Cheick Kongo vs Mostapha Al-Turk

Cheick Kongo is 27-10-2; Mostapha Al-Turk is 6-6-0. Mostapha Al-Turk is 2 years older than Cheick Kongo. Cheick Kongo has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Mostapha Al-Turk. Cheick Kongo is 2" · 5 cm taller than Mostapha Al-Turk. They have met once: Cheick Kongo 1, Mostapha Al-Turk 0.

Cheick Kongo

“The Darkness” · 27-10-2

UDSUBSD

HeavyweightMet once

Mostapha Al-Turk

6-6-0

UDTKOTKO

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Style & credentials

Cheick Kongo

KarateKickboxingMuay Thai

—Black belt · Karate
2013Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament WinnerBellator MMA
2005World ChampionKing of the Rings
2005Tournament ChampionKing of Colosseum

Camp · Kongo Smashin' Club · Colombes, France

Mostapha Al-Turk

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

44%

Head

42%

27%

Body

10%

29%

Leg

48%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Cheick Kongolast 1 fight

81%11%

Mostapha Al-Turklast 1 fight

95%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Cheick Kongo· from fights outside the UFC Mostapha Al-Turk· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.511.36

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Cheick Kongo · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersMostapha Al-Turk · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.433.61

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Cheick Kongo · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersMostapha Al-Turk · Average · better than 43% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.200.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Cheick Kongo · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersMostapha Al-Turk · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

63%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Cheick Kongo · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersMostapha Al-Turk · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

53%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Cheick Kongo · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersMostapha Al-Turk · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.300.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Cheick Kongo · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersMostapha Al-Turk · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.51

Strikes landed / min

1.36

1.43

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.61

2.20 / 3.5

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.00

63%

Takedown accuracy

53%

Takedown defence

3:14

Control time / fight

0:33

0.30

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

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

Cheick Kongo18 UFC fights · 574 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

19%107/372

7%43/64

11%63/105

Clinch

9%54/78

13%77/79

15%85/91

Ground

16%92/142

6%33/34

3%20/22

Mostapha Al-Turk3 UFC fights · 31 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%13/139

6%2/4

42%13/14

Clinch

0%0/0

3%1/2

6%2/2

Ground

0%0/0

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

Cheick Kongo23 of 45 ended early · 51%22 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

Mostapha Al-Turk10 of 12 ended early · 83%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

8 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Cheick Kongo2-2

L
Ryan Bader
Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2 · May 6, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Sergei Kharitonov
Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov · Aug 20, 2021
Submission · R2 · 4:59
L
Timothy Johnson
Bellator 248: Kongo vs. Johnson 2 · Oct 10, 2020
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
NC
Ryan Bader
Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo · Sep 7, 2019
No Contest · R1 · 3:52 · Heavyweight
W
Vitaly Minakov
Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov · Feb 15, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight

