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.

Colby Covington's UFC record stood at 12-4-0, 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 36 years old.

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

Covington was the less experienced professional 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 2 less professional rounds, 68 to Woodley's 70.

Covington vs Woodley form

Colby Covington had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kamaru Usman 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.

Previous to that, he had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

Before that, he had defeated Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He was victorious against Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 111 on 17th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Tyron Woodley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by 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 defeated 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

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Colby Covington had been fighting more than Tyron Woodley.

Going to this contest, Colby Covington had last fought 4 years, 4 months and 14 days ago, while Tyron Woodley's last outing had been 3 years, 10 months and 29 days ago.

Covington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Woodley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 6 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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