UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler
Aug 3, 2019
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey

 

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler Results

 

Fight Card Ranking (strength of card on paper based on our exclusive Pound for Pound fighter rankings)

6,419 – very weak

UFC on ESPN/FOX cards range between 8,400-6,400 points, with an average card ranking 7,300

 

(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)

(fighter ranking based on our exclusive Performance Based Ranking system – click fighter’s rank to check out the list)

 

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Main Card (ESPN – 3:00 pm Eastern)

Welterweights (five rounds):
Colby Covington  (14-1,  #3 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (50-45 x 2, 50-44)
vs Robbie Lawler   (28-13, 1 NC, #4 ranked welterweight)

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Lightweights:
Jim Miller    (30-13, 1 NC, #36 ranked lightweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION ROUND 1 (0:58)
vs Clay Guida   (35-18, #34 ranked lightweight)

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Lightweights:
Joaquim Silva  (11-1, #37 ranked lightweight) vs
Nasrat Haqparast   (10-2, #59 ranked lightweight) *** WINNER VIA TKO PUNCHES- ROUND 2 (0:36)

HAQPARAST RECEIVED A $50,000 PERFORMANCE BONUS

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Middleweights:
Trevin Giles  (11-1, #26 ranked middleweight) vs
Gerald Meerschaert  (28-11, #20 ranked middleweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (GUILLOTINE CHOKE)- ROUND 3 (1:49)

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Lightweights:
Scott Holtzman   (12-3, #32 ranked lightweight) *** WINNER VIA TKO (DOCTOR) – ROUND 2 (5:00)
vs Dong Hyun Ma   (16-9-3, #50 ranked lightweight)

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Light Heavyweights:
Darko Stosic  (13-2, #31 ranked light heavyweight) vs
Kennedy Nzechukwu   (6-1, #40 ranked light heavyweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (28-27 x 2, 29-26)

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Prelims (ESPN – 12:00 pm Eastern)

Welterweights:
Mickey Gall   (5-2, #40 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28 x3)
vs Salim Touahri  (10-3, #76 ranked welterweight)

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Women’s Flyweights:
Antonina Shevchenko   (7-1, #28 ranked women’s flyweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION REAR NAKED CHOKE ROUND 2 (1:20)
vs Lucie Pudilova   (8-4, #24 ranked women’s flyweight)

BOTH FIGHTERS RECEIVED $50,000 BONUSES FOR FIGHT OF THE NIGHT

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Flyweights:
Jordan Espinosa    (14-5, 1 NC, #10 ranked flyweight) vs
Matt Schnell  (13-4, #6 ranked flyweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (TRIANGLE CHOKE) ROUND 1 (1:23)

SCHNELL RECEIVED A $50,000 PERFORMANCE BONUS

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Women’s Flyweights:
Lauren Murphy  (10-4, #20 ranked women’s flyweight) *** WINNER VIA TKO (KNEE AND ELBOWS)- ROUND 3 (1:46)
vs Mara Romero Borella   (12-5, 2 NC, #15 ranked women’s flyweight)

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Welterweights:
Claudio Silva  (13-1, #20 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (NECK CRANK) ROUND 1 (2:35)
vs Cole Williams   (11-1)

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Women’s Flyweights:
Miranda Granger   (4-0) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27x 3)
vs Hannah Goldy   (5-0)

 

 

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