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Cheick Kongo vs Frank Mir

Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Dec 12, 2009
Frank Mir def. Cheick Kongo · submission, round 1 (1:12)
 
Cheick
Kongo
Heavyweight
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dan T. Le (Released), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Record
14-5
UFC
7-3
Age
34
Height
6'4"
Reach
82"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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KongoMir
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Frank
Mir
Heavyweight
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Record
12-4
UFC
10-4
Age
30
Height
6'3"
Reach
79"
Stance
Southpaw
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Fight stats

Cheick KongoFrank Mir
Significant strikes0 of 42 of 5
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:230:06
Submission attempts01

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

16
17
Round 1
■ Cheick Kongo ■ Frank Mir

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Antoni Hardonk
Cheick Kongo
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Apr 2009 · landed 5.9 more significant strikes a minute
Frank Mir
Won · submission, round 1
Aug 2007 · landed 2.3 more significant strikes a minute

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