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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Colby Covington won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Dong Hyun Kim
Elo1491
Colby Covington

Dong Hyun KimvsColby CovingtonUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · Saturday, June 17, 2017Kallang, Singapore

Official fight result

Colby Covington won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDong Hyun Kim: WrestlervsColby Covington: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Colby Covington wins(64.9%)

Actual result: Colby Covington wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Colby Covington at -240 American odds

+$42 profit

$142 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Dong Hyun Kim enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Dong Hyun Kim (53.5%).
  • Dong Hyun Kim has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Dong Hyun Kim
Red Corner
VS
Colby Covington
Blue Corner
+200
(33%)
Vegas Odds
-240
(71%)
1491
Elo
1491
44
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
5'11"
193.04 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Dong Hyun KimW3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs John Hathaway · Mar 14
L
KOvs Tyron Woodley · Aug 14
W
SUBvs Joshua Burkman · May 15
W
KOvs Dominic Waters · Nov 15
W
vs Tarec Saffiedine · Dec 16
latest
Colby CovingtonL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Tyron Woodley · Sep 20
L
vs Kamaru Usman · Nov 21
W
vs Jorge Masvidal · Mar 22
L
vs Leon Edwards · Dec 23
L
KOvs Joaquin Buckley · Dec 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Dong Hyun KimMetricColby Covington
2.12
Strikes / min
3.81
1.89
Strikes absorbed / min
3.09
58%
Strike defense
54%
2.93
TDs / 15 min
3.64
71%
Takedown defense
68%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.23evenly matched on net striking+0.72

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1606 vs 1587Strikes23.8 vs 26.1Takedowns2.2 vs 4.7Sub Atts0.47 vs 0.29Form0.9 vs 0.8
Dong Hyun KimColby Covington

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Dong Hyun Kim(10 fights)Colby Covington(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -13.0|Blue +13.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Dong Hyun KimTargetColby Covington

By target zone

16
32% acc · 84%
Head
18
31% acc · 38%
2
100% acc · 11%
Body
12
52% acc · 26%
1
50% acc · 5%
Leg
17
74% acc · 36%

By position

15
30% acc · 79%
Distance
27
39% acc · 57%
2
100% acc · 11%
Clinch
18
53% acc · 38%
2
100% acc · 11%
Ground
2
100% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Dong Hyun Kim rounds
0
even
3
Colby Covington rounds
Round 1Colby Covington edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:02
10Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
4:16Control
Round 2Colby Covington edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns1
Control0:37
18Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:16Control
Round 3Colby Covington edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control0:29
19Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
2:37Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
19 / 54
Sig Strikes
47 / 105
36%
Sig Str %
43.7%
64 / 102
Total Strikes
92 / 154
2 / 4
TDs
8 / 15
66.7%
TD %
55%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:08
Ctrl Time
10:09

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Colby Covington10 / 2819 / 393 / 60
1Dong Hyun Kim6 / 1217 / 230 / 20
2Colby Covington18 / 3434 / 512 / 50
2Dong Hyun Kim3 / 1234 / 461 / 10
3Colby Covington19 / 4339 / 643 / 40
3Dong Hyun Kim10 / 3013 / 331 / 10

Dong Hyun Kim

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights14

Colby Covington

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights17