Garry vs Covington

When is Garry vs Covington?

Ian Machado Garry could potentially fight Colby Covington, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Garry vs Covington stats

Ian Machado Garry would step into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Colby Covington would make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest Garry would have a large advantage in power over Covington, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Covington's 24%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Covington would have an advantage over Garry, with a 24% submission rate over Garry's 7%.

Ian Machado Garry is the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Garry has a height advantage of 4 inches over Covington. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Garry is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years later than Covington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 30 less professional rounds, 41 to Covington's 71.

Garry vs Covington form

Garry has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Michael Page at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Geoff Neal at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had defeated Neil Magny at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

He was victorious against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Covington has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Leon Edwards at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Kamaru Usman at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had beaten Tyron Woodley at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ian Machado Garry has been fighting more than Colby Covington.

Ian Machado Garry last fought 4 months and 9 days ago, while Colby Covington's last outing was 4 months and 2 days ago.

Garry's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Covington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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