Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Carmelo Marrero v Cheick Kongo
UFC 64: Unstoppable, Sat, Oct 14, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Yves Lavigne
Referee Yves Lavigne
Carmelo Marrero won by Split decision, R3 5:00. Nelson Hamilton 28 - 29. Lester Griffin 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 29 - 28.
Height 6'4", Reach 82", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 2-0-0 in the UFC over 2 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Carmelo Marrero | Cheick Kongo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 15 of 23 | 1 of 1 | 3:56 | 0 | 4 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 4 | 4:05 | 0 | 5 of 10 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 0 of 3 | 2 of 5 | 1:02 | 0 | 9 of 19 | 0 of 2 | 2:44 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 16 of 31 | 6 of 10 | 9:03 | 0 | 18 of 42 | 0 of 2 | 2:44 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 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.