Cheick Kongo
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Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo (born May 17, 1975), more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a professional French
heavyweight
mixed martial artist
and kickboxer currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
. He currently trains with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Michael Bisping
at the Wolfslair MMA Academy
, and holds notable wins over Mirko Filipović
, Paul Buentello
, Antoni Hardonk
, Matt Mitrione
, and Pat Barry. He is also the only fighter to have ever gone to a decision with former heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez
.
mother and a Congolese
father, Kongo began training in martial arts when he was 5 years old, learning Kendo
and Karate
. As he grew older, he began to expand his repertoire and trained in Muay Thai
, kickboxing
and Greco-Roman wrestling
. At age 19, he learned of Pencak Silat
, an Indonesian martial art, and was coached by Charles Joussot and Franck Roppers. He's also a cousin of rugby star Fulgence Ouedraogo
, the French back-rower. Cheick is also a columnist for the French MMA magazine, Top Fight.
at UFC 61
, whom he beat by TKO due to a doctor stoppage. Kongo followed up with a win over UFC newcomer Christian Wellisch
by KO due to a knee strike, before losing to UFC newcomer Carmelo 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 Filipović
by unanimous decision. He fought against Heath Herring
at UFC 82
, losing by split decision. At UFC 87
he fought against UFC newcomer Dan "The Viking" Evensen
, whom he defeated by first-round TKO.
Kongo fought at UFC 92
on December 27, 2008 where he beat former Cage Rage
British Heavyweight champion Mustapha Al Turk by TKO. Kongo dropped Al Turk with two right hands. Then fired on a vicious ground and pound attack, Kongo pounced on Al Turk with elbows and punches, opening up a big cut above the eye. Referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight after 4:37 of the first round. In his next fight he then defeated Antoni Hardonk
at UFC 97
by second-round TKO.
Kongo replaced Heath Herring on three weeks notice at UFC 99
to face the up-and-coming Cain Velasquez
in the co-main event. It had been rumored that if he was to defeat Velasquez, Kongo would earn a title shot against the winner of the UFC 100
Heavyweight Championship between Brock Lesnar
and Frank Mir
. This was not to be, as Kongo lost to Velasquez by unanimous decision in a one-sided affair. He did however, manage to drop Velasquez on two occasions with straight punches. To this date, Kongo is the only fighter to have fought Cain Velasquez to a judge's decision.
Kongo next faced Frank Mir
at UFC 107
. During the pre-fight talk, Mir stated that Kongo had no ground game, so at the weigh ins Cheick Kongo turned his back to Mir, to be disrespectful. Mir won the fight by a submission. After connecting with a left overhand punch that dropped Kongo, Mir finished him with a guillotine choke, rendering Kongo unconscious just 72 seconds into the first round.
Kongo defeated Paul Buentello
on March 21, 2010 at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
by submission due to strikes.
Kongo was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter 10 winner Roy Nelson
on July 3, 2010, at UFC 116
but a back injury to Kongo has caused the cancellation of the fight.
Kongo's next fight was against undefeated Travis Browne at UFC 120
. The fight was a unanimous draw.
Kongo fought Pat Barry on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4. His fight against Barry became the main event since Nate Marquardt was not medically cleared for his welterweight debut against Rick Story
. During the bout Kongo was dropped by a looping right hand. Visibly rocked, Kongo got back to his feet but was dropped again seconds later by another hard punch. Despite being dropped twice, Kongo was able to knock Barry out with a hard right hook and uppercut to secure a win midway through the first round.
Kongo faced Matt Mitrione
on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137
He won via unanimous decision.
Kongo is expected to face Mark Hunt
on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144
.
