UFC UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Final

Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington

Jorge Masvidal
United States

Jorge Masvidal

“Gamebred”

35-17

VS
Colby Covington
United States

Colby Covington

“Chaos”

17-5

Winner

Winner

Colby Covington

Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 — 5:00

5 March 2022 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Colby Covington beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision after five rounds.
  • Colby Covington landed 218 of 338 total strikes and 6 of 15 takedowns, with 16:14 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 46-49, 44-50, 45-50.
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Tale of the tape

Jorge MasvidalColby Covington
35-17Record17-5
37Age on fight night34
5′11″ (180 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Reach72″ (183 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamMMA Masters
Miami, Florida, United StatesFromClovis, California, United States

Fight statistics

90of 166 · 54%Total strikes landed218of 338 · 64%
58of 117Head strikes170of 289
13of 22Body strikes32of 33
19of 27Leg strikes16of 16
0Takedowns6of 15
0Submission attempts1
0:21Control time16:14

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

Round by round

Jorge MasvidalRoundColby Covington
12/24strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR129/45strikes3/5TD0KD3:32control
36/69strikes0/0TD0KD0:21controlR225/63strikes0/2TD0KD1:21control
19/24strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR362/86strikes1/2TD0KD4:34control
21/46strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR437/70strikes0/4TD0KD2:13control
2/3strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR565/74strikes2/2TD0KD4:34control

Judges’ scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo

9R11010R299R3109R4109R510

46total49

Derek Cleary

9R1109R2109R3109R4108R510

44total50

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R3109R4109R510

45total50

Form going into the fight

Jorge Masvidal

  1. LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R2 1:022021
  2. LKamaru Usmanunanimous decision2020
  3. WNate DiazTKO - doctor's stoppage R3 5:002019
  4. WBen AskrenKO/TKO R1 0:052019
  5. WDarren TillKO/TKO R2 3:052019

Colby Covington

  1. LKamaru Usmanunanimous decision2021
  2. WTyron WoodleyKO/TKO R5 1:192020
  3. LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R5 4:102019
  4. WRobbie Lawlerunanimous decision2019
  5. WRafael Dos Anjos2018

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Rafael Dos Anjos vs Renato Moicanounanimous decisionEdson Barboza vs Bryce Mitchellunanimous decisionAlex Oliveira vs Kevin HollandKO/TKO R2 0:38Greg Hardy vs Serghei SpivacKO/TKO R1 2:16Jalin Turner vs Jamie MullarkeyKO/TKO R2 0:46

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