Welterweight
3 Rounds
Colby Covington won · KO/TKO R3
UFC Event·Saturday, August 20, 2016·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupColby Covington: WrestlervsMax Griffin: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Colby Covington wins(63.6%)
Actual result: Colby Covington wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Max Griffin has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Colby Covington
Red Corner
VS
Max Griffin
Blue Corner
-420
(81%)
Vegas Odds
+335
(23%)
38
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'11"
182.88 cm
Reach
193.04 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Colby CovingtonL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Tyron Woodley · Sep 20L
vs Kamaru Usman · Nov 21W
vs Jorge Masvidal · Mar 22L
vs Leon Edwards · Dec 23L
KOvs Joaquin Buckley · Dec 24Max GriffinL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Tim Means · Oct 22L
vs Michael Morales · Jul 23W
vs Jeremiah Wells · Feb 24L
SUBvs Michael Chiesa · Dec 24L
vs Chris Curtis · Jul 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Colby CovingtonMetricMax Griffin
3.81
Strikes / min
3.70
3.09
Strikes absorbed / min
3.69
54%
Strike defense
58%
3.64
TDs / 15 min
1.44
68%
Takedown defense
69%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.72evenly matched on net striking+0.01
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Colby CovingtonMax Griffin
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Colby Covington(10 fights)Max Griffin(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+54.3-54.3
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.5-0.5
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-49.049.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.549.5
Colby Covington
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights17
Max Griffin
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights18