Cheick Kongo
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| Born | Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo May 17, 1975 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 237.5 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 82 in (208 cm) |
| Style | Pencak Silat, Kickboxing, Savate, Muay Thai, Karate, Wrestling |
| Team | Kongo Smashin' Club Wolfslair MMA Academy |
| Rank |
Black belt in Karate Black belt in Kendo Brown belt in Pencak Silat Setia Hati Terate |
| Years active | 2001–present (MMA) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 38 |
| Wins | 26 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 10 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Draws | 2 |
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo (born May 17, 1975), more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a French heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer who fights in Bellator MMA. He holds notable wins over the likes of Mirko Filipović, Lavar Johnson, Shawn Jordan, Matt Mitrione, Alexander Volkov and Pat Barry.
Born to a Burkinabé father and a Congolese mother, Kongo began training in martial arts when he was 5 years old, learning Kendo and Karate. As he grew older, he had already received black belt from both styles and began to expand his repertoire and trained in Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Savate and Greco-Roman Wrestling at age of 16. At age 19, he studied Pencak Silat Setia Hati Terate, an Indonesian martial art, and was coached by Charles Joussot and Franck Ropers, men who brought silat to France. He is also a cousin of rugby star Fulgence Ouedraogo, the French back-rower. Cheick is also a columnist for the French MMA magazine, Top Fight.
On June 10, 2001, Kongo began his professional career by knocking out Doog Ward. Kongo then followed up that win with a TKO over Dave van der Veen. He then lost his third professional MMA fight to Rodney Faverus by decision. He faced Gilbert Yvel on May 20, losing for the second time in his career when he tapped to strikes in the second round. He trained with Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva in the early days of Pride Fighting Championships.
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