Cheick Kongo

Cheick Kongo's profile at Sherdog  Cheick Kongo's profile at Tapology  Association: Kongo Smashin' Club Pro Debut Date: 2001-06-10 Pro Record: 31-12-2

Win Finish %: 61.2% Quality Perf. %: 60.0%

Last Ranked: 4/01/2022 #13 Heavyweight Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2008 #6 Heavyweight

Last Loss Date: 5/06/2022 Last Loss: [#16 HW] Ryan Bader Opponent's Last 5: L W W W L

UFC Record: 11-6-1 Octagon Time: 2:43:26 Longest Win Streak: 3 (2008-2009) Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2011) UFC Debut: 2006-07-08 Last UFC Fight: 2013-04-27

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

	Opponent	Outcome
L	Ryan Bader #10 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 5
	Bellator 280 - Bader vs. Kongo 2 Friday, May 6th 2022
W	Sergei Kharitonov #20 Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
	Bellator 265 - Kongo vs. Kharitonov Friday, August 20th 2021
L	Tim Johnson #23 Heavyweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	Bellator 248 - Kongo vs. Johnson 2 Saturday, October 10th 2020
NC	Ryan Bader #4 Heavyweight	NC (Accidental Eye Poke) Round 1
	Bellator 226 - Bader vs. Kongo Saturday, September 7th 2019
W	Vitaly Minakov #16 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley Saturday, February 16th 2019
W	Tim Johnson #43 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 1
	Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen Saturday, October 13th 2018
W	Javy Ayala #39 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 1
	Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo Saturday, May 12th 2018
W	Augusto Sakai #66 Heavyweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	Bellator 179 - Daley vs. MacDonald Friday, May 19th 2017
W	Oli Thompson #46 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Bellator 172 - Thomson vs. Pitbull Saturday, February 18th 2017
W	Tony Johnson #25 Heavyweight	Decision (Majority) Round 3
	Bellator 161 - Kongo vs. Johnson Friday, September 16th 2016
W	Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz #74 Heavyweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	Bellator 150 - Kongo vs. Spartan Friday, February 26th 2016
W	Alexander Volkov #16 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Bellator 139 - Kongo vs. Volkov Friday, June 26th 2015
L	Muhammed Lawal #18 Light Heavyweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	Bellator 134 - British Invasion Friday, February 27th 2015
W	Lavar Johnson #44 Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
	Bellator MMA - Bellator 123 Friday, September 5th 2014
W	Eric Smith	TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 2
	Bellator MMA - Bellator 120 Saturday, May 17th 2014
L	Vitaly Minakov #12 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 5
	Bellator MMA - Bellator 115 Friday, April 4th 2014
W	Peter Graham #25 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Bellator MMA - Bellator 107 Friday, November 8th 2013
W	Mark Godbeer	TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 2
	Bellator MMA - Bellator 102 Friday, October 4th 2013
L	Roy Nelson #12 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 1
	UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen Saturday, April 27th 2013
