Cheick Kongo vs. Assuerio Silva Result

Cheick Kongo def. Assuerio Silva

Majority decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC 70: Nations CollideApril 21, 2007Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Cheick Kongo defeated Assuerio Silva by majority decision at UFC 70: Nations Collide on April 21, 2007 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The referee was Mario Yamasaki. Judges' scores: 29-28, 29-28, 28-28.

Cheick Kongo vs. Assuerio Silva — UFC 70: Nations Collide (Apr 21, 2007)

Result: Cheick Kongo won
Method: DECMajority decision
Round & time: R3 · 5:00
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Division: Heavyweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC 70: Nations Collide
Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Judges' scorecards

Chris Watts
29–28
For Cheick Kongo
Jeff Mullen
29–28
For Cheick Kongo
Doug Crosby
28–28
Scored even

Fight stats

Cheick KongoAssuerio Silva

0Knockdowns0
6464/113 · 57%Significant strikes13/24 · 54%13
9797/148 · 66%Total strikes86/103 · 83%86
0—Takedowns6/12 · 50%6
1Submission attempts0
1Reversals0
2:57Control time7:11

Significant strikes by target

Cheick KongoHead 40 · Body 16 · Legs 8

Assuerio SilvaHead 4 · Body 2 · Legs 7

Significant strikes by position

Cheick KongoDistance 37 · Clinch 23 · Ground 4

Assuerio SilvaDistance 11 · Clinch 1 · Ground 1

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Cheick Kongo	15/28	18/31	0/0	1	0:07
	Assuerio Silva	7/9	20/22	3/5	0	2:48
2	Cheick Kongo	21/38	30/47	0/0	0	0:04
	Assuerio Silva	4/7	48/57	2/4	0	3:28
3	Cheick Kongo	28/47	49/70	0/0	0	2:46
	Assuerio Silva	2/8	18/24	1/3	0	0:55

Where it sat in their careers

Cheick Kongo

UFC record before: 2-1
UFC record after: 3-1
Age at the fight: 31

Last UFC bouts before this one

LCarmelo MarreroOct 14, 2006
WChristian WellischAug 26, 2006
WGilbert AldanaJul 8, 2006

Next fight: W vs. Mirko Filipovic

Assuerio Silva

UFC record before: 0-2
UFC record after: 0-3
Streak coming in: 2 losses in a row
Age at the fight: 32

Last UFC bouts before this one

LBrandon VeraMay 27, 2006
LTim SylviaJan 16, 2006

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