Kickboxing
Mixed martial arts
|Win
|align=center|17–6–2
|Matt Mitrione
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 137
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|16–6–2
|Pat Barry
|KO (punch)
|UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:39
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, United States
|Knockout of the Night.
|-
| Draw
|align=center|15–6–2
|Travis Browne
|Draw (unanimous)
|UFC 120
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
|Kongo had a point deducted for holding onto Browne's shorts.
|-
|Win
|align=center|15–6–1
|Paul Buentello
|Submission (elbows to the body)
|UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|1:16
|Broomfield, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|14–6–1
|Frank Mir
|Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
|UFC 107
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:12
|Memphis, Tennessee
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|14–5–1
|Cain Velasquez
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 99
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Cologne, Germany
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|14–4–1
|Antoni Hardonk
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 97
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2:29
|Montreal, Quebec
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|13–4–1
|Mostapha Al Turk
|TKO (elbows and punches)
|UFC 92
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:37
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|12–4–1
|Dan Evensen
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 87
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:55
|Minneapolis, Minnesota
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|11–4–1
|Heath Herring
|Decision (split)
|UFC 82
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Columbus, Ohio
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|11–3–1
|Mirko Filipović
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 75
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|London, England
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|10–3–1
|Assuerio Silva
|Decision (majority)
|UFC 70
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Manchester, England
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|9–3–1
|Carmelo Marrero
|Decision (split)
|UFC 64
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9–2–1
|Christian Wellisch
|TKO (knee)
|UFC 62
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:51
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8–2–1
|Gilbert Aldana
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|UFC 61
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:13
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7–2–1
|Dave Dalgliesh
|TKO (punches)
|RINGS Holland: Men of Honor
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|Utrecht City, Utrecht
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6–2–1
|Gabor Nemeth
|KO (punches)
|King of the Ring
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|Zagreb, Croatia
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5–2–1
|Gilbert Yvel
|TKO (punches)
|It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|4:40
|Amsterdam, North Holland
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|5–1–1
|Joop Kasteel
|KO (punch)
|RINGS Holland: World's Greatest
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:31
|Utrecht City, Utrecht
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4–1–1
|Dave Vader
|Decision (unanimous)
|RINGS Holland: The Untouchables
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|2:00
|Utrecht City, Utrecht
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3–1–1
|Hans Nijman
|Submission (armbar)
|It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|0:59
|Amsterdam, North Holland
|
|-
| Draw
| style="text-align:center;"|2–1–1
|Michael Knaap
|Draw
|It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Haarlem, North Holland
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|2–1
|Rodney Faverus
|Decision (unanimous)
|RINGS Holland: Saved by the Bell
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Amsterdam, North Holland
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2–0
|Dave van der Veen
|TKO (flying knees)
|RINGS Holland: Some Like It Hard
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1:25
|Utrecht City, Utrecht
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1–0
|André Tete
|Submission (heel hook)
|RINGS Holland: No Guts, No Glory
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:20
|Amsterdam, North Holland
|
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:darkGrey;"| Kickboxing record
|- valign="top"
|
Legend:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
and kickboxer currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
. He currently trains with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...
at the Wolfslair MMA Academy
Wolfslair MMA Academy
The Wolfslair MMA Academy is a fight team and training camp for mixed martial artists, and kickboxers headquartered in Widnes, United Kingdom...
, and holds notable wins over Mirko Filipović
Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...
, Paul Buentello
Paul Buentello
|-| Loss|align=center| 29–14| Cole Konrad| Decision | Bellator 48| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States| Non-title bout.|-| Win|align=center| 29–13| Kerry Schall| Decision...
, Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Barend Hardonk is a Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Kickboxing career:...
, Matt Mitrione
Matt Mitrione
Matthew Steven Mitrione is an American mixed martial artist and former NFL football player, playing for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights....
, and Pat Barry. He is also the only fighter to have ever gone to a decision with former heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
Cain Ramirez Velasquez is an American mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa...
.
Early life
Born to a BurkinabéBurkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
mother and a Congolese
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
father, Kongo began training in martial arts when he was 5 years old, learning Kendo
Kendo
, meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
and Karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
. As he grew older, he began to expand his repertoire and trained in Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
, kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
and Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...
. At age 19, he learned of Pencak Silat
Pencak Silat
Pencak silat is an umbrella term for the indigenous martial arts created in Indonesia. The leading organization of pencak silat in Indonesia is IPSI...
, an Indonesian martial art, and was coached by Charles Joussot and Franck Roppers. He's also a cousin of rugby star Fulgence Ouedraogo
Fulgence Ouedraogo
Fulgence Ouedraogo is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Montpellier Hérault RC in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a flanker....
