Covington vs Kim

Who won Covington vs Kim?

Colby Covington beat Dong Hyun Kim by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 111, on Saturday 17th June 2017 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Covington vs Kim stats

Colby Covington stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Dong Hyun Kim made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Colby Covington's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Colby Covington's UFC record stood at 12-5-0, while Dong Hyun Kim's came in at 13-4-0.

The stats suggested Kim had an advantage in power over Covington, with a 41% knock out percentage over Covington's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Covington had a large advantage over Kim, boasting a 36% submission rate over Kim's 9%.

Colby Covington was the younger man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Kim had a height advantage of 3 inches over Covington. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Covington was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 10 months later than Kim, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 71 to Kim's 66.

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