Cheick Kongo vs Heath Herring
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
Key Stats
Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Head-to-Head Record
Cheick Kongo vs Heath Herring: Matchup Breakdown
Cheick Kongo is 11-6-1 in the Heavyweight division with a 61.1% win rate. Heath Herring is 2-3 at Heavyweight, winning 40% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Heath Herring leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 82: Pride of a Champion on Mar 1, 2008, won by Heath Herring by Decision - Split in round 3.
Cheick Kongo holds the higher ELO rating, 1,010 to 952. Career peaks are 1,097 for Cheick Kongo and 1,000 for Heath Herring. Cheick Kongo has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 11 victories, a 63.6% finish rate. Heath Herring has 0 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 0% of the time.
Cheick Kongo stands 6' 4" with a reach of 82" and fights orthodox. Heath Herring is 6' 4" with a reach of 78", orthodox. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Cheick Kongo. Cheick Kongo is 51, Heath Herring is 48.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Cheick Kongo has landed 574 significant strikes at 58.2% accuracy with 24 takedowns and 58:20 of control time. Heath Herring has landed 172 at 41.7% with 5 takedowns and 19:20 of control.
They have no opponents in common.