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Cheick Kongo

Fighter profile

Cheick Kongo

HW31-12-2P4P #120Div #11
Form
 
 
 
 
 
77
Overall
SoS 62
Skill ratings
Striking
77
Boxing
75
Kicking
80
Clinch
85
Striking def.
80
Wrestling off.
76
Wrestling def.
66
Ground game
82
Submissions
72
Grappling def.
66
Profile
Age51
Height6'4"
Reach82"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryFRA
Pro debut2001
UFC record11-6-1
Last fight2022-05-06
Octagon time163.4 min
Avg fight9.1 min
Career length25y 2m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1528
91st
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1544
99th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1527
96th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1501
55th
HW avg 1505
Momentum37
71st
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 31-12-2, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
15 wins, 3 losses
W
48% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 8 losses
W
39% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
11win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
20win6loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (40%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
4 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (40%)Decision(83%) 5
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes574
Sig. accuracy58%
Sig. attempted987
Total strikes1025
Total attempted1474
Knockdowns4
Head253
Body153
Leg168
Distance213
Clinch216
Ground145

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed234
Sig. defense54%
KDs absorbed6
Head abs.105
Body abs.88
Leg abs.41
Distance abs.89
Clinch abs.33
Ground abs.112

Grappling · offense

Takedowns24
TD accuracy63%
TD attempted38
Sub att.3
Reversals3
Control time58:20

Grappling · defense

TD defense53%
TDs absorbed28
TD att. faced60
Sub att. faced6
Controlled time51:10

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 18 UFC fights · 163:26 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Cheick has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
194W–69Lwin 73.8%div #130/167pct 23rd
WinsAverage
121W–38Lwin 76.1%div #85/150pct 44th
LossesSoft
73W–31Lwin 70.2%div #153/162pct 6th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1533 elodiv #98/167pct 42nd
WinsAverage
1529 elodiv #75/151pct 51st
LossesAverage
1541 elodiv #92/162pct 44th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall358W–131L73.2%
Wins248W–98L71.7%
Losses110W–33L76.9%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Cheick, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+3.83u+23.9% ROI

over 16 close-line bets

Average odds
-132

57% implied

As favorite
7W–3L

ROI +5.5%

Avg -233

As underdog
3W–3L

ROI +54.7%

Avg +183

Based on 16 of 17 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.