Saturday, December 14, 2024Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States
Joaquin Buckley defeated Colby Covington by TKO in round 3 (4:42) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley, held Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Amalie Arena, Tampa.
Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Colby CovingtonJoaquin Buckley
0
Knockdowns0
37 / 124
Significant strikes75 / 151
30%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
71 / 161
Total strikes81 / 160
1 / 8
Takedowns0 / 1
13%
Takedown accuracy0%
0
Submission attempts1
3:40
Control time1:18
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Colby CovingtonJoaquin Buckley
2670%5979%
Head
822%1317%
Body
38%34%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
65%11%24%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Colby Covington37 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2222/104
88/11
33/5
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
44/4
0
0
Joaquin Buckley75 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
5252/119
1010/13
33/3
Clinch
33/4
33/4
0
Ground
44/8
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Colby CovingtonJoaquin Buckley
R1
10
23
10-910-910-9
R2
19
28
10-910-910-9
R3
8
24
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: Joaquin Buckley
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 51
Significant strikes23 / 55
20%
Sig. strike accuracy42%
10 / 51
Total strikes23 / 55
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
0:22
Control time0:09
Round 2Judges: Joaquin Buckley
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 50
Significant strikes28 / 55
38%
Sig. strike accuracy51%
25 / 56
Total strikes29 / 56
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 1
33%
Takedown accuracy0%
1:28
Control time0:01
Round 3
0
Knockdowns0
8 / 23
Significant strikes24 / 41
35%
Sig. strike accuracy59%
36 / 54
Total strikes29 / 49
0 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0
Submission attempts1
1:50
Control time1:08
Judges' Scorecards
| # | Covington | Buckley |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| # | Covington | Buckley |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| # | Covington | Buckley |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
Betting Odds
Colby Covington
+207
33% implied win probability
Open: +170Best: +500
Joaquin Buckley
-240
71% implied win probability
Open: -205Best: -205
Average moneyline across 17 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Colby Covington | Joaquin Buckley | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4casters | +201 | -219 | |
| Bet105 | +193 | -224 | |
| BetAnything | +180 | -220 | |
| BetMGM | +175 | -210 | |
| BetOnline | +190 | -225 | |
| BetRivers | +170 | -215 | |
| BetUS | +185 | -225 | |
| Betway | +235 | -357 | |
| Bookmaker | +186 | -233 | |
| Bovada | +190 | -225 | |
| Caesars | +180 | -220 | |
| Cloudbet | +200 | -225 | |
| DraftKings | +500 | -810 | |
| FanDuel | +172 | -205 | |
| mybookie | +170 | -250 | |
| Pinnacle | +200 | -233 | |
| SXBet | +192 | -245 |
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
Joaquin Buckley
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Competitor · Real American Freestylelight heavyweight
- —Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MissouriWrestling Folkstyle · high school
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
69%62%
Head
16%28%
Body
15%10%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Colby Covingtonlast 2 fights
72%20%
Joaquin Buckleylast 10 fights
61%14%25%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Colby Covington Joaquin Buckley
Strikes landed / min
3.813.62
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.093.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.641.43
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
42%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
68%70%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Good · better than 65% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersJoaquin Buckley · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.81
Strikes landed / min3.62
3.09
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.10
3.64 / 8.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.43 / 3.2
42%
Takedown accuracy45%
68%
Takedown defence70%
7:21
Control time / fight1:17
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
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
Joaquin Buckley17 UFC fights · 723 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44%315/1350
22%159/265
10%70/86
Clinch
2%11/29
4%29/38
0%2/2
Ground
17%123/202
2%14/16
0%0/0
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
Joaquin Buckley19 of 29 ended early · 66%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 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
Joaquin Buckley3-2
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green · Oct 7, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WJackie GoshLFA 87: Logan vs. Rosales · Jul 31, 2020TKO · R2 · 1:47 · Middleweight
- W
- LBellator 197: Chandler vs. Girtz · Apr 13, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WBellator 175: Jackson vs. Lawal 2 · Mar 31, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LJackie GoshBellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2 · Nov 10, 2016TKO · R1 · 2:44 · Welterweight
- W
- WKyle KurtzShamrock FC · Sep 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
- WStacy Bacon Jr.Shamrock FC · Jul 25, 2015Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WKalel RobinsonShamrock FC · Mar 21, 2015TKO · R2 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WBryant WestShamrock Fighting Championships · Feb 21, 2015TKO
- WWesley SullivanShamrock Fighting Championships · Sep 13, 2014TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley?
Joaquin Buckley defeated Colby Covington by TKO in round 3 (4:42) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley, held Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Amalie Arena, Tampa.