UFC

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler

Completed Prudential Center, Newark, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Colby Covington beat Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Jim Miller beat Clay Guida by submission in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the twelve results came early: three knockouts and five submissions.

Main card

RL

Robbie Lawler vs Colby Covington

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Colby Covington
CG

Clay Guida vs Jim Miller

Submission R1 0:58
JM
JS

Joaquim Silva vs Nasrat Haqparast

Knockout R2 0:36
Nasrat Haqparast
Gerald Meerschaert

Gerald Meerschaert vs Trevin Giles

Submission R3 1:49
Trevin Giles
Scott Holtzman

Scott Holtzman vs Dong Hyun Ma

Knockout R2 5:00
DM
Kennedy Nzechukwu

Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Darko Stosic

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Darko Stosic

Preliminary card

MG

Mickey Gall vs Salim Touahri

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Salim Touahri
Lucie Pudilova

Lucie Pudilova vs Antonina Shevchenko

Submission R2 1:20
AS
Matt Schnell

Matt Schnell vs Jordan Espinosa

Submission R1 1:23
Jordan Espinosa
LM

Lauren Murphy vs Mara Romero Borella

Knockout R3 1:46
MB
Claudio Silva

Claudio Silva vs Cole Williams

Submission R1 2:35
Cole Williams
Hannah Goldy

Hannah Goldy vs Miranda Granger

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Miranda Granger
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Results

Main and co-main events

Colby Covington beat Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Prudential Center in Newark. In the co-main event, Jim Miller beat Clay Guida by submission after 58 seconds.

How the card was decided

Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, five by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Jim Miller, who stopped Clay Guida after 58 seconds, and three of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Gerald Meerschaert's submission of Trevin Giles, 11 minutes and 49 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 0 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against four of the six below it. Antonina Shevchenko (submission, round two), Matt Schnell (submission, round one) and Lauren Murphy (knockout, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

ESPN carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.