Cheick Kongo
Mixed martial arts record

Cheick Kongo

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
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Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

Win	30–10–2	Vitaly Minakov	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 216	February 16, 2019	3	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	Bellator Heavyweight title eliminator.

Win	29–10–2	Timothy Johnson	KO (punches)	Bellator 208	October 13, 2018	1	1:08	Uniondale, New York, United States

Win	28–10–2	Javy Ayala	KO (punches)	Bellator 199	May 12, 2018	1	2:29	San Jose, California, United States

Win	27–10–2	Augusto Sakai	Decision (split)	Bellator 179	May 19, 2017	3	5:00	London, England

Win	26–10–2	Oli Thompson	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 172	February 18, 2017	3	5:00	San Jose, California, United States

Win	25–10–2	Tony Johnson	Decision (majority)	Bellator 161	September 16, 2016	3	5:00	Cedar Park, Texas, United States

Win	24–10–2	Vinicius Queiroz	Decision (split)	Bellator 150	February 26, 2016	3	5:00	Mulvane, Kansas, United States

Win	23–10–2	Alexander Volkov	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 139	June 26, 2015	3	5:00	Mulvane, Kansas, United States

Loss	22–10–2	Muhammed Lawal	Decision (split)	Bellator 134	February 27, 2015	3	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States

Win	22–9–2	Lavar Johnson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Bellator 123	September 5, 2014	1	3:27	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States

Win	21–9–2	Eric Smith	TKO (knees and punches)	Bellator 120	May 17, 2014	2	4:35	Southaven, Mississippi, United States

Loss	20–9–2	Vitaly Minakov	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 115	April 4, 2014	5	5:00	Reno, Nevada, United States	For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.

Win	20–8–2	Peter Graham	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 107	November 8, 2013	3	5:00	Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States	Bellator Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament Final.

Win	19–8–2	Mark Godbeer	TKO (knees and punches)	Bellator 102	October 4, 2013	2	2:04	Visalia, California, United States	Bellator Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.

Loss	18–8–2	Roy Nelson	KO (punches)	UFC 159	April 27, 2013	1	2:03	Newark, New Jersey, United States

Win	18–7–2	Shawn Jordan	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 149	July 21, 2012	3	5:00	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Loss	17–7–2	Mark Hunt	TKO (punches)	UFC 144	February 26, 2012	1	2:11	Saitama, Japan

Win	17–6–2	Matt Mitrione	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 137	October 29, 2011	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	16–6–2	Pat Barry	KO (punch)	UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry	June 26, 2011	1	2:39	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States	Knockout of the Night. Comeback of the Year (2011).

Draw	15–6–2	Travis Browne	Draw (unanimous)	UFC 120	October 16, 2010	3	5:00	London, England	Kongo was deducted 1 point in round 3 for holding onto Browne's shorts.

Win	15–6–1	Paul Buentello	Submission (elbows to the leg)	UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones	March 21, 2010	3	1:16	Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Loss	14–6–1	Frank Mir	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 107	December 12, 2009	1	1:12	Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Loss	14–5–1	Cain Velasquez	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 99	June 13, 2009	3	5:00	Cologne, Germany

Win	14–4–1	Antoni Hardonk	TKO (punches)	UFC 97	April 18, 2009	2	2:29	Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Win	13–4–1	Mostapha al-Turk	TKO (elbows and punches)	UFC 92	December 27, 2008	1	4:37	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	12–4–1	Dan Evensen	TKO (punches)	UFC 87	August 9, 2008	1	4:55	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Loss	11–4–1	Heath Herring	Decision (split)	UFC 82	March 1, 2008	3	5:00	Columbus, Ohio, United States

Win	11–3–1	Mirko Cro Cop	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 75	September 8, 2007	3	5:00	London, England

Win	10–3–1	Assuerio Silva	Decision (majority)	UFC 70	April 21, 2007	3	5:00	Manchester, England

Loss	9–3–1	Carmelo Marrero	Decision (split)	UFC 64	October 14, 2006	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	9–2–1	Christian Wellisch	KO (knee)	UFC 62	August 26, 2006	1	2:51	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	8–2–1	Gilbert Aldana	TKO (doctor stoppage)	UFC 61	July 8, 2006	1	4:13	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	7–2–1	Dave Dalgliesh	TKO (punches)	Rings Holland: Men of Honor	December 11, 2005	2	N/A	Utrecht City, Utrecht

Win	6–2–1	Gabor Nemeth	KO (punches)	Kings of the Ring: Mission Impossible	June 4, 2005	2	N/A	Zagreb, Croatia	Won Kings Of The Ring Heavyweight Championship.

Loss	5–2–1	Gilbert Yvel	TKO (punches)	It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam	May 20, 2004	2	4:40	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Win	5–1–1	Joop Kasteel	KO (punch)	Rings Holland: World's Greatest	April 4, 2004	1	4:31	Utrecht City, Utrecht

Win	4–1–1	Dave Vader	Decision (unanimous)	Rings Holland: The Untouchables	September 27, 2003	3	2:00	Utrecht City, Utrecht

Win	3–1–1	Hans Nijman	Submission (armbar)	It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam	June 8, 2003	2	0:59	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Draw	2–1–1	Michael Knaap	Draw (unanimous)	It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time	September 29, 2002	2	5:00	Haarlem, North Holland

Loss	2–1	Rodney Faverus	Decision (unanimous)	Rings Holland: Saved by the Bell	June 2, 2002	2	5:00	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Win	2–0	Dave van der Veen	TKO (punches)	Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard	December 2, 2001	2	1:25	Utrecht City, Utrecht

Win	1–0	André Tete	Submission (heel hook)	Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory	June 10, 2001	1	3:20	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sentence(s)

Kongo faced Roy Nelson on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.

final_sentence: Kongo faced Roy Nelson on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.