W	Shawn Jordan #81 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 149 - Faber vs. Barao Saturday, July 21st 2012
L	Mark Hunt #24 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	UFC 144 - Edgar vs. Henderson Sunday, February 26th 2012
W	Matt Mitrione #22 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz Saturday, October 29th 2011
W	Pat Barry #43 Heavyweight	KO (Punch) Round 1
	UFC Live 4 - Kongo vs. Barry Sunday, June 26th 2011
D	Travis Browne #59 Heavyweight	Draw Round 3
	UFC 120 - Bisping vs. Akiyama Saturday, October 16th 2010
W	Paul Buentello #46 Heavyweight	Submission (Elbows to the Body) Round 3
	UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones Sunday, March 21st 2010
L	Frank Mir #4 Heavyweight	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
	UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez Saturday, December 12th 2009
L	Cain Velasquez #30 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 99 - The Comeback Saturday, June 13th 2009
W	Antoni Hardonk #32 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	UFC 97 - Redemption Saturday, April 18th 2009
W	Mostapha Al-Turk #93 Heavyweight	TKO (Elbows and Punches) Round 1
	UFC 92 - The Ultimate 2008 Saturday, December 27th 2008
W	Dan Evensen #102 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	UFC 87 - Seek and Destroy Saturday, August 9th 2008
L	Heath Herring #22 Heavyweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion Saturday, March 1st 2008
W	Mirko Filipovic #4 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion Saturday, September 8th 2007
W	Assuerio Silva #58 Heavyweight	Decision (Majority) Round 3
	UFC 70 - Nations Collide Saturday, April 21st 2007
L	Carmelo Marrero #103 Heavyweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	UFC 64 - Unstoppable Saturday, October 14th 2006
W	Christian Wellisch #84 Heavyweight	KO (Knee) Round 1
	UFC 62 - Liddell vs. Sobral Saturday, August 26th 2006
W	Gilbert Aldana #177 Heavyweight	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 1
	UFC 61 - Bitter Rivals Saturday, July 8th 2006
W	Dave Dalgliesh #72 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Rings Holland - Men of Honor Sunday, December 11th 2005
W	Gabor Nemeth #127 Heavyweight	KO (Punches) Round 2
	KOTR - King of the Ring Saturday, June 4th 2005
L	Gilbert Yvel #26 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Its Showtime - Amsterdam Arena Thursday, May 20th 2004
W	Joop Kasteel #103 Heavyweight	KO (Punch) Round 1
	Rings Holland - Worlds Greatest Sunday, April 4th 2004
W	Dave Vader #76 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 0
	Rings Holland - The Untouchables Saturday, September 27th 2003
W	Hans Nijman	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
	Its Showtime - Amsterdam Arena Sunday, June 8th 2003
D	Michael Knaap #65 Light Heavyweight	Draw Round 2
	Its Showtime - As Usual Sunday, September 29th 2002
L	Rodney Glunder #58 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Rings Holland: Saved By The Bell Sunday, June 2nd 2002
W	Dave van der Veen	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Rings Holland - Some Like It Hard Sunday, December 2nd 2001
W	Andre Tete	Submission (Heel Hook) Round 1
	Rings Holland - No Guts, No Glory Sunday, June 10th 2001

