Home Events UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Joaquin Buckley vs Colby Covington Joaquin Buckley vs Colby Covington · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Welterweight · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Saturday, December 14, 2024 · Tampa · Florida
Full card → Result Joaquin Buckley def. Colby Covington Method KO/TKO (Cut above eye) Round · time Round 3 · 4:42 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Dan Miragliotta Sig. strikes Joaquin Buckley 75/151 · Colby Covington 37/124 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Joaquin Buckley 81/160 · Colby Covington 71/161 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Joaquin Buckley def. Colby Covington
KO/TKO (Cut above eye) · Round 3 · 4:42 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R3 · 4:42
R1 R2 R3
Joaquin Buckley Round 3 Colby Covington
24 / 41 Sig. strikes 8 / 23
59% Accuracy 35%
29 / 49 Total strikes 36 / 54
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 3
1 Sub. attempts 0
1:08 Control 1:50
5.1 Pace / min 1.7
38% Control share 62%
Joaquin Buckley
Target head 88% · body 13% · leg 0%
Phase distance 88% · clinch 4% · ground 8%
Colby Covington
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 75% · clinch 0% · ground 25%
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Fight summary
75 Joaquin Buckley sig. strikes
37 Colby Covington sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
+90% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Colby Covington)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · PropSports round stats 75 / 151 Sig. strikes 37 / 124
50% Accuracy 30%
81 / 160 Total strikes 71 / 161
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 1 Takedowns 1 / 8
1 Sub attempts 0
1:18 Control 3:40
59 Head 26
13 Body 8
3 Leg 3
Joaquin Buckley Colby Covington
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 21-9-0 Record 17-5-0
30 Age 36
5'10" Height 5'11"
76" Reach 72"
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
3.62 Sig. str./min 3.81
1.43 TD / 15 min 3.64
Joaquin Buckley 10-7 in archive
7 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
70% Finish rate
