Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington

Welterweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

Saturday, December 14, 2019 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington

KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 5 · 4:10 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R5 · 4:10

Kamaru UsmanRound 5Colby Covington

37 / 72Sig. strikes19 / 60

51%Accuracy32%

37 / 72Total strikes19 / 60

2Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:11Control0:00

8.9Pace / min4.6

100%Control share0%

Kamaru Usman

Targethead 81% · body 19% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 62% · clinch 0% · ground 38%

Colby Covington

Targethead 74% · body 16% · leg 11%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeKamaru Usman landed 37 significant strikes to 19.Striking edgeKamaru Usman struck at 51% accuracy to 32%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Pace upKamaru Usman's significant-strike pace moved +27% from R4 to R5, 8.9 against 7.0 per minute.
Target shiftKamaru Usman's head share of landed strikes moved +24 pts, to 81% head with 19% body and 0% leg.
Phase shiftKamaru Usman's ground share of landed strikes moved +38 pts, to 38% on the ground against 62% at distance.
Pace downColby Covington's significant-strike pace moved -37% from R4 to R5, 4.6 against 7.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftColby Covington's significant-strike accuracy moved -16 pts, 32% against 47%.
Defensive driftColby Covington absorbed significant strikes +27% faster than in R4, 8.9 against 7.0 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Kamaru Usman

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Colby Covington

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

175Kamaru Usman sig. strikes

143Colby Covington sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+350%largest pace swing, R3 to R4 (Colby Covington)