Covington vs Lawler

Who won Covington vs Lawler?

Colby Covington beat Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC on ESPN 5, on Saturday 3rd August 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark.

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

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 Lawler stats

Colby Covington stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Robbie Lawler made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Colby Covington's UFC record stood at 12-4-0, while Robbie Lawler's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Lawler had a massive power advantage over Covington, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Covington's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Covington had a large advantage over Lawler, boasting a 29% submission rate over Lawler's 4%.

Colby Covington was the younger man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Lawler had 2-inch reach advantage.

Covington was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 years and 10 months later than Lawler, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 47 less professional rounds, 68 to Lawler's 115.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Colby Covington had last fought 5 years, 10 months and 17 days ago, while Robbie Lawler's last outing had been 5 years, 1 month and 24 days ago.

Covington's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Lawler's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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