Cheick Kongo (31-12-2, 19) was born in Paris, France on May 17, 1975. At the age of 26 years on June 10, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against André Tete, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On July 8, 2006, 31-year old Cheick Kongo made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 61 against Gilbert Aldana, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Kongo's last fight was a heavyweight title fight against Ryan Bader for Bader's Bellator World Championship title on May 6, 2022. He lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Cheick Kongo's best fights have been against Pat Barry, Christian Wellisch, Dan Evensen, Mostapha al-Turk, Antoni Hardonk, Joop Kasteel and Javy Ayala.
Kongo has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | May 6, 2022 46 years, 11 months 31-12-2 (19) | 38 years, 10 months 29-7 (15) | Bellator | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS For Bellator World heavyweight title |
45  | Aug 20, 2021 46 years, 3 months 31-11-2 (19) | 41 years 31-8 (29) | Bellator | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
44  | Oct 10, 2020 45 years, 4 months 30-11-2 (18) | 35 years, 6 months 14-6 (11) | Bellator | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
43 | Sep 7, 2019 44 years, 3 months 30-10-2 (18) | 36 years, 3 months 27-5 (15) | Bellator | HW | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke For Bellator World heavyweight title |
42  | Feb 16, 2019 43 years, 8 months 30-10-2 (18) | 34 years 21-0 (19) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
41 | Oct 13, 2018 43 years, 4 months 29-10-2 (18) | 33 years, 7 months 12-4 (9) | Bellator | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
40  | May 12, 2018 42 years, 11 months 28-10-2 (17) | 29 years, 8 months 10-6 (9) | Bellator | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
39  | May 19, 2017 42 years 27-10-2 (16) | 26 years 9-0-1 (7) | Bellator | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
38  | Feb 18, 2017 41 years, 9 months 26-10-2 (16) | 37 years, 1 months 17-9 (13) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
37  | Sep 16, 2016 41 years, 3 months 25-10-2 (16) | 30 years, 7 months 10-2 (5) | Bellator | HW | 3 | MD | WIN |
36  | Feb 26, 2016 40 years, 9 months 24-10-2 (16) | 32 years, 5 months 8-3 (8) | Bellator | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
35  | Jun 26, 2015 40 years, 1 months 23-10-2 (16) | 26 years, 8 months 24-5 (19) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
34  | Feb 27, 2015 39 years, 9 months 22-10-2 (16) | 34 years, 1 months 14-4 (11) | Bellator | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
33  | Sep 5, 2014 39 years, 3 months 22-9-2 (16) | 37 years, 2 months 18-9 (18) | Bellator | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
32 | May 17, 2014 39 years 21-9-2 (15) | Eric Smith | Bellator | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
31 | Apr 4, 2014 38 years, 10 months 20-9-2 (14) | 29 years, 1 months 13-0 (12) | Bellator | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS For Bellator World heavyweight title |
30  | Nov 8, 2013 38 years, 5 months 20-8-2 (14) | 38 years, 3 months 9-5 (8) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Oct 4, 2013 38 years, 4 months 19-8-2 (14) | 29 years, 10 months 8-1 (8) | Bellator | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
28  | Apr 27, 2013 37 years, 11 months 18-8-2 (13) | 36 years, 10 months 18-7 (16) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
27  | Jul 21, 2012 37 years, 2 months 18-7-2 (13) | 27 years, 8 months 13-3 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
26  | Feb 26, 2012 36 years, 9 months 17-7-2 (13) | 37 years, 11 months 7-7 (4) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
25  | Oct 29, 2011 36 years, 5 months 17-6-2 (13) | 33 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
24  | Jun 26, 2011 36 years, 1 months 16-6-2 (13) | 31 years, 11 months 6-2 (5) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
23  | Oct 16, 2010 35 years, 4 months 15-6-2 (12) | 28 years, 2 months 10-0 (9) | UFC | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
22  | Mar 21, 2010 34 years, 10 months 15-6-1 (12) | 36 years, 2 months 27-11 (26) | UFC | 3 | TKO | WIN Submission to elbows to the legs | |
21  | Dec 12, 2009 34 years, 6 months 14-6-1 (11) | 30 years, 6 months 12-4 (8) | UFC | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
20  | Jun 13, 2009 34 years 14-5-1 (11) | 26 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
19  | Apr 18, 2009 33 years, 11 months 14-4-1 (11) | 33 years, 2 months 8-4 (8) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18  | Dec 27, 2008 33 years, 7 months 13-4-1 (10) | 35 years, 5 months 6-3 (6) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches | |
17  | Aug 9, 2008 33 years, 2 months 12-4-1 (9) | 34 years, 2 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16  | Mar 1, 2008 32 years, 9 months 11-4-1 (8) | 29 years, 11 months 27-13 (23) | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
15  | Sep 8, 2007 32 years, 3 months 11-3-1 (8) | 32 years, 11 months 22-5-2 (19) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Apr 21, 2007 31 years, 11 months 10-3-1 (8) | 32 years, 10 months 13-5 (11) | UFC | 3 | MD | WIN | |
13  | Oct 14, 2006 31 years, 4 months 9-3-1 (8) | 25 years, 8 months 5-0 (3) | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
12  | Aug 26, 2006 31 years, 3 months 9-2-1 (8) | 30 years, 11 months 6-2 (6) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
11 | Jul 8, 2006 31 years, 1 months 8-2-1 (7) | Gilbert Aldana | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
10 | Dec 11, 2005 30 years, 6 months 7-2-1 (6) | Dave Dalgliesh | Rings | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Jun 4, 2005 30 years 6-2-1 (5) | Gabor Nemeth | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
8  | May 20, 2004 29 years 5-2-1 (4) | 27 years, 10 months 26-9-1 (26) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
7  | Apr 4, 2004 28 years, 10 months 5-1-1 (4) | 39 years, 7 months 18-12 (15) | RINGS | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
6 | Sep 27, 2003 28 years, 4 months 4-1-1 (3) | Dave Vader | RINGS | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5  | Jun 8, 2003 28 years 3-1-1 (3) | 43 years, 8 months 9-5 (8) | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Sep 29, 2002 27 years, 4 months 2-1-1 (2) | Michael Knaap | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | ||
3 | Jun 2, 2002 27 years 2-1 (2) | Rodney Faverus | Rings | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Dec 2, 2001 26 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Dave van der Veen | Rings | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jun 10, 2001 26 years 1-0 (1) | André Tete | Rings | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
