Cain Velasquez vs Cheick Kongo
Cain Velasquez is 14-3-0; Cheick Kongo is 27-10-2. Cheick Kongo is 7 years older than Cain Velasquez. Cheick Kongo has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Cain Velasquez. Cheick Kongo is 3" · 8 cm taller than Cain Velasquez. They have met once: Cain Velasquez 1, Cheick Kongo 0.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · United States- —Black belt · Karate
- 2013Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament WinnerBellator MMA
- 2005World ChampionKing of the Rings
- 2005Tournament ChampionKing of Colosseum
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
Full record · 17 fightsShow less
- WUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WDenis StojnicUFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · Feb 7, 2009TKO · R2 · 2:34 · Heavyweight
- W
- WBrad MorrisUFC 83: SERRA vs ST-PIERRE 2 · Apr 19, 2008TKO · R1 · 2:10 · Heavyweight
- WJeremiah ConstantBodog Fight · Dec 16, 2006TKO · R1 · 4:00 · Heavyweight
- WJesse FujarczykStrikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello · Oct 6, 2006TKO · R1 · 1:58 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- LBellator 248: Kongo vs. Johnson 2 · Oct 10, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- NC
- WBellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov · Feb 15, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Full record · 46 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WBellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald · May 19, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WBellator 172: Thomson vs. Freire · Feb 18, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- WBellator 150: Kongo vs. Spartan · Feb 26, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WBellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- WEric SmithBellator MMA: Bellator 120 · May 16, 2014TKO · R2 · 4:35 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- D
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
- WDan EvensenUFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY · Aug 9, 2008TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION · Sep 8, 2007Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- L
- W
- WGilbert AldanaUFC 61: Bitter Rivals · Jul 8, 2006TKO · R1 · 4:13 · Heavyweight
- W
- WGabor NemethKings of the Ring · Jun 4, 2005TKO · Heavyweight
- L
- WJoop KasteelRings Holland · Apr 4, 2004TKO · R1 · 4:31 · Heavyweight
- WDave VaderFighting Network RINGS · Sep 27, 2003DEC
- WHans NijmanIt's Showtime 8 · Jun 8, 2003Submission · R2 · 0:59 · Heavyweight
- DMichael KnaapIt's Showtime 6 · Sep 29, 2002DEC · Heavyweight
- LRodney GlunderRings Holland · Jun 2, 2002Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WDave van der VeenFighting Network RINGS · Dec 2, 2001TKO
- WAndre TeteFighting Network RINGS · Jun 10, 2001Submission
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Cain Velasquez and Cheick Kongo ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 99: THE COMEBACK (Sat, Jun 13, 2009), where Cain Velasquez won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Cain Velasquez and Cheick Kongo?
Cain Velasquez is 14-3-0 and Cheick Kongo is 27-10-2.
Who has the longer reach, Cain Velasquez or Cheick Kongo?
Cheick Kongo has the longer reach: 82" · 208 cm against 77" · 196 cm for Cain Velasquez, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Cain Velasquez or Cheick Kongo?
Cheick Kongo is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Cain Velasquez stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Cain Velasquez or Cheick Kongo?
Cheick Kongo is 51 and Cain Velasquez is 44.
Who has more finishes, Cain Velasquez or Cheick Kongo?
Cain Velasquez has 12 wins inside the distance (12 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Cheick Kongo has 19 wins (15 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).