Colby Covington (17-5, 8) was born in Clovis, California, U.S. on February 22, 1988. At the age of 23 years on February 11, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Ensley, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 23, 2014, 26-year old Colby Covington made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le against Wang Anying, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Covington's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley at age 36 on December 14, 2024. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Colby Covington's best fights have been against Rafael dos Anjos, Max Griffin, Wang Anying, Wagner Silva, Mike Pyle, Jonathan Meunier and Bryan Barberena.
Covington has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Dec 14, 2024 36 years, 9 months 17-5 (8) | 30 years, 7 months 20-6 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
21  | Dec 16, 2023 35 years, 9 months 17-4 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 21-3 (10) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
20  | Mar 5, 2022 34 years 17-3 (8) | 37 years, 3 months 35-15 (18) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
19  | Nov 6, 2021 33 years, 8 months 16-3 (8) | 34 years, 5 months 19-1 (10) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
18  | Sep 19, 2020 32 years, 6 months 16-2 (8) | 38 years, 5 months 19-5-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 5 | TKO | WIN Rib injury |
17 | Dec 14, 2019 31 years, 9 months 15-2 (7) | 32 years, 7 months 15-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC welterweight title |
16  | Aug 3, 2019 31 years, 5 months 15-1 (7) | 37 years, 4 months 28-13 (21) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
15  | Jun 9, 2018 30 years, 3 months 14-1 (7) | 33 years, 7 months 28-9 (14) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC welterweight title Interim |
14  | Oct 28, 2017 29 years, 8 months 13-1 (7) | 39 years, 11 months 25-7 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Jun 17, 2017 29 years, 3 months 12-1 (7) | 35 years, 7 months 22-3-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Dec 17, 2016 28 years, 9 months 11-1 (7) | 27 years, 7 months 12-3 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Aug 20, 2016 28 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | 30 years, 8 months 12-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10 | Jun 18, 2016 28 years, 3 months 9-1 (6) | Jonathan Meunier | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9  | Dec 12, 2015 27 years, 9 months 8-1 (5) | 24 years, 11 months 9-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
8 | May 23, 2015 27 years, 3 months 8-0 (5) | Mike Pyle | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
7 | Nov 8, 2014 26 years, 8 months 7-0 (5) | Wagner Silva | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
6 | Aug 23, 2014 26 years, 6 months 6-0 (4) | Wang Anying | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
5 | May 16, 2014 26 years, 2 months 5-0 (3) | Jay Ellis | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
4 | Oct 12, 2013 25 years, 7 months 4-0 (2) | Jose Caceres | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3  | Jun 22, 2012 24 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | 21 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 27, 2012 24 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | David Hayes | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
1 | Feb 11, 2012 23 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Ensley | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to knee injury |
