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Colby Ray Covington (born February 22, 1988) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion.
| 22 matches | 17 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 2 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 17–5 | Joaquin Buckley | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley | December 14, 2024 | 3 | 4:42 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 17–4 | Leon Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296 | December 16, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For the UFC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 17–3 | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 272 | March 5, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 16–3 | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 268 | November 6, 2021 | 5 | 5:00 | New York City, New York, United States | For the UFC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 16–2 | Tyron Woodley | TKO (rib injury) | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | September 19, 2020 | 5 | 1:19 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 15–2 | Kamaru Usman | TKO (punches) | UFC 245 | December 14, 2019 | 5 | 4:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 15–1 | Robbie Lawler | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler | August 3, 2019 | 5 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 14–1 | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 225 | June 9, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Won the interim UFC Welterweight Championship. Later stripped of the title due to injury. |
| Win | 13–1 | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida | October 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 12–1 | Kim Dong-hyun | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | June 17, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 11–1 | Bryan Barberena | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson | December 17, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Max Griffin | TKO (punches) | UFC 202 | August 20, 2016 | 3 | 2:18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 9–1 | Jonathan Meunier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson | June 18, 2016 | 3 | 0:54 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Warlley Alves | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 194 | December 12, 2015 | 1 | 1:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Mike Pyle | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 187 | May 23, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Wagner Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux | November 8, 2014 | 3 | 3:26 | Uberlândia, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–0 | Wang Anying | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le | August 23, 2014 | 1 | 4:50 | Macau, SAR, China | |
| Win | 5–0 | Jay Ellis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Absolute FC 21 | May 16, 2014 | 1 | 2:49 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jose Caceres | Decision (unanimous) | CFA 12 | October 12, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Coral Gables, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jason Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Time 10 | June 22, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | David Hayes | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Fight Time 9 | April 27, 2012 | 2 | 1:42 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Chris Ensley | TKO (submission to knee injury) | Midtown Throwdown 3 | February 11, 2012 | 1 | 1:21 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Welterweight debut. |
| No. | Event | Fight | Date | Venue | City | PPV Buys |
| 1. | UFC 245 | Usman vs. Covington | December 14, 2019 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Not Disclosed |
| 2. | UFC 268 | Usman vs. Covington 2 | November 6, 2021 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, United States | 700,000 |
| 3. | UFC 272 | Covington vs. Masvidal | March 5, 2022 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Not Disclosed |
| 4. | UFC 296 | Edwards vs. Covington | December 16, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Not Disclosed |
| NCAA Championships Matches | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | ||
| 2011 NCAA Championships 5th at 174 lbs | |||||||
| Win | 7–4 | Christopher Henrich | 3–2 | March 17–19, 2011 | 2011 NCAA Division I National Championships | ||
| Loss | 6–4 | Mack Lewnes | 5–12 | ||||
| Win | 6–3 | Mike Letts | 6–1 | ||||
| Win | 5–3 | Ryan Patrovich | 3–2 | ||||
| Loss | 4–3 | Chris Henrich | 5–7 | ||||
| Win | 4–2 | Jacob Swartz | 8–2 | ||||
| Win | 3–2 | Mike Dessino | MD 18–6 | ||||
| 2010 NCAA Championships DNP at 174 lbs | |||||||
| Loss | 2–2 | Ben Bennet | Fall | March 18–20, 2010 | 2010 NCAA Division I National Championships | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Mack Lewnes | OT 2–4 | ||||
| Win | 2–0 | Luke Manuel | OT 3–1 | ||||
| Win | 1–0 | Jim Rednick | MD 10–1 | ||||
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded byCarlos Condit | 3rd UFC Interim Welterweight Champion June 9, 2018 – September 8, 2018 Stripped | Vacant |