Kongo vs Minakov

Who won Kongo vs Minakov?

Cheick Kongo beat Vitaly Minakov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 216, on Saturday 16th February 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cheick Kongo.

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 Minakov stats

Cheick Kongo stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Vitaly Minakov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 21 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Cheick Kongo's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Vitaly Minakov's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Minakov had a slight advantage in power over Kongo, with a 57% knock out percentage over Kongo's 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Minakov had a large advantage over Kongo, boasting a 33% submission rate over Kongo's 10%.

Cheick Kongo was the older man by 9 years, at 48 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Minakov. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Kongo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 8 years and 10 months earlier than Minakov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, 103 to Minakov's 42.

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Kongo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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