Bader vs Kongo

Who won Bader vs Kongo?

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the Bellator heavyweight championship.

Bader vs Kongo stats

Ryan Bader stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 5 loses 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 ring with a record of 30 wins, 10 loses and 2 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.

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

Ryan Bader was the younger man by 8 years, at 39 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 year and 9 months later than Kongo, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 88 to Kongo's 103.

Activity check

Bader's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Kongo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.