Last 5: L W L W L
Association: MMA Masters
Pro Debut Date: 2012-02-11
Pro Record: 17-4-0
Current Ranking:
'Big League' Record: 12-4-0
Last 3 Years: 1-2-0
Win Finish %: 47.1%
Combat Age: 43
Quality Perf. %: 76.2%
Last Quality Perf.: 2023-12-16
540 Metric: .556
Rating Points: 1210
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2022

#2 Welterweight

All-Time Rank:

#8 Welterweight

Last Fight Date: 12/16/2023 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#1 WW] Leon Edwards
Opponent's Last 5: NC W W W W
UFC Record: 12-4-0
Longest Win Streak: 7 (2016-2019)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2014-2015)
UFC Debut: 2014-08-23
Last UFC Fight: 2023-12-16

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2024 NR #4 Welterweight 17-4-0
1210
04/01/2023   #3 Welterweight 17-3-0
1465
01/01/2023   #3 Welterweight 17-3-0
1549
10/01/2022 1 #3 Welterweight 17-3-0
1549
07/01/2022   #2 Welterweight 17-3-0
1549
04/01/2022   #2 Welterweight 17-3-0
1549
01/01/2022 1 #2 Welterweight 16-3-0
1247
10/01/2021 1 #3 Welterweight 16-2-0
1230
07/01/2021   #2 Welterweight 16-2-0
1269
04/01/2021   #2 Welterweight 16-2-0
1269
01/01/2021   #2 Welterweight 16-2-0
1269
10/01/2020 2 #2 Welterweight 16-2-0
1269
07/01/2020   #4 Welterweight 15-2-0
1018
04/01/2020   #4 Welterweight 15-2-0
1018
01/01/2020 1 #4 Welterweight 15-2-0
1018
10/01/2019   #3 Welterweight 15-1-0
1164
07/01/2019   #3 Welterweight 14-1-0
1084
04/01/2019 1 #3 Welterweight 14-1-0
1137
01/01/2019   #2 Welterweight 14-1-0
1137
10/01/2018   #2 Welterweight 14-1-0
1137
07/01/2018 2 #2 Welterweight 14-1-0
1137
04/01/2018   #4 Welterweight 13-1-0
738
01/01/2018 16 #4 Welterweight 13-1-0
738
10/01/2017 2 #20 Welterweight 12-1-0
359
07/01/2017 13 #18 Welterweight 12-1-0
359
04/01/2017 1 #31 Welterweight 11-1-0
227
01/01/2017 12 #30 Welterweight 11-1-0
227
10/01/2016 25 #42 Welterweight 10-1-0
174
07/01/2016 4 #67 Welterweight 9-1-0
125
04/01/2016 8 #71 Welterweight 8-1-0
120
01/01/2016 30 #63 Welterweight 8-1-0
120
10/01/2015   #33 Welterweight 8-0-0
168
07/01/2015 150 #33 Welterweight 8-0-0
168
04/01/2015 52 #183 Welterweight 7-0-0
56
01/01/2015 75 #235 Welterweight 7-0-0
45
10/01/2014 80 #310 Welterweight 6-0-0
36
07/01/2014 9 #390 Welterweight 5-0-0
30
04/01/2014 12 #399 Welterweight 4-0-0
30
01/01/2014 NR #387 Welterweight 4-0-0
31
07/01/2013 5 #666 Welterweight 3-0-0
20
04/01/2013 11 #661 Welterweight 3-0-0
21
01/01/2013 3 #650 Welterweight 3-0-0
21
10/01/2012 28 #647 Welterweight 3-0-0
21
07/01/2012 NR #619 Welterweight 3-0-0
21


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Leon Edwards
#1 Welterweight
  UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16th 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Jorge Masvidal
#5 Welterweight
  UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Saturday, March 5th 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Kamaru Usman
#1 Welterweight
  UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
Saturday, November 6th 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Tyron Woodley
#6 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 178 - Covington vs. Woodley
Saturday, September 19th 2020
TKO (Rib Injury)
Round 5
L Kamaru Usman
#1 Welterweight
  UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
Saturday, December 14th 2019
TKO (Punches)
Round 5
W Robbie Lawler
#17 Welterweight
  UFC on ESPN 5 - Covington vs. Lawler
Saturday, August 3rd 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Rafael dos Anjos
#2 Welterweight
  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Demian Maia
#5 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida
Saturday, October 28th 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Dong Hyun Kim
#17 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia
Saturday, June 17th 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Bryan Barberena
#43 Welterweight
  UFC on Fox 22 - VanZant vs. Waterson
Saturday, December 17th 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Max Griffin
#57 Welterweight
  UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Saturday, August 20th 2016
TKO
Round 3
W Jonathan Meunier
#440 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 89 - MacDonald vs. Thompson
Saturday, June 18th 2016
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
L Warlley Alves
#41 Welterweight
  UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
Saturday, December 12th 2015
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Mike Pyle
#30 Welterweight
  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Wagner Silva
#343 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Saturday, November 8th 2014
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Anying Wang   UFC Fight Night - Bisping vs. Le
Saturday, August 23rd 2014
Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Jay Ellis   AFC 21 - The Return
Friday, May 16th 2014
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Jose Caceres
#477 Welterweight
  CFA 12 - Sampo vs. Thao
Saturday, October 12th 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jason Jackson   Fight Time 10 - Its Personal
Friday, June 22nd 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W David Hayes   Fight Time 9 - MMA Explosion
Friday, April 27th 2012
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Chris Ensley   Midtown Productions - Midtown Throwdown 3
Saturday, February 11th 2012
Submission
Round 1