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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo
7-2-1 · FRA
VS
Gilbert Aldana
Gilbert Aldana
5-1 · USA
July 8, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
229.0lb
Weigh-in
251.0lb
Cheick Kongo def. Gilbert Aldana by KO/TKO (Facial Cuts), R1 4:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:13
Kongo24/281/100:30
Aldana6/82/302:54
Total
Kongo24/281/100:30
Aldana6/82/302:54

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 probabilityAldana
69.3%30.7%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
45%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 6.0 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 Aldana. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kongo69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%34%
Submission32%46%
Decision13%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 24
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.3)act 1
Aldana31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%43%
Submission13%41%
Decision5%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 2
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R163%
R214%
R35%
Distance18%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Kongo
77.7%-374
Aldana
+37420.8%
Most takedownstie 17.9%
Kongo
75.4%-1135
Aldana
+11356.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kongo
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.4%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.8%
-137
04895
Aldana
Expected: 18.9
19
Over 19
40.3%
+140
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
56.3%
-140
02448
Takedowns — over/under
Kongo
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
37.4%
-387
Exactly 1
52.9%
push
Under 1
9.7%
+387
035
Aldana
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
24.6%
Exactly 0
75.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 6.0 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Kongo69.3%52.7%+16.6-117
Aldana30.7%47.3%−16.6+107

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KongoAldana
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1502
1509
Divisional
1502
1500
Striking offense
1495
1533
Striking defense
1493
1494
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
31 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
82"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.76
Strike accuracy
52%
Strikes absorbed / min
6.58
Strike defense
31%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cheick Kongo
No prior UFC fights.
Gilbert Aldana
  • LPaul BuentelloKO/TKO R2
    Close +2355mo before
Kongo — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-1

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1
Aldana — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Kongo
Aldana
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
7.5 min · 7.5 avg
Career length
22y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kongo
Aldana
Overall
21W–9L · 70.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
21W–9L · 70.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kongo
Aldana
102W–62L · 62.2%
Overall
5W–10L · 33.3%
65W–46L · 58.6%
Wins
5W–10L · 33.3%
37W–16L · 69.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Kongo
Aldana
Landed / min
5.59
Accuracy
42.9%
Defense
50.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
14.4%
Grappling & control
Kongo
Aldana
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
47.8%
Strike target map
Kongo
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Aldana
  • Head68%(19)div 66%
  • Body18%(5)div 17%
  • Legs14%(4)div 17%

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

Cheick Kongo

No UFC fights on record.

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

Gilbert Aldana
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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