Colby Covington biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Clovis, California

Colby Ray Covington is an American professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. He previously lived in Iowa City, Iowa, USA and in different parts of Oregon, USA including Junction City, Corvallis, La Pine, Springfield and O’Brien.

Aside from Miami, Covington has lived in other parts of Florida including Fort Lauderdale and Coral Springs. While attending Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, he won the U.S. national junior college wrestling title in the 165-pound category in 2007 and he was roommates with Jon Jones.

After the event, Covington moved to the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He later moved to Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.

Covington was born in Clovis, California, USA to Bradley Ray “Brad” Covington and Noelle Grace Carley Covington.

Currently, Colby is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He fights in the welterweight division and he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Colby is a Republican and his fight name is Chaos. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is 5’11” tall.
2. He is 6 years younger than his sister Candace A Covington.
3. He is 9 years older than his sister Callie Nicole Covington.
4. In 1996, he and his family moved from California to Oregon.
5. In 2006, he won the Oregon state wrestling championship in the 171-pound division.
6. On August 10, 2007, he was arrested for eluding police and driving under the influence.
7. On May 23, 2010, he allegedly punched two men after a verbal altercation so he was cited for fourth-degree assault but the Benton County District Attorney’s Office did not pursue charges against him.
8. In 2011, he graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
9. From 2011 to 2020, he trained at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida USA.
10. He won a gold medal at the 2013 Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA) Grappling no-gi world championships.
11. On November 5, 2019, he registered to vote in Broward County, Florida.
12. In 2020, he started training at MMA Masters in Miami.
13. On February 22, 2023, he turned 35.

TIMELINE

2012

• On February 11, 2012, he defeated Chris Ensley via technical knockout at “Midtown Throwdown 3” in Eugene, Oregon.
• On April 27, 2012, he submitted David Hayes at “Fight Time 9: MMA Explosion” in Fort Lauderdale.
• On June 22, 2012, he submitted Jason Jackson at “Fight Time 10: It’s Personal” in Fort Lauderdale.

2013

• On October 12, 2013, he defeated Jose Caceres via unanimous decision at “Championship Fighting Alliance 12” in Coral Gables, Florida.

2014

• On May 16, 2014, he submitted Jay Ellis at “Absolute Fighting Championship 21: The Return” in Hollywood, Florida.
• On August 23, 2014, he made his UFC debut at “UFC Fight Night 48” in Macau, China where he defeated Wang Anying via technical knockout.
• On November 8, 2014, he submitted Wagner Silva at “UFC Fight Night 56” in Uberlândia, Brazil.

2015

• On May 23, 2015, he defeated Mike Pyle via unanimous decision at “UFC 187” in Las Vegas.
• On December 12, 2015, he was submitted by Warlley Alves at “UFC 194” in Las Vegas.

2016

• On June 18, 2016, he submitted Jonathan Meunier at “UFC Fight Night 89” in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• On August 20, 2016, he defeated Max Griffin via technical knockout at “UFC 202” in Las Vegas.
• On December 17, 2016, he defeated Bryan Barberena at “UFC on Fox 22” in Sacramento, California.

2017

• On June 17, 2017, he defeated Dong Hyun Kimat via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 111” in Kallang, Singapore.
• On October 28, 2017, he defeated Demian Maia via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 119” in São Paulo, Brazil.

2018

• On June 9, 2018, he became the new interim UFC Welterweight Champion by defeating Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision at “UFC 225” in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• On August 2, 2018, he met 45th U.S. president Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA.
• On September 8, 2018, he was stripped of the interim UFC Welterweight Championship title due to injury.

2019

• On August 3, 2019, he defeated Robbie Lawler at “UFC on ESPN 5” in Newark, new Jersey, USA.
• On December 14, 2019, he challenged UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman at “UFC 245” in Las Vegas and lost via technical knockout.

2020

• On September 19, 2020, he defeated Tyron Woodley via technical knockout at “UFC Vegas 11” in Enterprise, Nevada.  

2021

• On November 6, 2021, he challenged Usman, the UFC Welterweight Champion, at “UFC 268” in New York City, New York, USA and lost via unanimous decision.

2022

• On March 5, 2022, he defeated Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision at “UFC 272” in Paradise, Nevada.
• On March 22, 2022, he was allegedly punched twice in the face outside a Papi Steak restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida by Masvidal, who was charged with aggravated battery and criminal mischief.

2023

• On December 16, 2023, he lost to UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards via unanimous decision at “UFC 296″in Paradise.