Kongo vs Ayala

Who won Kongo vs Ayala?

Cheick Kongo beat Javy Ayala by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 199, on Saturday 12th May 2018 at SAP Center in San Jose.

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 Ayala stats

Cheick Kongo stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Javy Ayala made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Cheick Kongo's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Javy Ayala's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Ayala had a slight advantage in power over Kongo, with a 50% knock out percentage over Kongo's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ayala had a large advantage over Kongo, boasting a 40% submission rate over Kongo's 11%.

Cheick Kongo was the older man by 13 years, at 49 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ayala. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Kongo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 9 years and 7 months earlier than Ayala, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, 103 to Ayala's 31.

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