METRICS GUIDE
Every stat on this page, explained
All stats are calculated from official fight data. Style scores are Combatrics proprietary ratings updated after every event.
UFC Live: Vera vs Jones
Broomfield, USA
21 Mar 2010
Heavyweight
VS
48%
Kongo
52%
Buentello
Win Probability
KO/TKO
Round 3 · 1:16
PB
CFR 22
★ Official Result
Cheick KongowinsKO/TKOR3 · 1:16
def. Paul Buentello · UFC Live: Vera vs Jones
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Buentello
→
Actual result
Kongo wins
KO/TKO · R3
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Kongo at 48% vs Buentello at 52% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
Buentello has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 13 points.
Risk flags
Kongo's chin rating of 38 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Buentello has a chin rating of 54 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
KongoBuentello
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Kongo
Buentello
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'4"+
Height
6'2"
82"+
Reach
77"
51+
Age
52
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Kongo
Buentello
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
20.9
22.2
51.8
Performance Avg
53.8
43
Quality of Victory
56
100
Momentum Score
85
Kongo
Buentello
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
6.8
/ 10
7.7
/ 10
5.8
Style: Pressure
8.5
4.2
Style: Volume
1.0
6 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
2 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
0
Head
0
4
Body
0
0
Leg
0
RangeRange
0Distance0
0Clinch0
4Ground0
Kongo
Buentello
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
0.9
/ 10
2.7
/ 10
0.6
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.9
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
3.3
0
Submission wins
1
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Kongo
Buentello
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
38
54
KO risk
Verdict
KO risk
2
KO/TKO Losses
2
1
Sub Losses
0
Avg R1.0 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R2.0 stoppage
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
18/37 fights
Chin rating based on
6/52 fights
Kongo
Buentello
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
85
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · KO · R1
W · Dec · R3
L · KO · R1
W · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
Last 5
L · KO · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · KO · R2
L · KO · R1
W · Sub · R1
Kongo
Buentello
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
55%
100%
6
KO / TKO Wins
2
0
Submission Wins
1
5
Decision Wins
0
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Kongo
Buentello
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
6.8
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
7.7
0.9
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
2.7
0.6
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.9
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
3.3
5.8
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
8.5
4.2
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
1.0
KongoBuentello
Strike Zones
Kongo
Attacking
4 landedAbsorbing
0 absorbedBuentello
Attacking
0 landedAbsorbing
4 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Kongo targets the body (100% of attacks) — Buentello absorbs 100% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Kongo
RND
Buentello
0/0R00/0
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Buentello · Last 5
L · KO · R3
Cheick KongoKO/TKO
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L · Dec · R3
Stefan StruveDecision
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W · KO · R2
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L · KO · R1
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W · Sub · R1
Kevin JordanSubmission
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