Cheick Kongo
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Cheick Kongo
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Nickname The French Sensation
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 240 lb (110 kg)[1]
Nationality French
Born May 17, 1975 (1975-05-17) (age 33)
Fighting out of Paris, France
Town of birth Paris, France
Team/Association Juanito Ibarra
Fighting style Muay Thai, wrestling, Savate
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 11
  By knockout 7
  By submission 1
Losses 4
Draws 1

Cheick "Kongo" Guillaum Ouedraogo[2] (born May 17, 1975 in Paris, France) is a heavyweight mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently trains with Quinton Jackson and Michael Bisping. Kongo has been fighting in martial arts since he was 5 years old, following his brother into Kendo and Karate.citation needed

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Mixed martial arts career

Early

Kongo entered into martial arts when he was 5 years old, learning Kendo and Karate. As he grew older, he would learn to master Muay Thai and kickboxing and would also practice Greco-Roman wrestling. At age 19, he would discover the Penchak Silat and would then be coached by Charles Joussot and Franck Roppers.citation needed

Professional

On June 10, 2001, Kongo began his professional career by knocking out Andre Tete. Kongo then followed up that win with a TKO over Dave van der Veen. He then lost his first professional MMA fight to Rodney Faverus by decision. Kongo was 6-1-1 when he 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 Wellish by KO due to a knee strike, before losing to UFC newcomer Carmelo "The Fury" 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 "Cro Cop" Filipović by unanimous decision. His last fight was at UFC 82 against Heath Herring, Kongo lost by split decision.

Mixed martial arts record

11 wins - 4 losses - 1 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round, Time
03/01/2008 Loss Heath Herring UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Decision (Split) Round 3 : 5:00
09/08/2007 Win Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 : 5:00
04/21/2007 Win Assuerio Silva UFC 70: Nations Collide Decision (Majority) Round 3 : 5:00
10/14/2006 Loss Carmelo Marrero UFC 64: Unstoppable Decision (Split) Round 3 : 5:00
08/26/2006 Win Christian Wellisch UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral KO (Knee) Round 1 : 2:51
07/08/2006 Win Gilbert Aldana UFC 61: Bitter Rivals TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 1 : 4:13
12/11/2005 Win Dave Dalgliesh RINGS Holland: Men of Honor TKO Round 2
06/04/2005 Win Gabor Nemeth King of the Ring TKO Round 2
05/20/2004 Loss Gilbert Yvel It's Showtime: Amsterdam Arena KO Round 2
04/04/2004 Win Joop Kasteel RINGS Holland: World's Greatest KO Round: N/A
09/27/2003 Win Dave Vader RINGS Holland: The Untouchables Decision Round: N/A
06/08/2003 Win Hans Nijman It's Showtime: Amsterdam Arena Submission (Armbar) Round 2 : 0:59
09/29/2002 Draw Michael Knaap It's Showtime: As Usual Draw Round 2 : 5:00
06/02/2002 Loss Rodney Faverus RINGS Holland: Saved by the Bell Decision Round 2 : 5:00
12/02/2001 Win Dave van der Veen RINGS Holland: Some Like It Hard TKO Round: N/A
06/10/2001 Win Andre Tete RINGS Holland: No Guts, No Glory KO Round 2

Championships and accomplishments

  • KOTR heavyweight champion
  • EURO Savate Champion

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&PID=459
  2. ^ State Of Nevada

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