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Cheick Kongo
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BornCheick Guillaume Ouedraogo
(1975-05-17) May 17, 1975 (age 49)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight (265 lb)
Reach82 in (208 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai, Savate and Greco-Roman Wrestling
Fighting out ofParis, France
TeamWolfslair MMA Academy
TrainerAnthony McGann
Years active2001–present (MMA)
Kickboxing record
Total23
Wins21
By knockout12
Losses2
Mixed martial arts record
Total26
Wins17
By knockout10
By submission3
By decision4
Losses7
By knockout1
By submission2
By decision4
Draws2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: October 17, 2010

Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo[1] (born May 17, 1975), more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a professional French heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently trains with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and formerly Michael Bisping at the Wolfslair MMA Academy, and holds notable wins over Mirko Filipović, Paul Buentello, Antoni Hardonk, Matt Mitrione, and Pat Barry. He is also the only fighter to have ever gone to a decision with former heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez. Kongo is ranked the 10th best heavyweight in the world by ESPN.

Early life

Born to a Burkinabé father and a Congolese mother with his brother, Ben Millard, Kongo began training in martial arts when he was 5 years old, learning Kendo and Karate. As he grew older, he began to expand his repertoire and trained in Muay Thai, kickboxing and Greco-Roman wrestling. At age 19, he learned of Pencak Silat, an Indonesian martial art, and was coached by Charles Joussot, Franck Roppers and his brother Ben.[2] He's also a cousin of rugby star Fulgence Ouedraogo, the French back-rower. Cheick is also a columnist for the French MMA magazine, Top Fight.

Mixed martial arts career

On June 10, 2001, Kongo began his professional career by knocking out Doog Ward. Kongo then followed up that win with a TKO over Dave van der Veen. He then lost his third professional MMA fight to Rodney Faverus by decision. He faced Gilbert Yvel on May 20, losing for the second time in his career when he tapped to strikes in the second round. He trained with Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva in the early days of Pride Fighting Championships.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kongo entered the UFC to fight Gilbert Aldana at UFC 61, whom he beat by TKO due to a doctor stoppage. Kongo followed up with a win over UFC newcomer Christian Wellisch by KO due to a knee strike, before losing to UFC newcomer Carmelo Marrero at UFC 64. Then, Kongo defeated Assuerio Silva by majority decision at UFC 70. At UFC 75 on September 8, 2007, he defeated Mirko Filipović by unanimous decision. He fought against Heath Herring at UFC 82, losing by split decision. At UFC 87 he fought against UFC newcomer Dan "The Viking" Evensen, whom he defeated by first-round TKO.

Kongo fought at UFC 92 on December 27, 2008 where he beat former Cage Rage British Heavyweight champion Mustapha Al Turk by TKO. Kongo dropped Al Turk with two right hands. Then fired on a vicious ground and pound attack, Kongo pounced on Al Turk with elbows and punches, opening up a big cut above the eye.[3] Referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight after 4:37 of the first round.[3] In his next fight he then defeated Antoni Hardonk at UFC 97[4] by second-round TKO.

Kongo replaced Heath Herring on three weeks notice at UFC 99 to face the up-and-coming Cain Velasquez in the co-main event. It had been rumored that if he was to defeat Velasquez, Kongo would earn a title shot against the winner of the UFC 100 Heavyweight Championship between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir. This was not to be, as Kongo lost to Velasquez by unanimous decision in a one-sided affair. He did however, manage to drop Velasquez on two occasions with straight punches. To this date, Kongo is the only fighter to have fought Cain Velasquez to a judge's decision.

Kongo next faced Frank Mir at UFC 107. During the pre-fight talk, Mir stated that Kongo had no ground game and that he felt he was a better striker, so at the weigh ins Cheick Kongo turned his back to Mir, to be disrespectful. Mir won the fight by a submission. After connecting with a left overhand punch that dropped Kongo, Mir finished him with a guillotine choke, rendering Kongo unconscious just 72 seconds into the first round.[5]

Kongo defeated Paul Buentello on March 21, 2010 at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones by submission due to elbows.[6]

Kongo was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter 10 winner Roy Nelson on July 3, 2010, at UFC 116 but a back injury to Kongo has caused the cancellation of the fight.[7]

Kongo's next fight was against undefeated Travis Browne at UFC 120.[8]Browne won the first round with aggressive striking. Kongo controlled Browne in the second and third using the clinch, but was docked 1 point for grabbing Browne's shorts several times during the fight. They fought to a unanimous draw.

