UFC UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 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

Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 — 5:00

6 November 2021 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA

Key takeaways

  • Kamaru Usman beat Colby Covington by unanimous decision after five rounds.
  • Kamaru Usman landed 158 of 336 total strikes and 1 of 1 takedowns, with 1:16 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46.
  • They have met once before: Kamaru Usman won by KO/TKO at UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington.
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Tale of the tape

Kamaru UsmanColby Covington
21-5Record17-5
34Age on fight night33
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

158of 336 · 47%Total strikes landed119of 298 · 40%
103of 272Head strikes87of 254
53of 62Body strikes24of 34
2of 2Leg strikes8of 10
1of 1Takedowns0of 11
2Knockdowns0
1:16Control time1:54

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

Round by round

Kamaru UsmanRoundColby Covington
22/48strikes1/1TD0KD0:22controlR113/47strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
50/86strikes0/0TD2KD0:15controlR219/48strikes0/2TD0KD0:41control
30/71strikes0/0TD0KD0:16controlR323/59strikes0/4TD0KD0:05control
24/71strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR438/83strikes0/2TD0KD0:25control
32/60strikes0/0TD0KD0:23controlR526/61strikes0/2TD0KD0:43control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

10R1910R299R3109R41010R59

48total47

Dave Tirelli

10R1910R2910R399R4109R510

48total47

Derek Cleary

10R1910R2910R399R41010R59

49total46

They have met before

14 December 2019Kamaru Usman won by KO/TKO in round 5UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

Form going into the fight

Kamaru Usman

  1. WJorge MasvidalKO/TKO R2 1:022021
  2. WGilbert BurnsKO/TKO R3 0:342021
  3. WJorge Masvidalunanimous decision2020
  4. WColby CovingtonKO/TKO R5 4:102019
  5. WTyron Woodleyunanimous decision2019

Colby Covington

  1. WTyron WoodleyKO/TKO R5 1:192020
  2. LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R5 4:102019
  3. WRobbie Lawlerunanimous decision2019
  4. WRafael Dos Anjos2018
  5. WDemian Maiaunanimous decision2017

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