Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Roy Nelson v Cheick Kongo
UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen, Sat, Apr 27, 2013, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Referee Kevin Mulhall
Referee Kevin Mulhall
Roy Nelson won by KO/TKO, R1 2:03. Punch to Head At Distance
“Big Country”
Height 6'0", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 36 on the night
Coming in 5-3-0 in the UFC over 8 fights
Height 6'4", Reach 82", Stance Orthodox, Age 37 on the night
Coming in 11-5-1 in the UFC over 17 fights
01/Round by round
1 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Roy Nelson | Cheick Kongo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 12:03 | 2 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 1:11 | 1 | 4 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 2:03 | 2 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 1:11 | 1 | 4 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 2.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.