Cheick Kongo

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2022-05-06 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 31-11-2-1 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)	Ryan Bader WIN \| 29-7-0-1	Bellator 280 Paris, France
Bellator 280 • Paris, Île-de-France, France • Accor Arena
2021-08-20 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 30-11-2-1 \| WIN	SUB R2 4:59 Rear-Naked Choke	Sergei Kharitonov LOSS \| 33-8-0-2	Bellator 265 Sioux Falls, United States
Bellator 265 • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States • Sanford Pentagon
2020-10-10 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 30-10-2-1 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)	Timothy Johnson WIN \| 14-6-0-0	Bellator Paris 248 Paris, France
Bellator Paris 248 • Paris, Île-de-France, France • Accor Arena
2019-09-07 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 30-10-2-0 \| NC	NC R1 3:52 Accidental Eye Poke	Ryan Bader NC \| 27-5-0-0	Bellator 226 San Jose, United States
Bellator 226 • San Jose, California, United States • Sap Center
2019-02-16 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 29-10-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Vitaly Minakov LOSS \| 21-0-0-0	Bellator 216 Uncasville, United States
Bellator 216 • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Arena
2018-10-13 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 28-10-2-0 \| WIN	KO R1 1:08 Punches	Timothy Johnson LOSS \| 12-4-0-0	Bellator 208 Uniondale, United States
Bellator 208 • Uniondale, New York, United States • Nassau Coliseum
2018-05-12 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 27-10-2-0 \| WIN	KO R1 2:29 Punches	Javy Ayala LOSS \| 10-6-0-0	Bellator 199 San Jose, United States
Bellator 199 • San Jose, California, United States • Sap Center
2017-05-19 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 26-10-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)	Augusto Sakai LOSS \| 9-0-1-0	Bellator 179 London, United Kingdom
Bellator 179 • London, England, United Kingdom • The Sse Arena, Wembley
2017-02-18 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 25-10-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)	Oli Thompson LOSS \| 17-9-0-0	Bellator 172 San Jose, United States
Bellator 172 • San Jose, California, United States • Sap Center
2016-09-16 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 24-10-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Majority (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Tony Johnson LOSS \| 10-5-0-0	Bellator 161 Cedar Park, United States
Bellator 161 • Cedar Park, Texas, United States • H-E-B Center At Cedar Park
2016-02-26 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 23-10-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)	Vinicius Queiroz LOSS \| 8-3-0-0	Bellator 150 Mulvane, United States
Bellator 150 • Mulvane, Kansas, United States • Kansas Star Casino
2015-06-26 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 22-10-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Alexander Volkov LOSS \| 24-5-0-0	Bellator 139 Mulvane, United States
Bellator 139 • Mulvane, Kansas, United States • Kansas Star Casino
2015-02-27 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 22-9-2-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)	Muhammed Lawal WIN \| 14-4-0-1	Bellator 134 Uncasville, United States
Bellator 134 The British Invasion • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Casino
2014-09-05 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 21-9-2-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:27 Rear-Naked Choke	Lavar Johnson LOSS \| 18-9-0-0	Bellator 123 Uncasville, United States
Bellator 123 • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Arena
2014-05-17 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 20-9-2-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 4:35 Knees & Punches	Eric Smith LOSS \| 2-2-0-0	Bellator 120 Southaven, United States
Bellator 120 • Southaven, Mississippi, United States • Landers Center
2014-04-04 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 20-8-2-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)	Vitaly Minakov WIN \| 13-0-0-0	Bellator 115 Reno, United States
Bellator 115 • Reno, Nevada, United States • Reno Events Center
2013-11-08 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 19-8-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Peter Graham LOSS \| 9-5-0-0	Bellator 107 Thackerville, United States
Bellator 107 • Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States • Winstar World Casino
2013-10-04 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 18-8-2-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 2:04 Knees & Punches	Mark Godbeer LOSS \| 8-1-0-0	Bellator 102 Visalia, United States
Bellator 102 • Visalia, California, United States • Visalia Convention Center
2013-04-27 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 18-7-2-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 2:03 Punches	Roy Nelson WIN \| 18-7-0-0	UFC 159 Newark, United States
UFC 159 Jones Vs Sonnen • Newark, New Jersey, United States • Prudential Center
2012-07-21 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 17-7-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-28)	Shawn Jordan LOSS \| 13-3-0-0	UFC 149 Calgary, Canada
UFC 149 Faber Vs Barao • Calgary, Alberta, Canada • Scotiabank Saddledome
2012-02-26 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 17-6-2-0 \| LOSS	TKO R1 2:11 Punches	Mark Hunt WIN \| 7-7-0-0	UFC 144 Saitama, Japan
UFC 144 Edgar Vs Henderson • Saitama, Saitama, Japan • Saitama Super Arena
2011-10-29 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 16-6-2-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-28, 29-28)	Matt Mitrione LOSS \| 5-0-0-0	UFC 137 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 137 Penn Vs Diaz • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2011-06-26 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 15-6-2-0 \| WIN	KO R1 2:39 Punch	Pat Barry LOSS \| 6-2-0-0	UFC Live Pittsburgh, United States
UFC Live Kongo Vs Barry • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States • Consol Energy Center
