Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo

Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 9:00 PM ET · 3 rounds

Roy Nelson def. Cheick Kongo by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 2:03. Heavyweight, 3 rounds, UFC 159, Apr 27, 2013. UFC records going in: Nelson 5-3, Kongo 11-5-1.

Result

Roy Nelson won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 2:03.

Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo by the numbers

Roy Nelson		Cheick Kongo
5-3	UFC record going in	11-5-1
6 ft 0 in	Height	6 ft 4 in
72 in	Reach	84 in
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox
USA	Country	France

The crowd on each fighter today

Bandwagon

Roy Nelson has no $tag yet.

Roy Nelson page and takes

Bandwagon

Cheick Kongo has no $tag yet.

Cheick Kongo page and takes

Each share is the stances ▲ on that fighter's bandwagon today, fans and neutrals together.

Nelson vs. Kongo head-to-head

Nelson and Kongo have not met in the UFC before this fight.

UFC results on Bandwagon begin in November 1993.

Nelson vs. Kongo: common opponents

3 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight.

Opponent	Nelson	Kongo
Matt Mitrione	Win, KO/TKO, R1 (Dec 2012)	Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Oct 2011)
Mirko Filipovic	Win, KO/TKO, R3 (Oct 2011)	Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Sep 2007)
Frank Mir	Loss, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (May 2011)	Loss, Submission, R1 (Dec 2009)

Last bouts

Roy Nelson: last 5 UFC bouts

Roy Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale · Heavyweight · 5 roundsRoy Nelson won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 2:58Nelson vs. Mitrione fight page
Roy Nelson vs. Dave Herman UFC 146 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsRoy Nelson won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 0:51Nelson vs. Herman fight page
Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum UFC 143 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsFabricio Werdum won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Nelson vs. Werdum fight page
Mirko Filipovic vs. Roy Nelson UFC 137 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsRoy Nelson won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 1:30Filipovic vs. Nelson fight page
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson UFC 130 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsFrank Mir won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Mir vs. Nelson fight page

Cheick Kongo: last 5 UFC bouts

Shawn Jordan vs. Cheick Kongo UFC 149 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsCheick Kongo won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Jordan vs. Kongo fight page
Mark Hunt vs. Cheick Kongo UFC 144 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsMark Hunt won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 1 at 2:11Hunt vs. Kongo fight page
Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione UFC 137 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsCheick Kongo won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Kongo vs. Mitrione fight page
Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry UFC on Versus · Heavyweight · 3 roundsCheick Kongo won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 2:39Kongo vs. Barry fight page
Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo UFC 120 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsDraw, round 3 at 5:00Browne vs. Kongo fight page