Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington 3/5/22 - UFC 272 Picks & Predictions
Colby Covington is coming here with a career mark of 16-3-0. Covington stands at 5’11” and 169 pounds. The reach for Colby is coming here sitting at 72 inches.
The fighting stance that has been used by Covington has been that of the orthodox stance. The fighting style that Covington has used in the past is that of a wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The last 5 bouts for Covington have seen him go 3–2. The losses were by a unanimous decision and a KO/TKO. The wins have come by 2 unanimous decision wins and a KO/TKO.
WIth Jorge Masvidal he is coming in standing at 5’11” and 170 pounds. The reach that is coming in for Masvidal is sitting at 74 inches. The overall record for Jorge is sitting at 35-15-0 in his career.
The fighting stance that Masvidal has used in the past is that of an orthodox fighter. Masvidal has been a striker, but has used wrestling as his style as well. In his last 5 bouts Masvidal has posted a 3-2 record. The wins have all been by TKO/KO. The losses have been by a unanimous decision and a KO/TKO.
The strikes that are coming in for Masvidal is coming in throwing more per minute, but have a better accuracy as well. However, when it comes to the takedowns Covington is coming in with the better average and that will definitely make up the difference as Covington is able to get in close and secure the win here. UFC 272 Winner Prediction, Colby Covington.