Kongo vs Johnson

Who won Kongo vs Johnson?

Cheick Kongo beat Timothy Johnson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 208, on Saturday 13th October 2018 at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island.

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 Johnson stats

Cheick Kongo stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Timothy Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Timothy Johnson marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Cheick Kongo's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Timothy Johnson's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Kongo had a slight advantage in power over Johnson, with a 50% knock out percentage over Johnson's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had a large advantage over Kongo, boasting a 33% submission rate over Kongo's 11%.

Cheick Kongo was the older man by 9 years, at 49 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kongo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 9 years and 4 months earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, 103 to Johnson's 50.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Timothy Johnson had been fighting more than Cheick Kongo.

Going to this contest, Cheick Kongo had last fought 6 years, 10 months and 17 days ago, while Timothy Johnson's last outing had been 7 years, 1 month and 26 days ago.

What were the odds on Kongo vs Johnson?

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