Covington vs Anjos

Who won Covington vs Anjos?

Colby Covington beat Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 225, on Saturday 9th June 2018 at United Center in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Colby Covington.

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).

Covington vs Anjos stats

Colby Covington stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Colby Covington's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Rafael dos Anjos marked his 36th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2008.

Colby Covington's UFC record stood at 12-5-0, while Rafael dos Anjos' came in at 21-15-0.

The stats suggested Covington had a slight advantage in power over Anjos, with a 23% knock out percentage over Anjos' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anjos had a slight advantage over Covington, with a 32% submission rate over Covington's 31%.

Colby Covington was the younger man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Covington had a height advantage of 3 inches over Anjos. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Covington was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 4 months later than Anjos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 69 less professional rounds, 71 to Anjos' 140.

Covington vs Anjos form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Paul Felder at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester.

He had been defeated by Kamaru Usman at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Covington's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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