Usman vs Covington

Who won Usman vs Covington?

Kamaru Usman beat Colby Covington by knockout in the 5th round during the main event of UFC 245, on Saturday 14th December 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Welterweight championship.

Usman vs Covington stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Colby Covington made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Colby Covington marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 15-3-0, while Colby Covington's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Usman had an advantage in power over Covington, with a 40% knock out percentage over Covington's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Covington had an advantage over Usman, with a 27% submission rate over Usman's 7%.

Kamaru Usman was the older man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Usman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Covington. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Usman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months later than Covington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 76 to Covington's 71.

Usman vs Covington form

Usman had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Leon Edwards at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Colby Covington at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had defeated Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Covington's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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