Colby Covington Ufc Record Faq: Wins, Losses, Titles, and Career Highlights
By Chloe Bennett
Covington reached championship gold at UFC 225 in Chicago. Matching up against former lightweight king Rafael dos Anjos in an interim welterweight bout, Covington pinned the Brazilian against the fence for 25 minutes. He landed seven takedowns and battered dos Anjos with short punches and knees, taking the unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47).
He was later stripped of the interim title due to nasal surgery scheduling disputes, a grudge that simmered for years with UFC management. When he finally challenged Kamaru Usman for the undisputed welterweight belt at UFC 245, the bout became an instant classic. Neither fighter attempted a single takedown across five rounds.
They traded 315 combined significant strikes at point-blank range. Despite Covington suffering a fractured jaw in the third round, the scorecards were tied heading into the fifth frame. Usman capitalized late, dropping Covington twice to secure a dramatic TKO stoppage with under a minute left.
Their rematch at UFC 268 inside Madison Square Garden was almost as competitive. Dropped twice in the second round, Covington rallied back to claim the late frames with crisp boxing and aggressive pressure. He lost by close unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46), cementing his status as the division's clear second-best fighter of that era.
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