Full record · 46 fights

W
Timothy Johnson
Bellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader · Oct 12, 2018
KO · R1 · 1:08 · Heavyweight
W
Javy Ayala
Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo · May 12, 2018
TKO · R1 · 2:29 · Heavyweight
W
Augusto Sakai
Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald · May 19, 2017
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Oli Thompson
Bellator 172: Thomson vs. Freire · Feb 18, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Tony Johnson Jr.
Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson · Sep 16, 2016
MD · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Vinicius Queiroz
Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Spartan · Feb 26, 2016
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Alexander Volkov
Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Muhammed Lawal
Bellator 134: British Invasion · Feb 27, 2015
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Lavar Johnson
Bellator MMA: Bellator 123 · Sep 5, 2014
Submission · R1 · 3:27 · Heavyweight
W
Eric Smith
Bellator MMA: Bellator 120 · May 16, 2014
TKO · R2 · 4:35 · Heavyweight
L
Vitaly Minakov
Bellator MMA: Bellator 115 · Apr 3, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Peter Graham
Bellator MMA: Bellator 107 · Nov 7, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Mark Godbeer
Bellator MMA: Bellator 102 · Oct 3, 2013
TKO · R2 · 2:04 · Heavyweight
L
Roy Nelson
UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · Apr 27, 2013
TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Heavyweight
W
Shawn Jordan
UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · Jul 21, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Mark Hunt
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · Feb 26, 2012
TKO · R1 · 2:11 · Heavyweight
W
Matt Mitrione
UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · Oct 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Pat Barry
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · Jun 26, 2011
TKO · R1 · 2:39 · Heavyweight
D
Travis Browne
UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · Oct 16, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Paul Buentello
UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · Mar 21, 2010
TKO · R3 · 1:16 · Heavyweight
L
Frank Mir
UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez · Dec 11, 2009
Submission · R1 · 1:12 · Heavyweight
L
Cain Velasquez
UFC 99: THE COMEBACK · Jun 13, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Antoni Hardonk
UFC 97: REDEMPTION · Apr 18, 2009
TKO · R2 · 2:29 · Heavyweight
W
Mostapha Al-Turk
UFC 92: THE ULTIMATE 2008 · Dec 27, 2008
TKO · R1 · 4:37 · Heavyweight
W
Dan Evensen
UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY · Aug 9, 2008
TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Heavyweight
L
Heath Herring
UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION · Mar 1, 2008
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Mirko Filipovic
UFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION · Sep 8, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Assuerio Silva
UFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE · Apr 21, 2007
MD · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Carmelo Marrero
UFC 64: UNSTOPPABLE · Oct 14, 2006
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Christian Wellisch
UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral · Aug 25, 2006
TKO · R1 · 2:51 · Heavyweight
W
Gilbert Aldana
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals · Jul 8, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:13 · Heavyweight
W
Dave Dalgliesh
Rings Holland · Dec 11, 2005
TKO · Heavyweight
W
Gabor Nemeth
Kings of the Ring · Jun 4, 2005
TKO · Heavyweight
L
Gilbert Yvel
It's Showtime 10 · May 20, 2004
TKO · R2 · 4:42 · Heavyweight
W
Joop Kasteel
Rings Holland · Apr 4, 2004
TKO · R1 · 4:31 · Heavyweight
W
Dave Vader
Fighting Network RINGS · Sep 27, 2003
DEC
W
Hans Nijman
It's Showtime 8 · Jun 8, 2003
Submission · R2 · 0:59 · Heavyweight
D
Michael Knaap
It's Showtime 6 · Sep 29, 2002
DEC · Heavyweight
L
Rodney Glunder
Rings Holland · Jun 2, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Dave van der Veen
Fighting Network RINGS · Dec 2, 2001
TKO
W
Andre Tete
Fighting Network RINGS · Jun 10, 2001
Submission

Mostapha Al-Turk2-3

L
Jon Madsen
UFC 112: INVINCIBLE · Apr 10, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Mirko Filipovic
UFC 99: THE COMEBACK · Jun 13, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:06 · Heavyweight
L
Cheick Kongo
UFC 92: THE ULTIMATE 2008 · Dec 27, 2008
TKO · R1 · 4:37 · Heavyweight
W
James McSweeney
Cage Rage · Jul 12, 2008
TKO
W
Gary Turner
Cage Rage · Mar 8, 2008
Submission

Full record · 12 fights

L
Tengiz Tedoradze
Cage Rage · Sep 22, 2007
DEC
W
Mark Kerr
Cage Rage · Feb 10, 2007
Submission
W
Henry Miller
Cage Rage · Sep 30, 2006
TKO
W
Martin Thompson
Cage Rage · Apr 22, 2006
TKO
W
Fereidoun Naghizadeh
Cage Rage · Nov 27, 2004
TKO
L
Kassim Annan
United Kingdom Regional · Nov 9, 2003
Submission
L
Mike Ward
Xtreme Fighting Championship · Mar 3, 2002
TKO

Head-to-Head History

UFC 92: THE ULTIMATE 2008
Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Cheick Kongo
TKO · ROUND 1 · 4:37

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Cheick KongoMostapha Al-Turk

WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 8, 2007
Mirko Filipovic
LTKO · ROUND 1 · 3:06Sat, Jun 13, 2009

Frequently asked questions

Have Cheick Kongo and Mostapha Al-Turk ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 92: THE ULTIMATE 2008 (Sat, Dec 27, 2008), where Cheick Kongo won by TKO.

What are the records of Cheick Kongo and Mostapha Al-Turk?

Cheick Kongo is 27-10-2 and Mostapha Al-Turk is 6-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Cheick Kongo or Mostapha Al-Turk?

Cheick Kongo has the longer reach: 82" · 208 cm against 77" · 196 cm for Mostapha Al-Turk, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Cheick Kongo or Mostapha Al-Turk?

Cheick Kongo is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Mostapha Al-Turk stands 6'2" · 188 cm.

Who is older, Cheick Kongo or Mostapha Al-Turk?

Mostapha Al-Turk is 53 and Cheick Kongo is 51.

Who has more finishes, Cheick Kongo or Mostapha Al-Turk?

Cheick Kongo has 19 wins inside the distance (15 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Mostapha Al-Turk has 6 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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