Usman vs Covington II

Who won Usman vs Covington II?

Kamaru Usman beat Colby Covington by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 268, on Saturday 6th November 2021 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Kamaru Usman.

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 II stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 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 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 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 44% knock out percentage over Covington's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Covington had an advantage over Usman, with a 25% submission rate over Usman's 6%.

Kamaru Usman was the same age as Colby Covington, at 37 years old.

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

Usman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more 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 II form

Usman had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Colby Covington at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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 beaten 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 beaten 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 been defeated by 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 defeated 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 activity leading into the fight, Colby Covington had been fighting more than Kamaru Usman.

Going to this contest, Kamaru Usman had last fought 4 years and 13 days ago, while Colby Covington's last outing had been 4 months and 23 days ago.

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Covington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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