Cheick Kongo

Statistic	Cheick Kongo
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	58.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.4
Strike Differential	2.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	63.2%
Takedown Defense	57.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	5:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	63.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	36.4%
Avg Fight Time	9:04
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.3

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.5
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:20

LOSS

vs. Roy Nelson

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:03 • UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen • Apr 2013

Cheick Kongo4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Roy Nelson2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roy Nelson	2/5	40%	0/0	1:11	1

WIN

vs. Shawn Jordan

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 149: Faber vs Barao • Jul 2012

Cheick Kongo38/5668%TD 0/2Ctrl 6:03

Shawn Jordan15/4137%TD 0/5Ctrl 5:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	10/19	53%	0/0	1:00	—
	Shawn Jordan	5/9	56%	0/2	2:18	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	14/18	78%	0/2	2:05	—
	Shawn Jordan	4/16	25%	0/2	2:14	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	14/19	74%	0/0	2:58	—
	Shawn Jordan	6/16	38%	0/1	1:25	—

LOSS

vs. Mark Hunt

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:11 • UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson • Feb 2012

Cheick Kongo5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Mark Hunt10/1662%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	5/12	42%	0/0	0:07	—
	Mark Hunt	10/16	62%	0/0	0:18	1

WIN

vs. Matt Mitrione

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz • Oct 2011

Cheick Kongo44/12635%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:30

Matt Mitrione21/5538%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	7/23	30%	0/0	1:00	—
	Matt Mitrione	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	19/72	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Mitrione	17/39	44%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	18/31	58%	2/2	4:30	—
	Matt Mitrione	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Pat Barry

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:39 • UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry • Jun 2011

Cheick Kongo10/1662%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Pat Barry8/1650%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	10/16	62%	0/2	0:01	1
	Pat Barry	8/16	50%	0/1	0:09	2

D

vs. Travis Browne

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama • Oct 2010

Cheick Kongo58/10953%TD 0/2Ctrl 4:27

Travis Browne22/7529%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	9/27	33%	0/0	0:14	—
	Travis Browne	12/44	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	35/52	67%	0/0	2:21	—
	Travis Browne	3/17	18%	1/1	0:33	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	14/30	47%	0/2	1:52	—
	Travis Browne	7/14	50%	1/2	0:38	—

WIN

vs. Paul Buentello

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 1:16 • UFC Live: Vera vs Jones • Mar 2010

Cheick Kongo53/9456%TD 9/9Ctrl 8:29

Paul Buentello3/2910%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	10/25	40%	3/3	3:50	—
	Paul Buentello	0/9	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	39/62	63%	5/5	3:38	—
	Paul Buentello	3/18	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	4/7	57%	1/1	1:01	—
	Paul Buentello	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Frank Mir

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:12 • UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez • Dec 2009

Cheick Kongo0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	0/4	0%	0/0	0:23	—
	Frank Mir	2/5	40%	0/0	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Cain Velasquez

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 99: The Comeback • Jun 2009

Cheick Kongo21/3462%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:51

Cain Velasquez29/5355%TD 7/10Ctrl 12:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	5/7	71%	0/0	0:14	—
	Cain Velasquez	8/13	62%	4/4	4:29	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	9/14	64%	0/0	0:25	—
	Cain Velasquez	12/18	67%	2/3	4:13	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	7/13	54%	1/3	0:12	—
	Cain Velasquez	9/22	41%	1/3	4:16	—

WIN

vs. Antoni Hardonk

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:29 • UFC 97: Redemption • Apr 2009

Cheick Kongo53/8463%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:00

Antoni Hardonk9/2045%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	36/55	65%	1/2	2:52	—
	Antoni Hardonk	8/18	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	17/29	59%	1/1	2:08	—
	Antoni Hardonk	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mostapha Al-Turk

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:37 • UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 • Dec 2008

Cheick Kongo34/4477%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:17KD 1

Mostapha Al-Turk4/944%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	34/44	77%	1/1	1:17	1
	Mostapha Al-Turk	4/9	44%	0/7	1:33	—

WIN

vs. Dan Evensen

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:55 • UFC 87: Seek And Destroy • Aug 2008

Cheick Kongo23/3468%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:50KD 1

Dan Evensen2/922%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	23/34	68%	2/2	3:50	1
	Dan Evensen	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Heath Herring

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 82: Pride of a Champion • Mar 2008

Cheick Kongo45/6075%TD 5/5Ctrl 8:17

Heath Herring57/8071%TD 3/4Ctrl 5:50KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	22/26	85%	3/3	3:27	—
	Heath Herring	4/10	40%	2/2	1:11	1

R2	Cheick Kongo	14/21	67%	2/2	3:06	—
	Heath Herring	27/32	84%	0/0	1:42	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	9/13	69%	0/0	1:44	—
	Heath Herring	26/38	68%	1/2	2:57	—

WIN

vs. Mirko Filipovic

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 75: Champion vs Champion • Sep 2007

Cheick Kongo63/10361%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	12/18	67%	0/0	1:05	—
	Mirko Filipovic	8/17	47%	1/1	1:52	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	17/30	57%	1/3	3:12	—
	Mirko Filipovic	2/4	50%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	34/55	62%	0/1	2:17	—
	Mirko Filipovic	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Assuerio Silva

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 70: Nations Collide • Apr 2007

Cheick Kongo64/11357%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:58

Assuerio Silva13/2454%TD 6/12Ctrl 7:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	15/28	54%	0/0	0:07	—
	Assuerio Silva	7/9	78%	3/5	2:49	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	21/38	55%	0/0	0:04	—
	Assuerio Silva	4/7	57%	2/4	3:27	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	28/47	60%	0/0	2:47	—
	Assuerio Silva	2/8	25%	1/3	0:55	—

LOSS

vs. Carmelo Marrero

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 64: Unstoppable • Oct 2006

Cheick Kongo18/4243%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carmelo Marrero	15/23	65%	1/1	3:56	—

R2	Cheick Kongo	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carmelo Marrero	1/5	20%	3/4	4:05	—

R3	Cheick Kongo	9/19	47%	0/2	2:44	—
	Carmelo Marrero	0/3	0%	2/5	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Christian Wellisch

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 2:51 • UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral • Aug 2006

Cheick Kongo17/2277%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:19KD 1

Christian Wellisch0/50%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	17/22	77%	0/0	1:19	1
	Christian Wellisch	0/5	0%	1/4	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Aldana

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 4:13 • UFC 61: Bitter Rivals • Jul 2006

Cheick Kongo24/2886%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:30

Gilbert Aldana6/875%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:54

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cheick Kongo	24/28	86%	1/1	0:30	—
	Gilbert Aldana	6/8	75%	2/3	2:54	—