50 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +203 (33%)Aug 3, 9:10 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +206 (33%)Aug 3, 9:10 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +205 (33%)Aug 3, 9:10 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +208 (32%)Aug 3, 9:20 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +210 (32%)Aug 3, 9:25 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +211 (32%)Aug 3, 9:30 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +219 (31%)Aug 3, 9:40 PM UTC · Robbie Lawler +214 (32%)-268+214
SportsbookColby CovingtonRobbie Lawler
Bookmaker-311+253
Bovada-250+195
Pinnacle-305+262
sports-interaction-250+175
unibet-240+185

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Colby Covington vs Robbie Lawler?

Colby Covington defeated Robbie Lawler by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler, held Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-44, 50-45, Colby Covington won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Colby Covington vs Robbie Lawler?

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

Was Colby Covington vs Robbie Lawler a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 95% of 124 fan cards scored it for Colby Covington; 100% of 19 media scores picked Colby Covington.

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

Win probability

Colby Covington 57%43% Robbie Lawler

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
4 edges
Robbie Lawler
Knockout Artist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

50Power94
63Speed95
71Precision94
93Durability92
97Engine91
98Wrestling92
92Ground91

Biggest edge Robbie Lawler, Punch power +52

Attribute by attribute

Colby Covington is on the left of every row, Robbie Lawler on the right.
45Punch power97
55Kick power90
62Punch speed96
63Kick speed93
71Accuracy94
98Takedowns92
93Ground striking98
91Submissions83
93Chin94
93Body strength90
97Cardio91

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

Tale of the Tape

17-5-0
Record
30-16-0 (1 NC)
1862
Power Index rating
1812
0
Win Streak
1
38
Age
44
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.81
SLpM
3.85
38%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.09
SApM
4.67
54%
Str. Def.
59%

Grappling Profile

3.64
TD Avg.
0.65
42%
TD Acc.
64%
68%
TD Def.
65%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.00

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
Robbie Lawler · 2-3
  • W
    Niko Price
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 0:38 · Welterweight
  • L
    Bryan Barberena
    UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:47 · Welterweight
  • W
    Nick Diaz
    UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 0:44 · Middleweight
  • L
    Neil Magny
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic · Aug 30, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Colby Covington
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler · Aug 3, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 25 fights
64.6
Avg sig. strikes
53.4
4.12
Avg takedowns
0.68
7:21
Avg control time
1:17
179
Career high strikes
150
12
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Colby Covington
Strike target
Robbie Lawler
69%
Head
76%
16%
Body
20%
15%
Leg
4%
Colby Covington
Strike position
Robbie Lawler
80%
Distance
69%
10%
Clinch
22%
11%
Ground
9%