, the French back-rower. Cheick is also a columnist for the French MMA magazine, Top Fight.
Mixed martial arts career
On June 10, 2001, Kongo began his professional career by knocking out Doog Ward. Kongo then followed up that win with a TKO over Dave van der Veen. He then lost his third professional MMA fight to Rodney Faverus by decision. He trained with Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva in the early days of Pride Fighting Championships. Kongo is well know for making at least one groin strike to his opponant per fight.Ultimate Fighting Championship
Kongo entered the UFC to fight Gilbert AldanaGilbert Aldana
Gilbert "El Peligro" Aldana was an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division. His final fight was at RITC 90 - Rage in the Cage against Rich Beecroft on January 27, 2007....
at UFC 61
UFC 61
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, July 8, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States.-Background:The main event was a...
, whom he beat by TKO due to a doctor stoppage. Kongo followed up with a win over UFC newcomer Christian Wellisch
Christian Wellisch
Christian Wellisch is a Hungarian-American former mixed martial arts fighter. He most recently competed as a light heavyweight in the UFC.-Mixed martial arts career:...
by KO due to a knee strike, before losing to UFC newcomer Carmelo Marrero
Carmelo Marrero
Carmelo Marrero is an American mixed martial artist with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses. He is best known for handing UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo his first loss inside the octagon....
at UFC 64
UFC 64
UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and...
. Then, Kongo defeated Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...
by majority decision at UFC 70
UFC 70
UFC 70: Nations Collide was the second UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in Manchester on Saturday, April 21, 2007. The first UFC event in the UK was UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall on July 13, 2002. UFC 70 was also only the seventh UFC event held outside the United States, and the...
. At UFC 75
UFC 75
UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.The event was held September 8, 2007 at The O2 in London, England. The event was on Setanta Sports 1 in the United Kingdom, TV4 Sport in Sweden, PPV1 in Ireland, and offered on tape delay on...
on September 8, 2007, he defeated Mirko Filipović
Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...
by unanimous decision. He fought against Heath Herring
Heath Herring
Heath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
at UFC 82
UFC 82
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....
, losing by split decision. At UFC 87
UFC 87
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 9, 2008, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Background:...
he fought against UFC newcomer Dan "The Viking" Evensen
Dan Evensen
Dan Tore Evensen is a Norwegian mixed martial artist. Most recently on May 1, 2009 Evensen won against Raoul Romero by second round TKO at Bellator V.- Background :...
, whom he defeated by first-round TKO.
Kongo fought at UFC 92
UFC 92
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
on December 27, 2008 where he beat former Cage Rage
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
British Heavyweight champion Mustapha Al Turk by TKO. Kongo dropped Al Turk with two right hands. Then fired on a vicious ground and pound attack, Kongo pounced on Al Turk with elbows and punches, opening up a big cut above the eye. Referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight after 4:37 of the first round. In his next fight he then defeated Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Barend Hardonk is a Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Kickboxing career:...
at UFC 97
UFC 97
UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...
by second-round TKO.
Kongo replaced Heath Herring on three weeks notice at UFC 99
UFC 99
UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...
to face the up-and-coming Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
Cain Ramirez Velasquez is an American mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa...
in the co-main event. It had been rumored that if he was to defeat Velasquez, Kongo would earn a title shot against the winner of the UFC 100
UFC 100
UFC 100 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
Heavyweight Championship between Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...
and Frank Mir
Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Miranda is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...
. This was not to be, as Kongo lost to Velasquez by unanimous decision in a one-sided affair. He did however, manage to drop Velasquez on two occasions with straight punches. To this date, Kongo is the only fighter to have fought Cain Velasquez to a judge's decision.
Kongo next faced Frank Mir
Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Miranda is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...
at UFC 107
UFC 107
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 12, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedExForum.-Background:...
. During the pre-fight talk, Mir stated that Kongo had no ground game, so at the weigh ins Cheick Kongo turned his back to Mir, to be disrespectful. Mir won the fight by a submission. After connecting with a left overhand punch that dropped Kongo, Mir finished him with a guillotine choke, rendering Kongo unconscious just 72 seconds into the first round.
