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Colby Covington vs Wagner Silva

Colby Covington is 17-5-0; Wagner Silva is 10-8-0. Wagner Silva is 1 year older than Colby Covington. Wagner Silva is 1" · 3 cm taller than Colby Covington. They have met once: Colby Covington 1, Wagner Silva 0.

Colby Covington
United States
Colby Covington
“Chaos” · 17-5-0
Loss · TKOLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous Decision
Met once
Wagner Silva
Brazil
Wagner Silva
“Wagnão” · 10-8-0
Win · DecisionWin · SubmissionLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Colby Covington
Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
  • 2023Black belt · BJJDaniel Valverde
  • 2013Champion · FILA Grappling Worlds77 kg Catchweight
  • 2011All-American · NCAA D1174 lb Catchweight
  • 2007Champion · NJCAA165 lb Catchweight
Camp · MMA Masters · Miami, Florida, US
Wagner Silva

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

69%
Head
42%
16%
Body
18%
15%
Leg
39%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Colby Covingtonlast 17 fights
80%10%11%
Wagner Silvalast 2 fights
91%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Colby Covington Wagner Silva
Strikes landed / min
3.811.69
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersWagner Silva · Poor · better than 6% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.092.87
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersWagner Silva · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.640.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersWagner Silva · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
43%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersWagner Silva · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%58%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersWagner Silva · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Colby Covington · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersWagner Silva · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1502 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.81
Strikes landed / min
1.69
3.09
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.87
3.64 / 8.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
43%
Takedown accuracy
0%
69%
Takedown defence
58%
7:21
Control time / fight
0:01
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Colby Covington17 UFC fights · 1099 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
54%592/2140
13%140/217
13%144/176
Clinch
5%60/97
3%30/44
2%17/18
Ground
10%111/159
0%4/4
0%1/1
Wagner Silva2 UFC fights · 33 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
36%12/83
15%5/11
39%13/14
Clinch
3%1/1
3%1/1
0%0/0
Ground
3%1/1
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Colby Covington and Wagner Silva ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Saint Preux (Sat, Nov 8, 2014), where Colby Covington won by Submission.

What are the records of Colby Covington and Wagner Silva?

Colby Covington is 17-5-0 and Wagner Silva is 10-8-0.

Who is taller, Colby Covington or Wagner Silva?

Wagner Silva is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Colby Covington stands 5'11" · 180 cm.

Who is older, Colby Covington or Wagner Silva?

Wagner Silva is 39 and Colby Covington is 38.

Who has more finishes, Colby Covington or Wagner Silva?

Colby Covington has 8 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Wagner Silva has 7 wins (2 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).

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