Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Cheick Kongo def. Assuerio Silva (Decision)
Majority Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Assuerio Silva
16-8-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Phones 4U Arena
Cheick Kongo defeated Assuerio Silva by Majority Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE, held Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Phones 4U Arena.
Fight stats
Cheick Kongo
Assuerio Silva
0
Knockdowns
0
64 of 113
Significant strikes
13 of 24
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
97 of 148
Total strikes
86 of 103
0 of 0
Takedowns
6 of 12
—
Takedown accuracy
50%
1
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
2:58
Control time
7:11
Significant strikes by target
40 of 82
Head
4 of 14
16 of 21
Body
2 of 2
8 of 10
Leg
7 of 8
37 of 79
Distance
11 of 19
23 of 28
Clinch
1 of 4
4 of 6
Ground
1 of 1
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 28
Sig. str.
7 of 9
18 of 31
Total str.
20 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 5
1
Sub. att
0
0:07
Ctrl
2:49
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 38
Sig. str.
4 of 7
30 of 47
Total str.
48 of 57
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
3:27
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
28 of 47
Sig. str.
2 of 8
49 of 70
Total str.
18 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
2:47
Ctrl
0:55
Judges' Scorecards
Douglas Crosby
| # | Kongo | Silva |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – |
| 2 | – | – |
| 3 | – | – |
Total2828
Jeff Mullen
| # | Kongo | Silva |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – |
| 2 | – | – |
| 3 | – | – |
Total2928
Chris Watts
| # | Kongo | Silva |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – |
| 2 | – | – |
| 3 | – | – |
Total2928
The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.
Fan Scorecards
43%
Kongo
29%
Draw
29%
Silva
7 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Kongo28.6%●29–29 Draw28.6%●30–28 Silva14.3%●30–27 Kongo14.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
71%
Silva
R2
43%
Silva
R3
71%
Kongo
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Referee
Mario Yamasaki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Tale of the Tape
27-10-2
Record
16-8-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
51
Age
52
6'4"
193 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
82"
208 cm
Reach
—
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—
Striking Profile
3.33
SLpM
1.42
56%
Str. Acc.
46%
1.28
SApM
4.20
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
2.30
TD Avg.
2.66
56%
TD Acc.
34%
52%
TD Def.
25%
—
Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Cheick Kongo · 3-2
Assuerio Silva · 0-3
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 18 fights · 3 fights
31.9
Avg sig. strikes
19.3
1.33
Avg takedowns
2.33
3:14
Avg control time
2:58
64
Career high strikes
36
9
Career high TDs
6
Strike Distribution
Cheick Kongo
Strike target
Assuerio Silva
44%
Head
24%
27%
Body
40%
29%
Leg
36%
Cheick Kongo
Strike position
Assuerio Silva
37%
Distance
84%
38%
Clinch
10%
25%
Ground
5%