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Heavyweight

3 Rounds

Cheick Kongo won · KO/TKO R3

Elo1490

Cheick KongovsPaul BuentelloUFC Prediction Result

UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · Sunday, March 21, 2010Broomfield, Colorado, USA

Official fight result

Cheick Kongo won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:16

Model Prediction: Cheick Kongo wins(63.6%)

Actual result: Cheick Kongo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Cheick Kongo at -345 American odds

+$29 profit

$129 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Cheick Kongo has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Cheick Kongo

Red Corner

Paul Buentello

Blue Corner

-345

(78%)

Vegas Odds

+315

(24%)

1490

Elo

1490

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

6'4"

Height

6'2"

208.28 cm

Reach

195.58 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Cheick Kongo

oldest →

KOvs Pat Barry · Jun 11

vs Matt Mitrione · Oct 11

KOvs Mark Hunt · Feb 12

vs Shawn Jordan · Jul 12

KOvs Roy Nelson · Apr 13

latest

Paul BuentelloNo prior UFC fights on record.

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Cheick KongoMetricPaul Buentello

3.33

Strikes / min

3.29

1.28

Strikes absorbed / min

3.83

54%

Strike defense

52%

2.30

TDs / 15 min

0.19

52%

Takedown defense

39%

0.20

Sub atts / 15 min

0.40

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

+2.05Δ 2.59 — meaningful gap-0.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Cheick KongoPaul Buentello

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Cheick Kongo(6 fights)Paul Buentello(1 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red +0.1|Blue -0.1

Recent Form

Red 0.0|Blue 0.0

EVEN

Striker Score

Red 0.0|Blue 0.0

EVEN

Grappler Score

Red 0.0|Blue 0.0

EVEN

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Cheick KongoTargetPaul Buentello

By target zone

42% acc · 47%

Head

10% acc · 100%

90% acc · 36%

Body

69% acc · 17%

Leg

By position

26% acc · 19%

Distance

9% acc · 67%

77% acc · 32%

Clinch

20% acc · 33%

79% acc · 49%

Ground

0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

Cheick Kongo rounds

even

Paul Buentello rounds

Round 1Cheick Kongo edged it

Sig. strikes10

Takedowns3

Control3:50

0Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 2Cheick Kongo edged it

Sig. strikes39

Takedowns5

Control3:38

3Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 3Cheick Kongo edged it

Sig. strikes4

Takedowns1

Control1:01

0Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

53 / 94

Sig Strikes

3 / 29

53%

Sig Str %

5.3%

137 / 187

Total Strikes

5 / 31

9 / 9

TDs

0 / 0

100%

TD %

—

Sub Att

Rev

8:29

Ctrl Time

0:00

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Paul Buentello	0 / 9	1 / 10	0 / 0
1	Cheick Kongo	10 / 25	33 / 50	3 / 3
2	Paul Buentello	3 / 18	4 / 19	0 / 0
2	Cheick Kongo	39 / 62	88 / 118	5 / 5
3	Paul Buentello	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 0
3	Cheick Kongo	4 / 7	16 / 19	1 / 1

Cheick Kongo

StanceOrthodox

Height76.0"

Reach82.0"

Fights6

Paul Buentello

StanceOrthodox

Height74.0"

Reach77.0"

Fights1