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Cheick Kongo vs Muhammed Lawal

Cheick Kongo is 27-10-2; Muhammed Lawal is 21-10-0. Cheick Kongo is 6 years older than Muhammed Lawal. Cheick Kongo has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Muhammed Lawal. Cheick Kongo is 4" · 10 cm taller than Muhammed Lawal. They have met once: Cheick Kongo 0, Muhammed Lawal 1.

C
France
Cheick Kongo
“The Darkness” · 27-10-2
Loss · Unanimous DecisionWin · SubmissionLoss · Split Decision
Met once
Muhammed Lawal
United States
Muhammed Lawal
“King Mo” · 21-10-0
Loss · TKOLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
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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
Muhammed Lawal

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

44%
Head
82%
27%
Body
18%
29%
Leg
0%

Time in position

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

Cheick Kongolast 1 fight
81%11%
Muhammed Lawallast 1 fight
54%44%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Cheick Kongo Muhammed Lawal· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.514.19
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cheick Kongo · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersMuhammed Lawal · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.435.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cheick Kongo · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersMuhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.200.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cheick Kongo · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersMuhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cheick Kongo · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersMuhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.51
Strikes landed / min
4.19
1.43
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.54
2.20 / 3.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
3:14
Control time / fight
2:09
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
Muhammed Lawal1 fight · by range and by target
Range
39%Distance · 11
0%Clinch · 0
61%Ground · 17
Target
82%Head · 23
18%Body · 5
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Cheick KongoMuhammed Lawal

Frequently asked questions

Have Cheick Kongo and Muhammed Lawal ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator 134: British Invasion (Fri, Feb 27, 2015), where Muhammed Lawal won by Split Decision.

What are the records of Cheick Kongo and Muhammed Lawal?

Cheick Kongo is 27-10-2 and Muhammed Lawal is 21-10-0.

Who has the longer reach, Cheick Kongo or Muhammed Lawal?

Cheick Kongo has the longer reach: 82" · 208 cm against 79" · 201 cm for Muhammed Lawal, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Cheick Kongo or Muhammed Lawal?

Cheick Kongo is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Muhammed Lawal stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Cheick Kongo or Muhammed Lawal?

Cheick Kongo is 51 and Muhammed Lawal is 45.

Who has more finishes, Cheick Kongo or Muhammed Lawal?

Cheick Kongo has 19 wins inside the distance (15 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Muhammed Lawal has 13 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).

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