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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
Columbus, USA
1 Mar 2008
Heavyweight
VS
36%
Herring
64%
Kongo
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
★ Official Result
Heath HerringwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Cheick Kongo · UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Kongo
→
Actual result
Herring wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis
Kongo holds a meaningful edge at 64% per the CFR ratings — but Herring has real paths to victory.
Key angles
The CFR gap of 9 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.
Kongo has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 18 points.
Risk flags
Kongo has a chin rating of 38 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
HerringKongo
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Herring
Kongo
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'4"
Height
6'4"
78"
Reach
+82"
48+
Age
51
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Herring
Kongo
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
11.9
20.9
31.0
Performance Avg
51.8
25
Quality of Victory
43
35
Momentum Score
100
Herring
Kongo
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
0.8
/ 10
6.8
/ 10
1.2
Style: Pressure
5.8
8.8
Style: Volume
4.2
0 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
6 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
4
Head
1
22
Body
7
0
Leg
1
RangeRange
0Distance1
0Clinch1
26Ground7
Herring
Kongo
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
2.4
/ 10
0.9
/ 10
1.7
Wrestling Style (/10)
0.6
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
0
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Herring
Kongo
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
94
38
Never stopped
Verdict
KO risk
0
KO/TKO Losses
2
0
Sub Losses
1
—
KO round context
Avg R1.0 stoppage
—
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
5/44 fights
Chin rating based on
18/37 fights
Herring
Kongo
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
35
100
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · KO · R1
W · Dec · R3
L · KO · R1
W · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
Herring
Kongo
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
0%
55%
0
KO / TKO Wins
6
0
Submission Wins
0
2
Decision Wins
5
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Herring
Kongo
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
0.8
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
6.8
2.4
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
0.9
1.7
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
0.6
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
1.2
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
5.8
8.8
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
4.2
HerringKongo
Strike Zones
Herring
Attacking
26 landedAbsorbing
9 absorbedKongo
Attacking
9 landedAbsorbing
26 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Herring targets the body (85% of attacks) — Kongo absorbs 85% of strikes there
🎯Kongo targets the body (78% of attacks) — Herring absorbs 78% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Herring
RND
Kongo
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0
Herring · Last 5
L · Dec · R3
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L · Dec · R3
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W · Dec · R3
Brad ImesDecision
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L · Dec · R3
Jake O'BrienDecision
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Kongo · Last 5
L · KO · R1
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W · Dec · R3
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L · KO · R1
Mark HuntKO/TKO
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · 2012-02
W · Dec · R3
Matt MitrioneDecision
UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · 2011-10
W · KO · R1
Pat BarryKO/TKO
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · 2011-06