Kongo defeated Paul Buentello
Paul Buentello
|-| Loss|align=center| 29–14| Cole Konrad| Decision | Bellator 48| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States| Non-title bout.|-| Win|align=center| 29–13| Kerry Schall| Decision...
on March 21, 2010 at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus...
by submission due to strikes.
Kongo was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter 10 winner Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson (fighter)
Roy Nelson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He last competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship after winning Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter. The September 30, 2009 broadcast of his fight against Kimbo Slice, officially an exhibition, was the 2nd...
on July 3, 2010, at UFC 116
UFC 116
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States...
but a back injury to Kongo has caused the cancellation of the fight.
Kongo's next fight was against undefeated Travis Browne at UFC 120
UFC 120
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The first ever UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and Canada...
. The fight was a unanimous draw.
Kongo fought Pat Barry on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4. His fight against Barry became the main event since Nate Marquardt was not medically cleared for his welterweight debut against Rick Story
Rick Story
Rick Story is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a welterweight. He holds notable victories over Thiago Alves, Johny Hendricks and Jake Ellenberger.-Background:...
. During the bout Kongo was dropped by a looping right hand. Visibly rocked, Kongo got back to his feet but was dropped again seconds later by another hard punch. Despite being dropped twice, Kongo was able to knock Barry out with a hard right hook and uppercut to secure a win midway through the first round.
Kongo faced Matt Mitrione
Matt Mitrione
Matthew Steven Mitrione is an American mixed martial artist and former NFL football player, playing for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights....
on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137
UFC 137
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 29, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
He won via unanimous decision.
Kongo is expected to face Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt ; is a New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is known for his raw strength, iron chin and knockout power. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final...
on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144
UFC 144
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event is expected to take place on February 26, 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan....
.
KickboxingKickboxingKickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
- 2005 World Champion Federation King of the Rings
- 2005 King of Colosseum tournament champion
- 2005 Rings World champion
- 2004 King of the Ring Heavyweight champion
- 2004 Muay Thai World champion
- 2003 Intercontinental Muay Thai champion
- 2002 Rings European champion
- 2001 Rings European Vice champion
- European Savate champion
Mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
- Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUltimate Fighting ChampionshipThe Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
- Knockout of the Night Honors (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
|align=center|17–6–2
|Matt Mitrione
Matt Mitrione
Matthew Steven Mitrione is an American mixed martial artist and former NFL football player, playing for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights....
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 137
UFC 137
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 29, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
|align=center|16–6–2
|Pat Barry
|KO (punch)
|UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:39
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|Knockout of the Night.
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| Draw
|align=center|15–6–2
|Travis Browne
Travis Browne (fighter)
Travis Browne is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
|Draw (unanimous)
|UFC 120
UFC 120
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The first ever UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and Canada...
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
|Kongo had a point deducted for holding onto Browne's shorts.
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|Win
|align=center|15–6–1
|Paul Buentello
Paul Buentello
|-| Loss|align=center| 29–14| Cole Konrad| Decision | Bellator 48| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States| Non-title bout.|-| Win|align=center| 29–13| Kerry Schall| Decision...
|Submission (elbows to the body)
|UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus...
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|1:16
|Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield, Colorado
The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|14–6–1
|Frank Mir
Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Miranda is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...
|Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
|UFC 107
UFC 107
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 12, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedExForum.-Background:...
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:12
|Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|14–5–1
|Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
Cain Ramirez Velasquez is an American mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa...
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 99
UFC 99
UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Cologne, Germany
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|14–4–1
|Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Hardonk
Antoni Barend Hardonk is a Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in K-1 and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Kickboxing career:...
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 97
UFC 97
UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2:29
|Montreal, Quebec
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|13–4–1
|Mostapha Al Turk
|TKO (elbows and punches)
|UFC 92
UFC 92
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:37
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|12–4–1
|Dan Evensen
Dan Evensen
Dan Tore Evensen is a Norwegian mixed martial artist. Most recently on May 1, 2009 Evensen won against Raoul Romero by second round TKO at Bellator V.- Background :...
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 87
UFC 87
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 9, 2008, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Background:...
