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Colby Covington
Leon Edwards
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UFC296

Main event: Covington vs Edwards · Welterweight · 5 rounds
Date · Cyprus timeSunday 17 December 2023Main card 05:00 Cyprus time
Card12 bouts2 segments · from 01:30
Cypriots0Cypriots on the card
WEdwardsDECISION49–46 ×3
LOSS
Colby
Record17–4–0
KO/TKO3
SUB5
WIN
Leon
SUB3
KO/TKO7
Record22–5–0
Event finished
7/12finishes
1:57fastest finish
Schedule · Cyprus time
01:30Prelims7 bouts
05:00Main card5 bouts

Fight card

Results · 12 bouts
Main card 05:00 · Prelims 01:30 · Cyprus time
CovingtonTale of the tapeEdwards
6.97
Strikes / min
3.82
2.1
Takedowns / 15 min
0.9
39
Control time %
12
0
Wins by finish %
33
180
Height / cm
188
183
Reach / cm
188
RoyvalTale of the tapePantoja
14.12
Strikes / min
9.15
0.8
Takedowns / 15 min
4.3
8
Control time %
44
50
Wins by finish %
50
175
Height / cm
165
173
Reach / cm
171
ThompsonTale of the tapeRakhmonov
8.44
Strikes / min
5.37
0.0
Takedowns / 15 min
1.3
2
Control time %
54
100
Wins by finish %
75
183
Height / cm
185
191
Reach / cm
196
PimblettTale of the tapeFerguson
9.97
Strikes / min
8.24
0.7
Takedowns / 15 min
0.3
22
Control time %
1
178
Height / cm
180
185
Reach / cm
194
MitchellTale of the tapeEmmett
3.72
Strikes / min
9.34
3.0
Takedowns / 15 min
0.8
58
Control time %
8
40
Wins by finish %
50
178
Height / cm
168
178
Reach / cm
178

Cancelled bouts

4
Ian Machado GarryvsVicente LuqueWelterweightCancelled
Giga ChikadzevsJosh EmmettFeatherweightCancelled
Muslim SalikhovvsRandy BrownWelterweightCancelled
Ariane da SilvavsCasey O'NeillWomen's FlyweightCancelled

Event in numbers

Event facts
bouts12
title fights0
Cypriots on the card0
finishes7
Cypriots’ result—
strikes2393
This event by method
KO/TKO 4SUB 3DEC 5

Results

12 bouts
Final

All results are official

KO/TKO4SUB3DEC5
Leon Edwards
vs
Colby Covington· Welterweight
DECISION49–46 ×3Full stats →
DECISION50–45, 50–45, 49–46Full stats →
SUBMISSIONR2 · 4:56Full stats →
DECISION30–27 ×3Full stats →
Josh Emmett
vs
Bryce Mitchell· Featherweight
KO/TKOR1 · 1:57Full stats →
Alonzo Menifield
vs
Dustin Jacoby· Light Heavyweight
DECISION29–28 ×3Full stats →
Irene Aldana
vs
Karol Rosa· Women's Bantamweight
DECISION29–28 ×3Full stats →
KO/TKOR1 · 3:42Full stats →
Ariane da Silva
vs
Casey O'Neill· Women's Flyweight
SUBMISSIONR2 · 1:18Full stats →
SUBMISSIONR2 · 4:25Full stats →
Andre Fili
vs
Lucas Almeida· Featherweight
KO/TKOR1 · 3:32Full stats →
Shamil Gaziev
vs
Martin Buday· Heavyweight
KO/TKOR2 · 0:56Full stats →

Card leaders

Career · UFC 2022+
  1. 1
    17.18
  2. 2
    14.12
  3. 3
    12.05
  4. 4
    10.73
  5. 5
    10.58

Card in numbers

Derived

Bouts by weight class

Weight classes
  • Welterweight
    2
  • Flyweight
    2
  • Featherweight
    2
  • Lightweight
    1
  • Light Heavyweight
    1
  • Women's Bantamweight
    1
  • Bantamweight
    1
  • Women's Flyweight
    1
  • Heavyweight
    1
  • boutswith a Cypriot
Reach gap+9 cmlargest difference · Pimblett vs Ferguson

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