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Cheick Kongo

Cheick Kongo

1101 ELO #172

MMA 27-10-2 · UFC 11-6-0 · Heavyweight · Last fought 13 years and 46 days ago

Cheick Kongo - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Cheick Kongo has 11 wins in the UFC. Cheick Kongo lands an average of 3.33 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.3 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1101), and have not fought Cheick Kongo before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Andrei Arlovski 23-18-0 47 1048 4.0 53
Stipe Miocic 14-5-0 43 1192 8.0 91

Fight Results Breakdown

17
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Matt Mitrione in 2011
Opponent ELO: 1094

Biggest Upset Loss

Mark Hunt in 2012
Your ELO: 1129 · Opponent ELO: 1020 · Favored by 109

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 4'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
82'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
May 17 1975
Age
51
Peak ELO
1129
ELO Rank
172 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
275-143-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1021.2
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1008.3

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.33
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
56%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.28
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
54%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.3
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
56%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Cheick Kongo Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2013-04-27 UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen Roy Nelson KO/TKO Punch 1 2:03 Loss -
2012-07-21 UFC 149: Faber vs Barao Shawn Jordan U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-02-25 UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Mark Hunt KO/TKO Punches 1 2:11 Loss -
2011-10-29 UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz Matt Mitrione U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-06-26 UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry Pat Barry KO/TKO Punch 1 2:39 Win -
2010-03-21 UFC Live: Vera vs Jones Paul Buentello KO/TKO Elbows 3 1:16 Win -
2009-12-12 UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez Frank Mir SUB Guillotine Choke 1 1:12 Loss -
2009-06-13 UFC 99: The Comeback Cain Velasquez U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-04-18 UFC 97: Redemption Antoni Hardonk KO/TKO Punches 2 2:29 Win -
2008-12-27 UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 Mostapha Al-Turk KO/TKO Elbows 1 4:37 Win -
2008-08-09 UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Dan Evensen KO/TKO Punch 1 4:55 Win -
2008-03-01 UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Heath Herring S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2007-09-08 UFC 75: Champion vs Champion Mirko Filipovic U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2007-04-21 UFC 70: Nations Collide Assuerio Silva M-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2006-10-14 UFC 64: Unstoppable Carmelo Marrero S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2006-08-26 UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral Christian Wellisch KO/TKO Knee 1 2:51 Win -
2006-07-08 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Gilbert Aldana KO/TKO 1 4:13 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Cheick Kongo ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
17 2013-04-27 Roy Nelson 1064 Loss -19 1101
16 2012-07-21 Shawn Jordan 1021 Win +12 1120
15 2012-02-25 Mark Hunt 1020 Loss -21 1108
14 2011-10-29 Matt Mitrione 1094 Win +15 1129
13 2011-06-26 Pat Barry 1026 Win +18 1114
12 2010-03-21 Paul Buentello 1048 Win +20 1096
11 2009-12-12 Frank Mir 1098 Loss -16 1076
10 2009-06-13 Cain Velasquez 1062 Loss -18 1092
9 2009-04-18 Antoni Hardonk 1054 Win +19 1110
8 2008-12-27 Mostapha Al-Turk 1000 Win +18 1091
7 2008-08-09 Dan Evensen 1000 Win +18 1073
6 2008-03-01 Heath Herring 986 Loss 0 1055
5 2007-09-08 Mirko Filipovic 1008 Win +15 1055
4 2007-04-21 Assuerio Silva 973 Win 0 1040
3 2006-10-14 Carmelo Marrero 1000 Loss 0 1040
2 2006-08-26 Christian Wellisch 1000 Win +20 1040
1 2006-07-08 Gilbert Aldana 985 Win +20 1020

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