Kongo vs Kharitonov

Who won Kongo vs Kharitonov?

Cheick Kongo beat Sergei Kharitonov by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 265, on Friday 20th August 2021 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Kongo vs Kharitonov stats

Cheick Kongo stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Sergei Kharitonov made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Cheick Kongo's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Sergei Kharitonov's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Kharitonov had an advantage in power over Kongo, with a 67% knock out percentage over Kongo's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kharitonov had an advantage over Kongo, with a 27% submission rate over Kongo's 10%.

Cheick Kongo was the older man by 5 years, at 48 years old.

Kongo had 7-inch reach advantage.

Kongo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 9 months later than Kharitonov, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 103 to Kharitonov's 53.

Kongo vs Kharitonov form

Kongo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Timothy Johnson at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, his fight against Ryan Bader at Bellator 226 on 7th September 2019 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vitaly Minakov at Bellator 216 on 16th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Timothy Johnson at Bellator 208 on 13th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

He had defeated Javy Ayala at Bellator 199 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

Kongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Kharitonov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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