Mike Pyle vs Colby Covington

May 23, 2015 · ESPN+

DateMay 23, 2015

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenueMGM Grand Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, May 23, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 1:30 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:30 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:30 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:30 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 3:30 AM
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Mike PyleQuicksand |27-14-1Mike Pyle vs Colby CovingtonColby CovingtonChaos |17-5-0

Mike PyleQuicksand27-14-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

27-14-1Record17-5-0

51Age38

6'0"Height5'11"

74,0"Reach72"

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Colby CovingtonChaos17-5-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Colby Covington owns a 91-point Elo edge (great). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 2 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Mike PyleColby Covington

Recent form

Mike PyleL L L W L · -51 Elo last 5

LLLWL

Colby CovingtonL L W L W · -14 Elo last 5

LLWLW

Elo edge

Mike Pyle1674-17 last move

Colby Covington1765-21 last move

Why they are ranked here

Mike PyleNot on the active ladder · 1674 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Sean Spencer (rated 1641 at the time): +12.
Costliest loss: Lost to Matt Brown (rated 1650 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -51 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1584, not 1674: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Colby Covington#29 of 356 active Welterweight fighters · 1765 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Tyron Woodley (rated 1807 at the time): +21.
Costliest loss: Lost to Joaquin Buckley (rated 1756 at the time): -21.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -14 Elo in total.
Next places: 2 points behind #28 Joaquin Buckley, 0 ahead of #30 Roberto Soldić.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Mike PyleNow 1674

Wins by decision+15→ 1689

Loses by decision-9→ 1665

Colby CovingtonNow 1765 · #29 Welterweight

Wins by decision+12→ 1777

Loses by decision-20→ 1745

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Stat advantages

Mike PylevsColby Covington

Submission average

1.54vs0.16

Takedown average

1.80vs3.64

Sig. strikes landed per min

2.74vs3.81

Takedown accuracy

36%vs29%

Finishing profile

Mike Pylesubmission leads 59% of wins

Colby Covingtondecision leads 53% of wins

Common opponents

Demian MaiaMike Pyle: cancelled · Aug 23, 2014Colby Covington: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Oct 28, 2017

Alex Garcia Mike Pyle: loss · Punch · Dec 30, 2016Colby Covington: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Jun 18, 2016

Tale of the tape

Mike PyleColby Covington

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

2.74Sig. strikes landed per min3.81

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

46Sig. strike accuracy38

UFC welterweight average : 46%

2.84Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.09

UFC welterweight average : 3.84

61Sig. strike defense55

UFC welterweight average : 53%

1.80Takedown average3.64

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

36Takedown accuracy29

UFC welterweight average : 30%

70Takedown defense69

UFC welterweight average : 59%

1.54Submission average0.16

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

7Wins by knockout4

16Wins by submission4

4Wins by decision9

8Losses by knockout2

4Losses by submission1

2Losses by decision2

Mike Pyle vs Colby Covington is a scheduled Welterweight fight on UFC 187 : JOHNSON VS CORMIER. Mike Pyle enters with a 27-14-1 record and Colby Covington enters with a 17-5-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.