Kongo fought Pat Barry on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4.[9] His fight against Barry became the main event since Nate Marquardt was not medically cleared for his welterweight debut against Rick Story.[10] During the bout Kongo was dropped by a looping right hand. Visibly rocked, Kongo got back to his feet but was dropped again seconds later by another hard punch. Despite being dropped twice, Kongo was able to knock Barry out with a hard overhand right to the ear, followed by an uppercut to the chin to secure a win midway through the first round.

Kongo faced Matt Mitrione on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137.[11] Kongo dominated throughout the fight, thus winning a unanimous decision.

Kongo faced Mark Hunt on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144 in Japan.[12] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Championships and achievements

Kickboxing

  • 2005 World Champion Federation King of the Rings
  • 2005 King of Colosseum tournament champion
  • 2005 Rings World champion
  • 2004 King of the Ring Heavyweight champion
  • 2004 Muay Thai World champion
  • 2003 Intercontinental Muay Thai champion
  • 2002 Rings European champion
  • 2001 Rings European Vice champion
  • European Savate champion

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
25 matches 17 wins 7 losses
By knockout 10 1
By submission 3 2
By decision 4 4
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 1


Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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.
Draw 15–6–2 Travis Browne Draw (unanimous) UFC 120 October 16, 2010 3 5:00 London, England Kongo had a point deducted for holding onto Browne's shorts.
Win 15–6–1 Paul Buentello Submission (elbows to the body) 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
Win 13–4–1 Mustapha 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 Filipović 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 TKO (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 Utrecht City, Utrecht
Win 6–2–1 Gabor Nemeth KO (punches) King of the Ring June 4, 2005 2 Zagreb, Croatia
Loss 5–2–1 Gilbert Yvel Submission (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 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 (flying knees) 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

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
21 wins (12 KO's), 2 losses
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win Serbia Dusko Basrak TKO (punches) King of Colloseum 2005 November 25, 2005 4 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina King of Colloseum 2005 tournament finals
Win Croatia Mladen Brestovac Decision (split) King of Colloseum 2005 November 25, 2005 3 3:00 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina King of Colloseum 2005 tournament semi-finals
Win Hungary Tihamer Brunner KO King of Colloseum 2005 November 25, 2005 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina King of Colloseum 2005 tournament quarter-finals
Loss Brazil Glaube Feitosa Decision (unanimous) Ichigeki Paris 2005 March 19, 2005 3 3:00 Paris, France
Win Poland Marcin Rozalski TKO (knees) 3 Paris, France

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

See also

References

  1. ^ "UFC 61 Results" (PDF). Boxing.nv.gov. 2006-07-08. Retrieved 2006-07-08.
  2. ^ English – Cheick Kongo. Team-kongo.over-blog.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-04.
  3. ^ a b UFC 92 Play-by-Play
  4. ^ The Huffington Post – UK News and Opinion. Mma.fanhouse.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-04.
  5. ^ "Penn Dominates, Finishes Sanchez at UFC 107". SHERDOG.com. 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  6. ^ "Cheick Kongo vs Paul Buentello booked for UFC on Versus 1". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  7. ^ "Cheick Kongo: injured, no confirmation on Roy Nelson matchup nor UFC 116 return". RIDDUM.com. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  8. ^ Marrocco, Steven. (2010-07-02) Heavyweights Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne targeted for UFC 120. MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-04.
  9. ^ "Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo on tap for UFC on Versus 4 in June". mmajunkie.com. 2011-03-14.
  10. ^ "Nate Marquardt Scratched From "UFC On Versus," Released From UFC". SB Nation. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  11. ^ "UFC 137: Cheick Kongo vs Matt Mitrione fight booked for Oct. 29 in Las Vegas". mmamania.com. 2011-07-14.
  12. ^ "Chieck Kongo vs. Mark Hunt Verbally Agreed to for UFC 144 in Japan". mmaweekly.com. 2011-11-20.

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