Johnson vs Kongo

Who won Johnson vs Kongo?

Timothy Johnson beat Cheick Kongo by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator 248, on Saturday 10th October 2020 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Timothy Johnson.

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).

Johnson vs Kongo stats

Timothy Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 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.

This was Timothy Johnson's 9th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Timothy Johnson's Bellator record stood at 4-5-0, while Cheick Kongo's came in at 13-4-0.

The stats suggested that Johnson and Kongo have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had an advantage over Kongo, with a 29% submission rate over Kongo's 10%.

Timothy Johnson was the younger man by 10 years, at 39 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 years and 4 months later than Kongo, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 55 less professional rounds, 48 to Kongo's 103.

Johnson vs Kongo form

Johnson 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 won against Matt Mitrione at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Vitaly Minakov at Bellator 225 on 24th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport.

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

He had defeated Marcelo Golm at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by 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 was victorious 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 won against Timothy Johnson at Bellator 208 on 13th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

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

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Timothy Johnson had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 17 days ago, while Cheick Kongo's last outing had been 3 years, 9 months and 14 days ago.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Kongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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