UFC UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Final

Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington

Kamaru Usman
United States

Kamaru Usman

“The Nigerian Nightmare”

21-5

Winner

VS
Colby Covington
United States

Colby Covington

“Chaos”

17-5

Winner

Kamaru Usman

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 5 — 4:10

14 December 2019 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Kamaru Usman beat Colby Covington by KO/TKO in round 5 at 4:10.
  • Kamaru Usman landed 175 of 360 total strikes, with 0:11 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 39-37, 38-38, 37-39.
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Tale of the tape

Kamaru UsmanColby Covington
21-5Record17-5
32Age on fight night31
6′0″ (183 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Reach72″ (183 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Kill Cliff FCTeamMMA Masters
Auchi, Edo, NigeriaFromClovis, California, United States

Fight statistics

175of 360 · 49%Total strikes landed143of 395 · 36%
116of 279Head strikes103of 341
53of 74Body strikes28of 39
6of 7Leg strikes12of 15
2Knockdowns0
0:11Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Kamaru UsmanRoundColby Covington
34/91strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR139/111strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
40/79strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR241/97strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
29/50strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR38/51strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
35/68strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR436/76strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
37/72strikes0/0TD2KD0:11controlR519/60strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

9R11010R2910R3910R49

39total37

Eric Colon

9R1109R21010R3910R49

38total38

Sal D'amato

9R1109R21010R399R410

37total39

Form going into the fight

Kamaru Usman

  1. WTyron Woodleyunanimous decision2019
  2. WRafael Dos Anjosunanimous decision2018
  3. WDemian Maia2018
  4. WEmil Meekunanimous decision2018
  5. WSergio MoraesKO/TKO R1 2:482017

Colby Covington

  1. WRobbie Lawlerunanimous decision2019
  2. WRafael Dos Anjos2018
  3. WDemian Maiaunanimous decision2017
  4. WDong Hyun Kimunanimous decision2017
  5. WBryan Barberenaunanimous decision2016

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