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:55
|Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|11–4–1
|Heath Herring
Heath Herring
Heath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
|Decision (split)
|UFC 82
UFC 82
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|11–3–1
|Mirko Filipović
Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 75
UFC 75
UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.The event was held September 8, 2007 at The O2 in London, England. The event was on Setanta Sports 1 in the United Kingdom, TV4 Sport in Sweden, PPV1 in Ireland, and offered on tape delay on...
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|London, England
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|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|10–3–1
|Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...
|Decision (majority)
|UFC 70
UFC 70
UFC 70: Nations Collide was the second UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in Manchester on Saturday, April 21, 2007. The first UFC event in the UK was UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall on July 13, 2002. UFC 70 was also only the seventh UFC event held outside the United States, and the...
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Manchester, England
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|9–3–1
|Carmelo Marrero
|Decision (split)
|UFC 64
UFC 64
UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9–2–1
|Christian Wellisch
Christian Wellisch
Christian Wellisch is a Hungarian-American former mixed martial arts fighter. He most recently competed as a light heavyweight in the UFC.-Mixed martial arts career:...
|TKO (knee)
|UFC 62
UFC 62
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 26, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.The main event was a Light...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:51
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8–2–1
|Gilbert Aldana
Gilbert Aldana
Gilbert "El Peligro" Aldana was an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division. His final fight was at RITC 90 - Rage in the Cage against Rich Beecroft on January 27, 2007....
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|UFC 61
UFC 61
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, July 8, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States.-Background:The main event was a...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:13
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7–2–1
|Dave Dalgliesh
Dave Dalgliesh
Dave Dalgliesh is a Dutch mixed martial artist who has competed for M-1 Mixfight, KSW, K-1, and Shooto. Dave has fought UFC top veterans Cheick Kongo and Thiago Silva, as well as the Chechen-Polish standout Mamed Khalidov....
|TKO (punches)
|RINGS Holland: Men of Honor
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|Utrecht City, Utrecht
Utrecht
Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6–2–1
|Gabor Nemeth
Gábor Németh
Gábor Németh is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Vasas SC.-Szombathelyi Haladás:Ha made his debut of the 4th September 1996 against BVSC Budapest in a match that ended 2–1.-Vasas SC:...
|KO (punches)
|King of the Ring
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|Zagreb, Croatia
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5–2–1
|Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...
|TKO (punches)
|It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|4:40
|Amsterdam, North Holland
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|5–1–1
|Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel is a former Dutch mixed martial artist. Kasteel made his mixed martial arts debut on 15 June 1996. He is a veteran of the RINGS promotion and as he has fought the majority of his fights for them....
|KO (punch)
|RINGS Holland: World's Greatest
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:31
|Utrecht City, Utrecht
Utrecht
Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4–1–1
|Dave Vader
|Decision (unanimous)
|RINGS Holland: The Untouchables
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|2:00
|Utrecht City, Utrecht
Utrecht
Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...
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|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3–1–1
|Hans Nijman
Hans Nijman
Hans Nijman is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and Wrestler. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions such as Pride FC and It's Showtime.-Fighting Network RINGS:Hans Nijman made his Shootfighting debut...
|Submission (armbar)
|It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|0:59
|Amsterdam, North Holland
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
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|-
| Draw
| style="text-align:center;"|2–1–1
|Michael Knaap
Michael Knaap
Michael Knaap is a Dutch mixed martial artist currently competing at Heavyweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, Knaap mainly competes in his home country of The Netherlands...
|Draw
|It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Haarlem, North Holland
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|2–1
|Rodney Faverus
|Decision (unanimous)
|RINGS Holland: Saved by the Bell
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Amsterdam, North Holland
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2–0
|Dave van der Veen
|TKO (flying knees)
|RINGS Holland: Some Like It Hard
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1:25
|Utrecht City, Utrecht
Utrecht
Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...
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|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1–0
|André Tete
André Tete
André Tete is a Dutch/Mozambican Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist , both of his parents are from Mozambique.At the age of 14, he was introduced to professional boxing...
|Submission (heel hook)
|RINGS Holland: No Guts, No Glory
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:20
|Amsterdam, North Holland
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
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Kickboxing record
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