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UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo
12-4-1 · FRA
VS
December 27, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Cheick Kongo def. Mostapha Al-Turk by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 4:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:37
Kongo34/441/111:17
Al-Turk4/90/701:33
Total
Kongo34/441/111:17
Al-Turk4/90/701:33

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
KongoWin probabilityAl-Turk
80.0%20.0%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
18%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 7.8 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Kongo, blue toward Al-Turk. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kongo80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO43%54%
Submission15%18%
Decision22%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 34
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Al-Turk20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%64%
Submission3%16%
Decision4%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes15 (820)act 4
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R221%
R39%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Kongo
80.9%-462
Al-Turk
+46217.5%
Most takedownstie 45.6%
Kongo
30.1%-124
Al-Turk
+12424.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kongo
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
41.9%
+134
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.1%
-134
04386
Al-Turk
Expected: 15.2
15
Over 15
41.3%
+132
Exactly 15
4.2%
push
Under 15
54.5%
-132
02039
Takedowns — over/under
Kongo
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
38.5%
+160
Under 0.5
61.5%
-160
035
Al-Turk
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.8%
+205
Under 0.5
67.2%
-205
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 7.8 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KongoAl-Turk
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1502
1553
Divisional
1502
1524
Striking offense
1482
1535
Striking defense
1500
1522
Grappling offense
1561
1479
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
33 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
82"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.53
Strikes landed / min
63%
Strike accuracy
1.51
Strikes absorbed / min
43%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.88
Takedowns / 15 min
64%
Takedown accuracy
44%
Takedown defense
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cheick Kongo
  • WDan EvensenKO/TKO R1
    Close -5135mo before
  • LHeath HerringS-DEC R3
    Close -19010mo before
  • WMirko FilipovicU-DEC R3
    Close +3151y 4mo before
  • WAssuerio SilvaM-DEC R3
    Close +1951y 8mo before
  • LCarmelo MarreroS-DEC R3
    Close -5502y 2mo before
Mostapha Al-Turk
No prior UFC fights.
Kongo — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-1

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1
Al-Turk — win / loss by method
Record: 6-3-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Kongo
Al-Turk
7
UFC fights
0
72.0 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
25y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Kongo
Al-Turk
88W–28L · 75.9%
Overall
56W–15L · 78.9%
Wins
32W–13L · 71.1%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kongo
Al-Turk
102W–62L · 62.2%
Overall
44W–20L · 68.8%
65W–46L · 58.6%
Wins
20W–11L · 64.5%
37W–16L · 69.8%
Losses
24W–9L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Kongo
Al-Turk
7.10
Landed / min
44.6%
Accuracy
64.6%
Defense
0.42
Knockdowns / 15 min
17.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Kongo
Al-Turk
1.88
Takedowns / 15 min
64.3%
Takedown accuracy
44.1%
Takedown defense
0.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
48.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Kongo
  • Head43%(108)div 65%
  • Body30%(76)div 18%
  • Legs28%(70)div 17%
Al-Turk
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Cheick Kongo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mostapha Al-Turk

No UFC fights on record.

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