2010-10-16 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 15-6-1-0 \| DRAW	DRAW R3 5:00 Unanimous (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)	Travis Browne DRAW \| 10-0-0-0	UFC 120 London, United Kingdom
UFC 120 Bisping Vs Akiyama • London, England, United Kingdom • The O2 Arena
2010-03-21 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 14-6-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 1:16 Submission To Strikes	Paul Buentello LOSS \| 27-11-0-0	UFC Live Broomfield, United States
UFC Live Vera Vs Jones • Broomfield, Colorado, United States • 1Stbank Center
2009-12-12 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 14-5-1-0 \| LOSS	SUB R1 1:12 Guillotine Choke	Frank Mir WIN \| 12-4-0-0	UFC 107 Memphis, United States
UFC 107 Penn Vs Sanchez • Memphis, Tennessee, United States • Fedex Forum
2009-06-13 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 14-4-1-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Cain Velasquez WIN \| 5-0-0-0	UFC 99 Köln, Germany
UFC 99 The Comeback • Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany • Lanxess Arena
2009-04-18 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 13-4-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 2:29 Punches	Antoni Hardonk LOSS \| 8-4-0-0	UFC 97 Montréal, Canada
UFC 97 Redemption • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2008-12-27 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 12-4-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:37 Punches	Mostapha Al-Turk LOSS \| 6-3-0-0	UFC 92 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 92 The Ultimate 2008 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2008-08-09 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 11-4-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:55 Punches	Dan Evensen LOSS \| 10-2-0-0	UFC 87 Minneapolis, United States
UFC 87 Seek And Destroy • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States • Target Center
2008-03-01 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 11-3-1-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Heath Herring WIN \| 27-14-0-1	UFC 82 Columbus, United States
UFC 82 Pride Of A Champion • Columbus, Ohio, United States • Nationwide Arena
2007-09-08 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 10-3-1-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Mirko Cro Cop LOSS \| 22-5-2-0	UFC 75 London, United Kingdom
UFC 75 Champion Vs Champion • London, England, United Kingdom • The O2 Arena
2007-04-21 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 9-3-1-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Majority (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)	Assuerio Silva LOSS \| 13-5-0-1	UFC 70 Chester, United Kingdom
UFC 70 Nations Collide • Chester, England, United Kingdom • Manchester Evening News Arena
2006-10-14 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 9-2-1-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Carmelo Marrero WIN \| 5-0-0-0	UFC 64 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 64 Unstoppable • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2006-08-26 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 8-2-1-0 \| WIN	KO R1 2:51 Knee	Christian Wellisch LOSS \| 6-2-0-0	UFC 62 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 62 Liddell Vs Sobral • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2006-07-08 Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo 7-2-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:13 Doctor Stoppage	Gilbert Aldana LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	UFC 61 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 61 Bitter Rivals • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2005-12-11	Cheick Kongo 6-2-1-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 Punches	Dave Dalgliesh LOSS \| 4-5-0-0	rings Rings Holland Utrecht, Netherlands
rings Rings Holland Men Of Honor • Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
2005-06-04	Cheick Kongo 5-2-1-0 \| WIN	KO R2 Punches	Gabor Nemeth LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	KING Of The Ring Zagreb, Croatia
KING Of The Ring Mission Impossible[58] • Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia
2004-05-20	Cheick Kongo 5-1-1-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 4:40 Punches	Gilbert Yvel WIN \| 26-9-1-1	It's Showtime Amsterdam, Netherlands
It's Showtime Amsterdam Arena 2004 • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
2004-04-04	Cheick Kongo 4-1-1-0 \| WIN	KO R1 4:31 Punch	Joop Kasteel LOSS \| 18-12-0-0	Rings Holland Utrecht, Netherlands
Rings Holland Worlds Greatest • Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
2003-09-27	Cheick Kongo 3-1-1-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 2:00 Unanimous	Dave Vader LOSS \| 3-4-0-0	Rings Holland Utrecht, Netherlands
Rings Holland The Untouchables • Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
2003-06-08	Cheick Kongo 2-1-1-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 0:59 Armbar	Hans Nijman LOSS \| 9-6-0-0	It's Showtime Amsterdam, Netherlands
It's Showtime Amsterdam Arena 2003 • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
2002-09-29	Cheick Kongo 2-1-0-0 \| DRAW	DRAW R2 5:00	Michael Knapp DRAW \| 0-0-0-0	It's Showtime Haarlem, Netherlands
It's Showtime As Usual Battle Time • Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
2002-06-02	Cheick Kongo 2-0-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R2 5:00 Unanimous	Rodney Glunder WIN \| 11-7-3-0	Rings Holland 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rings Holland 1 Saved By The Bell • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
2001-12-02	Cheick Kongo 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 1:25 Punches	Dave Van Der Veen LOSS \| 5-7-0-0	Rings Holland Utrecht, Netherlands
Rings Holland Some Like It Hard • Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
2001-06-10	Cheick Kongo 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:20 Heel Hook	Andre Tete LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Rings Holland 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rings Holland 1 No Guts, No Glory • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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