Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington

Welterweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2

Saturday, November 6, 2021 · New York City · New York

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Result

Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Dan MiragliottaSal D'amato · 47-48Dave Tirelli · 47-48Derek Cleary · 46-49Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Kamaru UsmanRound 5Colby Covington

24 / 51Sig. strikes21 / 54

47%Accuracy39%

32 / 60Total strikes26 / 61

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:23Control0:43

4.8Pace / min4.2

35%Control share65%

Kamaru Usman

Targethead 58% · body 42% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Colby Covington

Targethead 86% · body 14% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

What changed from R4

Accuracy shiftKamaru Usman's significant-strike accuracy moved +14 pts, 47% against 33%.
Target shiftKamaru Usman's head share of landed strikes moved -16 pts, to 58% head with 42% body and 0% leg.
Pace downColby Covington's significant-strike pace moved -36% from R4 to R5, 4.2 against 6.6 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

123Kamaru Usman sig. strikes

107Colby Covington sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+112%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Kamaru Usman)