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Colby Covington vs Leon Edwards

Result, odds and stats · Welterweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Dec 16, 2023Odds at the close
Leon Edwards def. Colby Covington · decision, 5 rounds
Underdog
Colby
Covington
Welterweight
Record
17-3
UFC
12-3
Age
35
Height
5'11"
Reach
72"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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CovingtonEdwards
Closing line
41%59%
Opened −190 / +165, closed +135 / −162. The line moved toward Leon Edwards since it opened.
Favourite
Leon
Edwards
Welterweight
Record
21-3
UFC
13-2
Age
32
Height
6'2"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Colby CovingtonLeon Edwards
Significant strikes44 of 12657 of 108
Knockdowns00
Takedowns2 of 102 of 3
Control time5:041:27
Submission attempts02

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

15
10
Round 1
21
14
Round 2
24
18
Round 3
■ Colby Covington ■ Leon Edwards Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Kamaru Usman
Colby Covington
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Nov 2021 · Usman landed 0.6 more a minute
Leon Edwards
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Mar 2023 · landed 1.3 more significant strikes a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Colby Covington
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jun 2018 · Anjos landed 0.2 more a minute
Leon Edwards
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jul 2019 · landed 0.4 more significant strikes a minute
Bryan Barberena
Colby Covington
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Dec 2016 · landed 2.3 more significant strikes a minute
Leon Edwards
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Sep 2017 · Barberena landed 1.4 more a minute

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