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

Joaquin Buckley def. Colby Covington (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 4:42
WIN
Joaquin Buckley
Joaquin Buckley
“New Mansa”
21-8-0
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Amalie 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 Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Fight stats

Colby Covington
Joaquin Buckley
0
Knockdowns
0
37 of 124
Significant strikes
75 of 151
30%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
71 of 161
Total strikes
81 of 160
1 of 8
Takedowns
0 of 1
13%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
3:40
Control time
1:18
Significant strikes by target
26 of 108
Head
59 of 131
8 of 11
Body
13 of 17
3 of 5
Leg
3 of 3
33 of 120
Distance
65 of 135
0 of 0
Clinch
6 of 8
4 of 4
Ground
4 of 8

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 51
Sig. str.
23 of 55
10 of 51
Total str.
23 of 55
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:22
Ctrl
0:09
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 50
Sig. str.
28 of 55
25 of 56
Total str.
29 of 56
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:28
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 23
Sig. str.
24 of 41
36 of 54
Total str.
29 of 49
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
1:50
Ctrl
1:08
Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-5-0
Record
21-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
32
5'11"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
76"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

3.81
SLpM
3.62
38%
Str. Acc.
36%
3.09
SApM
3.10
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

3.64
TD Avg.
1.43
42%
TD Acc.
45%
68%
TD Def.
70%
—
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
Joaquin Buckley · 3-2
  • L
    Sean Brady
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Colby Covington
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • W
    Stephen Thompson
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:17 · Welterweight
  • W
    Nursulton Ruziboev
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs NascimentoSat, May 11, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 17 fights
67.3
Avg sig. strikes
42.5
4.06
Avg takedowns
1.12
7:18
Avg control time
1:17
179
Career high strikes
86
12
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Colby Covington
Strike target
Joaquin Buckley
70%
Head
62%
16%
Body
28%
15%
Leg
10%
Colby Covington
Strike position
Joaquin Buckley
80%
Distance
75%
9%
Clinch
6%
10%
Ground
19%