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Colby Covington vs Kamaru Usman

Careers laid out side by side: silverware, records, earnings and the stats that separate them.

Colby CovingtonColby Covington Kamaru UsmanKamaru Usman
UFCSportUFC
United StatesNationalityNigeria
February 22, 1988BornMay 11, 1987
1.80 m / 5 ft 11 inHeight1.83 m / 6 ft 0 in
$4MNet worth$3M
3Major honours5
1Records1

Career Numbers

17 wins, 5 lossesMMA Record-
4Wins by Knockout-
4Wins by Submission-
9Wins by Decision-
2Losses by Knockout-
1Losses by Submission-
2Losses by Decision-
-Total MMA Record21 wins, 4 losses
-Wins21
-Losses4
-Knockouts9
-Submissions1

Honours Side by Side

Colby Covington (3)

  • Interim UFC Welterweight Champion
  • NCAA Division I All-American
  • Gold Medal at FILA Grappling World Championships

Kamaru Usman (5)

  • UFC Welterweight Champion
  • The Ultimate Fighter 21 Winner
  • NCAA Division II National Champion
  • Three-time NCAA Division II All-American
  • Performance of the Night

The Case for Each

Kamaru Usman brings the heavier trophy cabinet: 5 documented honours against 3 for Colby Covington. Silverware is not the whole story, but it is the first line of any ufc argument.

On records, Colby Covington holds 1 documented marks to 1 for Kamaru Usman. The headline entry: Most strikes thrown in a UFC bout. Records show peaks; honours show sustained dominance. The two lists rarely agree on a winner, which is exactly why this debate refuses to die.

The UFC has taken mixed martial arts from niche curiosity to global spectacle, and its champions are among the most talked-about athletes in combat sport. Every fight can end in a heartbeat, which makes its stars box office in the truest sense. Reputations are made and broken inside the octagon. That backdrop is what makes a matchup like this one resonate beyond the box scores.

Commercially, Colby Covington leads with an estimated $4M net worth. Earning power tracks fame more than form, but it is part of the legacy question.

Full, current detail lives on each profile: Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman track stats, honours and news daily on AthleteWiki.

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