UFC UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Final

Welterweight · main event

Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington

Leon Edwards
United Kingdom

Leon Edwards

“Rocky”

22-6

Winner

VS
Colby Covington
United States

Colby Covington

“Chaos”

17-5

Winner

Leon Edwards

Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 — 5:00

16 December 2023 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Leon Edwards beat Colby Covington by unanimous decision after five rounds.
  • Leon Edwards landed 65 of 116 total strikes and 2 of 3 takedowns, with 1:27 of control time.
  • Colby Covington landed more total strikes — 109 to 65 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, 49-46.
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Tale of the tape

Leon EdwardsColby Covington
22-6Record17-5
32Age on fight night35
6′2″ (188 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Reach72″ (183 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Team RenegadeTeamMMA Masters
Kingston, JamaicaFromClovis, California, United States

Fight statistics

65of 116 · 56%Total strikes landed109of 194 · 56%
22of 63Head strikes49of 117
21of 28Body strikes43of 49
22of 25Leg strikes17of 28
2of 3Takedowns2of 10
2Submission attempts0
1:27Control time5:04

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

Round by round

Leon EdwardsRoundColby Covington
13/31strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR110/28strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
18/27strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR213/36strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
13/24strikes1/2TD0KD0:18controlR313/38strikes1/3TD0KD0:34control
11/22strikes0/0TD0KD0:11controlR419/32strikes0/5TD0KD1:27control
10/12strikes1/1TD0KD0:58controlR554/60strikes1/1TD0KD3:03control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

10R1910R2910R3910R499R510

49total46

Sal D'amato

10R1910R2910R3910R499R510

49total46

Chris Lee

10R1910R2910R3910R499R510

49total46

Form going into the fight

Leon Edwards

  1. WKamaru Usmanmajority decision2023
  2. WKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R5 4:042022
  3. WNate Diazunanimous decision2021
  4. ?Belal Muhammadcould not continue R2 0:182021
  5. WRafael Dos Anjosunanimous decision2019

Colby Covington

  1. WJorge Masvidalunanimous decision2022
  2. LKamaru Usmanunanimous decision2021
  3. WTyron WoodleyKO/TKO R5 1:192020
  4. LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R5 4:102019
  5. WRobbie Lawlerunanimous decision2019

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