Cheick Kongo vs. Paul Buentello: UFC Live, Mar 21, 2010

UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones · 1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.

Cheick Kongo7-4-0

SunMar 21KO/TKO · R3Heavyweight

Paul Buentello3-2-0

52.9% (Elo 1536)

(Elo 1516) 47.1%

Result

Cheick Kongo wins by KO/TKO (submission to strikes)

round 3, 1:16

Pre-fight Elo gave Cheick Kongo 52.9%: correct

Elo prediction

Elo: Cheick Kongo 1536, Paul Buentello 1516: a 20-point gap.
Common opponents: Gilbert Aldana (Kongo: Win; Buentello: Win).
Form: Cheick Kongo won 3 of the last 5, Paul Buentello won 3 of 5. Form is level.
Verdict: Close fight · Cheick Kongo 52.9% by Elo.

Cheick Kongo52.9%ELO47.1%Paul Buentello

1536 · Pre-fight Elo · 1516

Common opponents

Opponent	Cheick Kongo	Paul Buentello
Gilbert Aldana	WinKO/TKO (doctor stoppage), Jul 8, 2006	WinKO/TKO (punches), Feb 4, 2006

Recent form

Cheick Kongo · won 3 of last 5Paul Buentello · won 3 of last 5

Elo after each UFC fight, first to latest. Hollow dots are losses.

Cheick Kongo

Loss
Frank MirSubmission (guillotine choke) · R1 1:12
Dec 12, 2009
Loss
Cain VelasquezDecision (unanimous) · R3 5:00
Jun 13, 2009
Win
Antoni HardonkKO/TKO (punches) · R2 2:29
Apr 18, 2009
Win
Mostapha al-TurkKO/TKO (punches) · R1 4:37
Dec 27, 2008
Win
Dan EvensenKO/TKO (punches) · R1 4:55
Aug 9, 2008

Paul Buentello

Loss
Stefan StruveDecision (majority) · R3 5:00
Dec 12, 2009
Win
Gilbert AldanaKO/TKO (punches) · R2 2:27
Feb 4, 2006
Loss
Andrei ArlovskiKO/TKO (punch) · R1 0:15
Oct 7, 2005
Win
Kevin JordanSubmission (guillotine choke) · R1 4:00
Jun 4, 2005
Win
Justin EilersKO/TKO (punch) · R1 3:34
Feb 5, 2005

Tale of the tape

34Age36

193.0 cmHeight190.5 cm

205.7 cmReach193.0 cm

OrthodoxStanceno data yet

7-4-0UFC record3-2-0

1580Peak Elo1533

Records and Elo count UFC fights only.

Where to watch

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FAQ

When and where is UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones?

Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, U.S..

How many rounds is this fight?

Standard UFC fights are three rounds of five minutes.

How does eloline's Elo work?

Every fighter starts at 1500. Wins add points, losses take them away, and beating a stronger opponent adds more. The win probability comes from the pre-fight Elo gap. Only UFC fights are counted for now.

Source: Wikipedia: UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones (CC BY-SA 4.0). Records and Elo count UFC fights only.