Covington vs Woodley

Who won Covington vs Woodley?

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

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 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.

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Woodley's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Covington vs Woodley?

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