UFC Fight Night 111 results: Colby Covington shuts out Dong Hyun Kim, calls for title shot

Colby Covington gave Dong Hyun Kim little chance to get in the game over three rounds of smothering offense.

The fight wasn’t always pretty, but Covington (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) kept Kim (22-4-1 MMA, 13-4 UFC) on the defensive with wrestling and landed the better strikes to take home a unanimous decision.

The welterweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 111 event at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

The final scorecards reflected Covington’s dominance over three rounds with 30-25, 30-26 and 30-27 tallies. It was his fourth straight UFC win and puts him at 7-1 in the octagon, while veteran Kim sees a three-fight streak snapped.

Covington early on signaled his intention to test Kim’s defensive grappling, reversing an early push to the cage by getting to Kim’s back and transitioning between takedown attempts. A pair of blatant fence grabs helped Kim to stay upright, though Covington found a way to use the setback by landing several hard elbows in the clinch. Kim chased down a reply after breaking away, landing a knee that prompted another takedown attempt.

Anxious to even the scales, Kim stalked Covington in the second round, drawing the two into a scrap on the feet. Although his size advantage allowed him to avoid the inevitable takedowns, he was stunned by a left hand as he marched forward. Covington seized on the shift, peppering Kim with hard shots before landing another takedown.

Emboldened by that success, Covington let loose with his striking in the final frame, looking for a highlight-reel finish. Kim avoided major attacks, but still took a flurry of hooks midway through the round.

By the fight’s end, however, there was no doubt that Covington had taken home the decision.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 111 results include:

• Colby Covington def. Dong Hyun Kim via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
• Rafael dos Anjos def. Tarec Saffiedine via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Jon Tuck def. Takanori Gomi via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:12
• Walt Harris def. Cyril Asker via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:44
• Alex Caceres def. Rolando Dy via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
• Ulka Sasaki def. Justin Scoggins via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:19
• Li Jingliang def. Frank Camacho via unanimous decision (29-27, 28-27, 29-27)
• Russell Doane def Kwan Ho Kwak via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:09
• Naoki Inoue def. Carls John de Tomas via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
• Lucie Pudilova def. Ji Yeon Kim via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

For complete coverage UFC Fight Night 111, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Singapore.)