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

Colby Covington def. Robbie Lawler (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Robbie Lawler
Robbie 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.

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
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-5-0
Record
30-16-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
1
38
Age
44
5'11"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
74"
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 25 fights
67.3
Avg sig. strikes
53.4
4.06
Avg takedowns
0.68
7:18
Avg control time
1:17
179
Career high strikes
150
12
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Colby Covington
Strike target
Robbie Lawler
70%
Head
76%
16%
Body
20%
15%
Leg
4%
Colby Covington
Strike position
Robbie Lawler
80%
Distance
69%
9%
Clinch
22%
10%
Ground
9%