Bader vs Kongo

Who won Bader vs Kongo?

The fight between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo finished in a no contest at Bellator 226 on Saturday 7th September 2019.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Heavyweight championship.

Bader vs Kongo stats

Ryan Bader stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Cheick Kongo made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Ryan Bader's Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Cheick Kongo's came in at 13-4-0.

The stats suggested Kongo had a slight advantage in power over Bader, with a 50% knock out percentage over Bader's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bader had a slight advantage over Kongo, with a 11% submission rate over Kongo's 10%.

Ryan Bader was the younger man by 8 years, at 41 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bader. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Bader was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 9 months later than Kongo, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 90 to Kongo's 103.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cheick Kongo had been fighting more than Ryan Bader.

Going to this contest, Ryan Bader had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 11 days ago, while Cheick Kongo's last outing had been 5 years, 7 months and 21 days ago.

Bader's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Kongo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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