Carmelo Marrero vs Cheick Kongo
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Tale of the Tape
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Head-to-Head Record
Carmelo Marrero vs Cheick Kongo: Matchup Breakdown
Carmelo Marrero is 1-3 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 25% win rate. Cheick Kongo is 11-6-1 at Heavyweight, winning 61.1% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Carmelo Marrero leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 64: Unstoppable on Oct 14, 2006, won by Carmelo Marrero by Decision - Split in round 3.
Cheick Kongo holds the higher ELO rating, 1,010 to 911. Career peaks are 1,016 for Carmelo Marrero and 1,097 for Cheick Kongo. Carmelo Marrero has 0 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 1 victories, a 0% finish rate. Cheick Kongo has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 63.6% of the time.
Carmelo Marrero stands 6' 0" with a reach of 73" and fights orthodox. Cheick Kongo is 6' 4" with a reach of 82", orthodox. That is a 9-inch reach advantage for Cheick Kongo. Carmelo Marrero is 45, Cheick Kongo is 51.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Carmelo Marrero has landed 27 significant strikes at 32.5% accuracy with 6 takedowns and 10:04 of control time. Cheick Kongo has landed 574 at 58.2% with 24 takedowns and 58:20 of control.
They have no opponents in common.