	Opponent	Event	Outcome
L	Ryan Bader #10 Heavyweight	Bellator 280 - Bader vs. Kongo 2 Friday, May 6th 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Round 5
W	Sergei Kharitonov #20 Heavyweight	Bellator 265 - Kongo vs. Kharitonov Friday, August 20th 2021	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
L	Tim Johnson #23 Heavyweight	Bellator 248 - Kongo vs. Johnson 2 Saturday, October 10th 2020	Decision (Split) Round 3
NC	Ryan Bader #4 Heavyweight	Bellator 226 - Bader vs. Kongo Saturday, September 7th 2019	NC (Accidental Eye Poke) Round 1
W	Vitaly Minakov #16 Heavyweight	Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley Saturday, February 16th 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Tim Johnson #43 Heavyweight	Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen Saturday, October 13th 2018	KO (Punches) Round 1
W	Javy Ayala #39 Heavyweight	Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo Saturday, May 12th 2018	KO (Punches) Round 1
W	Augusto Sakai #66 Heavyweight	Bellator 179 - Daley vs. MacDonald Friday, May 19th 2017	Decision (Split) Round 3
W	Oli Thompson #46 Heavyweight	Bellator 172 - Thomson vs. Pitbull Saturday, February 18th 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Tony Johnson #25 Heavyweight	Bellator 161 - Kongo vs. Johnson Friday, September 16th 2016	Decision (Majority) Round 3
W	Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz #74 Heavyweight	Bellator 150 - Kongo vs. Spartan Friday, February 26th 2016	Decision (Split) Round 3
W	Alexander Volkov #16 Heavyweight	Bellator 139 - Kongo vs. Volkov Friday, June 26th 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Muhammed Lawal #18 Light Heavyweight	Bellator 134 - British Invasion Friday, February 27th 2015	Decision (Split) Round 3
W	Lavar Johnson #44 Heavyweight	Bellator MMA - Bellator 123 Friday, September 5th 2014	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
W	Eric Smith	Bellator MMA - Bellator 120 Saturday, May 17th 2014	TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 2
L	Vitaly Minakov #12 Heavyweight	Bellator MMA - Bellator 115 Friday, April 4th 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Round 5
W	Peter Graham #25 Heavyweight	Bellator MMA - Bellator 107 Friday, November 8th 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Mark Godbeer	Bellator MMA - Bellator 102 Friday, October 4th 2013	TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 2
L	Roy Nelson #12 Heavyweight	UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen Saturday, April 27th 2013	KO (Punches) Round 1
W	Shawn Jordan #81 Heavyweight	UFC 149 - Faber vs. Barao Saturday, July 21st 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Mark Hunt #24 Heavyweight	UFC 144 - Edgar vs. Henderson Sunday, February 26th 2012	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Matt Mitrione #22 Heavyweight	UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz Saturday, October 29th 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Pat Barry #43 Heavyweight	UFC Live 4 - Kongo vs. Barry Sunday, June 26th 2011	KO (Punch) Round 1
D	Travis Browne #59 Heavyweight	UFC 120 - Bisping vs. Akiyama Saturday, October 16th 2010	Draw Round 3
W	Paul Buentello #46 Heavyweight	UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones Sunday, March 21st 2010	Submission (Elbows to the Body) Round 3
L	Frank Mir #4 Heavyweight	UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez Saturday, December 12th 2009	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
L	Cain Velasquez #30 Heavyweight	UFC 99 - The Comeback Saturday, June 13th 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Antoni Hardonk #32 Heavyweight	UFC 97 - Redemption Saturday, April 18th 2009	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Mostapha Al-Turk #93 Heavyweight	UFC 92 - The Ultimate 2008 Saturday, December 27th 2008	TKO (Elbows and Punches) Round 1
W	Dan Evensen #102 Heavyweight	UFC 87 - Seek and Destroy Saturday, August 9th 2008	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Heath Herring #22 Heavyweight	UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion Saturday, March 1st 2008	Decision (Split) Round 3
W	Mirko Filipovic #4 Heavyweight	UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion Saturday, September 8th 2007	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Assuerio Silva #58 Heavyweight	UFC 70 - Nations Collide Saturday, April 21st 2007	Decision (Majority) Round 3
L	Carmelo Marrero #103 Heavyweight	UFC 64 - Unstoppable Saturday, October 14th 2006	Decision (Split) Round 3
W	Christian Wellisch #84 Heavyweight	UFC 62 - Liddell vs. Sobral Saturday, August 26th 2006	KO (Knee) Round 1
W	Gilbert Aldana #177 Heavyweight	UFC 61 - Bitter Rivals Saturday, July 8th 2006	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 1
W	Dave Dalgliesh #72 Heavyweight	Rings Holland - Men of Honor Sunday, December 11th 2005	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Gabor Nemeth #127 Heavyweight	KOTR - King of the Ring Saturday, June 4th 2005	KO (Punches) Round 2
L	Gilbert Yvel #26 Heavyweight	Its Showtime - Amsterdam Arena Thursday, May 20th 2004	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Joop Kasteel #103 Heavyweight	Rings Holland - Worlds Greatest Sunday, April 4th 2004	KO (Punch) Round 1
W	Dave Vader #76 Heavyweight	Rings Holland - The Untouchables Saturday, September 27th 2003	Decision (Unanimous) Round 0
W	Hans Nijman	Its Showtime - Amsterdam Arena Sunday, June 8th 2003	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
D	Michael Knaap #65 Light Heavyweight	Its Showtime - As Usual Sunday, September 29th 2002	Draw Round 2
L	Rodney Glunder #58 Heavyweight	Rings Holland: Saved By The Bell Sunday, June 2nd 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
W	Dave van der Veen	Rings Holland - Some Like It Hard Sunday, December 2nd 2001	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Andre Tete	Rings Holland - No Guts, No Glory Sunday, June 10th 2001	Submission (Heel Hook) Round 1

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