Colby Covington vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Colby Covington vs Rafael Dos Anjos: Matchup Breakdown

Colby Covington is 12-5 in the Welterweight division with a 70.6% win rate. Rafael Dos Anjos is 21-16 at Lightweight, winning 56.8% of the time. Colby Covington is listed as retired. Rafael Dos Anjos is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Colby Covington leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 on Jun 9, 2018, won by Colby Covington by Decision - Unanimous in round 5.

Colby Covington holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,148 to 910. Career peaks are 1,263 for Colby Covington and 1,251 for Rafael Dos Anjos. Colby Covington has 3 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins from 12 victories, a 41.7% finish rate. Rafael Dos Anjos has 4 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins, finishing 42.9% of the time.

Colby Covington stands 5' 11" with a reach of 72" and fights orthodox. Rafael Dos Anjos is 5' 8" with a reach of 70", southpaw. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Colby Covington. Colby Covington is 38, Rafael Dos Anjos is 41.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Colby Covington has landed 1,099 significant strikes at 38.5% accuracy with 70 takedowns and 2h 05m of control time. Rafael Dos Anjos has landed 1,848 at 47.0% with 68 takedowns and 2h 16m of control.

Colby Covington has 3 title fights (0 won) against 3 (2 won) for Rafael Dos Anjos. They share 4 common opponents: Leon Edwards, Kamaru Usman, Robbie Lawler, Bryan Barberena.