Covington vs Woodley

Who won Covington vs Woodley?

Colby Covington beat Tyron Woodley by knockout in the 5th round during the main event of UFC Vegas 11, on Saturday 19th September 2020 at UFC APEX 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).

Covington vs Woodley stats

Colby Covington stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Tyron Woodley made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 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 Tyron Woodley's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Woodley had an advantage in power over Covington, with a 37% knock out percentage over Covington's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Covington had a slight advantage over Woodley, with a 27% submission rate over Woodley's 26%.

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

Covington had a height advantage of 2 inches over Woodley. Despite this, Woodley had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Covington was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Woodley, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 71 to Woodley's 70.

Covington vs Woodley form

Tyron Woodley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC Vegas 1 on 30th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Darren Till at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Before that, he had beaten Demian Maia at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had defeated Stephen Thompson at UFC 209 on 4th March 2017 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Covington's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Woodley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 20 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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