UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Full Card Preview
After one of the most electric cards of the year, the UFC hits right back with another pay-per-view card — this one actually requiring payment per view — on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The return to MSG, of course, required some absolute massive fights, starting with the welterweight championship between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. Rose Namajunas also defends her strawweight belt in a rematch with Weili Zhang.
The 14-fight card starts at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+ with the pay-per-view main card set for the traditional 10 p.m. ET start. Make sure to check out Question Mark Kicks for Matt and Craig’s final analysis two hours before the fights start Saturday. Also join them for the UFC 268 Fight Companion, which goes live alongside the main card.
Flyweight
CJ Vergara (+148)
Record: 9-2-1 (UFC debut) | Age: 30
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 6 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Bruno Korea (R1 TKO); def. Jacob Silva (R3 KO); def. Shawn Solis (R3 KO)
Ode Osbourne (-179)
Record: 9-4 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 3 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Manel Kape (R1 KO); def. Jerome Rivera (R1 KO); L to Brian Kelleher (R1 guillotine)
Featherweight
Melsik Baghdasaryan (-304)
Record: 6-1 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Collin Anglin (R2 KO); def. Dennis Buzukja (un. dec.); def. Art Hernandez (R1 KO)
Bruno Souza (+243)
Record: 10-1 (UFC debut) | Age: 25
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 1 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Javier Garcia (un. dec.); def. Elijah Johns (split dec.); def. Guilherme Santos (R2 KO)
Light Heavyweight
Dustin Jacoby (-337)
Record: 15-5-1 (3-2-1 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 10 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Darren Stewart (R1 TKO); Draw with Ion Cutelaba (split dec.); def. Maxim Grishin (un. dec.)
John Allan (+264)
Record: 13-6 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 9 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 4 SUB
Recent fights: L to Roman Dolidze (split dec.); NC with Mike Rodriguez (W by un. dec.); def. Alexandre Silva (R2 KO)
Heavyweight
Gian Villante (-115)
Record: 17-13 (7-10 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 10 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 5 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Jake Collier (un. dec.); L to Maurice Greene (R3 choke); L to Michal Oleksiejczuk (R1 TKO)
Chris Barnett (-107)
Record: 21-7 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 16 KO | Losses: 3 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Ben Rothwell (R2 guillotine); def. Ahmed Tijani Shehu (R1 KO); def. Rashaun Jackson (split dec.)
Welterweight
Jordan Williams (+287)
Record: 9-5 (0-2 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Mickey Gall (R1 RNC); L to Nassourdine Imavov (un. dec.); def. Gregory Rodrigues (R1 KO)
Ian Garry (-377)
Record: 7-0 (UFC debut) | Age: 23
Height: 6-3 | Reach: n/a”
Wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Jack Grant (un. dec.); def. Rostem Akman (R2 KO); def. Lawrence Tracey (R1 TKO)
Middleweight
Edmen Shahbazyan (-101)
Record: 11-2 (4-2 UFC) | Age: 23
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 9 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Jack Hermansson (un. dec.); L to Derek Brunson (R3 TKO); def. Brad Tavares (R1 KO)
Nassourdine Imavov (-121)
Record: 10-3 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 25
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 4 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Ian Heinisch (R2 TKO); L to Phil Hawes (maj. dec.); def. Jordan Williams (un. dec.)
Middleweight
Phil Hawes (-341)
Record: 11-2 (3-0 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 77.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Kyle Daukaus (un. dec.); def. Nassourdine Imavov (maj. dec.); def. Jacob Malkoun (R1 KO)
Chris Curtis (+258)
Record: 26-8 (UFC debut) | Age: 34
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 12 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Kenny Robertson (un. dec.); def. Jarome Hatch (R3 TKO); def. Juan Ramon Grano Medina (R1 TKO)
Lightweight
Al Iaquinta (+144)
Record: 14-6-1 (9-5 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Dan Hooker (un. dec.); L to Donald Cerrone (un. dec.); def. Kevin Lee (un. dec.)
Bobby Green (-175)
Record: 27-12-1 (8-7-1 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 8 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Rafael Fiziev (un. dec.); L to Thiago Moises (un. dec.); def. Alan Patrick (un. dec.)
Middleweight
Andreas Michailidis (+202)
Record: 13-4 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 6 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: def. KB Bhullar (un. dec.); L to Modestas Bukauskas (R1 retirement); def. Arymarcel Santos (R1 TKO)
Alex Pereira (-254)
Record: 3-1 (UFC debut) | Age: 34
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 3 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Thomas Powell (R1 KO); def. Marcus Vinicius (R2 KO); def. Marcelo Cruz (R1 TKO)
Bantamweight
Frankie Edgar (+147)
Record: 24-9-1 (18-9-1 UFC) | Age: 40
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 7 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 3 KO
Recent fights: L to Cory Sandhagen (R1 KO); def. Pedro Munhoz (split dec.); L to Chan Sung Jung (R1 KO)
Marlon Vera (-177)
Record: 19-7-1 (11-6 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 70.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 10 SUB | Losses: 7 DEC
Recent fights: def. Davey Grant (un. dec.); L to Jose Aldo (un. dec.); def. Sean O’Malley (R1 KO)
Featherweight
Shane Burgos (-198)
Record: 13-3 (6-3 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 5 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Edson Barboza (R3 KO); L to Josh Emmett (un. dec.); def. Makwan Amirkhani (R3 KO)
Billy Quarantillo (+164)
Record: 16-3 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 7 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Gabriel Benitez (R3 TKO); L to Gavin Tucker (un. dec.); def. Kyle Nelson (R3 KO)
Lightweight
Justin Gaethje (-210)
Record: 22-3 (5-3 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 18 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Khabib Nurmagomedov (R2 triangle); def. Tony Ferguson (R5 KO); def. Donald Cerrone (R1 KO)
Michael Chandler (+172)
Record: 22-6 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 10 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: L to Charles Oliveira (R2 TKO); def. Dan Hooker (R1 TKO); def. Benson Henderson (R1 TKO)
Women’s Strawweight Championship
Rose Namajunas (-106)
Record: 10-4 (8-3 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Weili Zhang (R1 KO); def. Jessica Andrade (split dec.); L to Jessica Andrade (R2 TKO)
Weili Zhang (-116)
Record: 21-2 (5-1 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 63″
Wins: 10 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Rose Namajunas (R1 KO); def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (split dec.); def. Jessica Andrade (R1 TKO)
Welterweight Championship
Kamaru Usman (-316)
Record: 19-1 (14-0 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 9 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jorge Masvidal (R2 KO); def. Gilbert Burns (R3 TKO); def. Jorge Masvidal (un. dec.)
Colby Covington (+246)
Record: 16-2 (11-2 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 2 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Tyron Woodley (R5 injury); L to Kamaru Usman (R5 KO); def. Robbie Lawler (un. dec.)
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