Heath Herring vs Cheick Kongo prediction

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · Sunday, 2 March 2008 · Heavyweight · main event

Heath Herring28-16-0UFC wins: 0 KO, 0 SUB, 2 DEC
vs
Cheick Kongo31-12-2UFC wins: 7 KO, 0 SUB, 4 DECUFC debut

Result: Heath Herring by S Dec, R3 5:00.

Heath Herring vs Cheick Kongo: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Heath HerringTale of the tapeCheick Kongo
28-16-0Record31-12-2
–Nationality–
5UFC fights18
30Age32
193 cmHeight193 cm
198 cmReach213 cm
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
0 / 0 / 2UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC7 / 0 / 4
0 / 0 / 3UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC2 / 1 / 3
2.5Sig. strikes landed per minute3.5
2.6Sig. strikes absorbed per minute1.6
1.1Takedowns per 15 minutes2.1
0.89Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.36

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Heath Herring: last UFC fights

Won 1 (33%)Lost 2 (67%)

Cheick Kongo: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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