Michael Bisping

Nickname“The Count”

Record

30-9

Streak

Age

Date of birth

Feb 28, 1979

Fighting out of: Manchester
Born: England
Camp: HB Ultimate
Weight class: Middleweight
Height: 6'2" · 188 cm
Reach: 75" · 191 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Nov 25, 2017
Cut risk: 45%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

#9Kelvin Gastelum

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:30

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:30

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum

Nov 25, 2017

Georges St-PierreTitle

Middleweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke Technical Submission · R3 · 4:23

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · Nov 4, 2017

Submission

R3 · 4:23

Rear Naked Choke Technical Submission

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre

Nov 4, 2017

#13Dan HendersonTitle

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · Oct 8, 2016

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson

Oct 8, 2016

CLuke RockholdTitle

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:36

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016

KO/TKO

R1 · 3:36

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

Jun 4, 2016

#7Anderson Silva

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping · Feb 27, 2016

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping

Feb 27, 2016

#9Thales Leites

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites · Jul 18, 2015

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites

Jul 18, 2015

#11CB Dollaway

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi · Apr 25, 2015

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi

Apr 25, 2015

#5Luke Rockhold

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground · R2 · 0:57

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping · Nov 7, 2014

Submission

R2 · 0:57

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping

Nov 7, 2014

Cung Le

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R4 · 0:57

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le · Aug 23, 2014

KO/TKO

R4 · 0:57

Knee to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le

Aug 23, 2014

#8Tim Kennedy

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Kennedy · Apr 16, 2014

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Kennedy

Apr 16, 2014

#10Alan Belcher

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 4:31

UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen · Apr 27, 2013

Decision

R3 · 4:31

Unanimous

UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen

Apr 27, 2013

Vitor Belfort

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R2 · 1:27

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping · Jan 19, 2013

KO/TKO

R2 · 1:27

Kick to Head At Distance

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

Jan 19, 2013

Brian Stann

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort · Sep 22, 2012

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort

Sep 22, 2012

Chael Sonnen

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis · Jan 28, 2012

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis

Jan 28, 2012

Jason Miller

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Knees to Body On Ground · R3 · 3:34

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale · Dec 3, 2011

KO/TKO

R3 · 3:34

Knees to Body On Ground

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale

Dec 3, 2011

Jorge Rivera

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R2 · 1:54

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch · Feb 26, 2011

KO/TKO

R2 · 1:54

Punches to Head In Clinch

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch

Feb 26, 2011

Yoshihiro Akiyama

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama · Oct 16, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama

Oct 16, 2010

Dan Miller

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans · May 29, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans

May 29, 2010

Wanderlei Silva

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez · Feb 20, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez

Feb 20, 2010

Denis Kang

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R2 · 4:24

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera · Nov 14, 2009

KO/TKO

R2 · 4:24

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

Nov 14, 2009

Dan Henderson

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 3:20

UFC 100 · Jul 11, 2009

KO/TKO

R2 · 3:20

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 100

Jul 11, 2009

Chris Leben

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben · Oct 18, 2008

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben

Oct 18, 2008

Jason Day

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 3:42

UFC 85: Bedlam · Jun 7, 2008

KO/TKO

R1 · 3:42

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 85: Bedlam

Jun 7, 2008

Charles McCarthy

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Knees to Head In Clinch · R1 · 5:00

UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 · Apr 19, 2008

KO/TKO

R1 · 5:00

Knees to Head In Clinch

UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2

Apr 19, 2008

Rashad Evans

Light Heavyweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 78: Validation · Nov 17, 2007

Light Heavyweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion · Sep 8, 2007

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion

Sep 8, 2007

Elvis Sinosic

Light Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R2 · 1:40

UFC 70: Nations Collide · Apr 21, 2007

KO/TKO

R2 · 1:40

Punches to Head From Guard

UFC 70: Nations Collide

Apr 21, 2007

Eric Schafer

Light Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 4:24

UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 · Dec 30, 2006

KO/TKO

R1 · 4:24

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2

Dec 30, 2006

Josh Haynes

Light Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R2 · 4:14

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · Jun 24, 2006

KO/TKO

R2 · 4:14

Punches to Head In Clinch

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale

Jun 24, 2006

Outside the UFC

10-0across 10 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 2 subCage Warriors · FX3 · Cage Rage 9 · P & G 3 · Cage Rage 7 +2

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Ross Pointon6-17	Submission	Armbar	R1	2:00	Cage Warriors	Nov 26, 2005
W	Jakob Lovstad11-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:10	Cage Warriors	Oct 1, 2005
W	Miika Mehmet3-5	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	3:01	Cage Warriors	Jul 16, 2005
W	Alex Cook10-7	Submission	Choke	R1	3:21	FX3	Jun 18, 2005
W	Dave Radford1-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:46	Cage Warriors	Apr 30, 2005
W	Mark Epstein14-11	KO/TKO	Punch	R3	4:43	Cage Rage 9	Nov 27, 2004
W	Andy Bridges1-2	KO/TKO	—	R1	0:45	P & G 3	Aug 7, 2004
W	Mark Epstein14-11	KO/TKO	Punches and Knees	R2	1:27	Cage Rage 7	Jul 10, 2004
W	John Weir3-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:50	UKMMAC 7	May 30, 2004
W	Steve Mathews0-5	KO/TKO	Strikes	R1	0:36	P & G 2	Apr 10, 2004

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallB66th

38%1,567 / 4,160

Striking accuracy

65%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+1.62 differential

Landed4.33

Absorbed2.71

64%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+3%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head72%86th1,132
Body12%50th195
Leg15%73rd240

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

81%Standing

Standing81%1,271
Clinch10%152
Ground9%144

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Michael Bisping

Landed per 15

Head

A+

88th

46.5

88th

Body

48th

8.0

48th

Leg

74th

9.8

74th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

69th

24.1

69th

Body

62nd

7.6

62nd

Leg

31st

9.3

31st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	46.5	1,132	3,600	31%
Body	8.0	195	283	69%
Leg	9.8	240	277	87%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	24.1	587	2,294	26%
Body	7.6	185	312	59%
Leg	9.3	227	278	82%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Michael Bisping

29 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 366 min

142%

R3 pace · 17 bouts

Bisping fades (-3% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Bisping lifts to 142% of round-1 output by round 3 (17 bouts).

Bisping — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Bispinglanded / min

Takedown attempts

Bispingattempts / min

Control time

Bisping% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.6	3.4	2.7	0.23	13%	29
R2	5.7	4.8	2.4	0.17	10%	24
R3	5.5	4.9	2.8	0.12	5%	17
R4	5.4	5.3	3.1	0.00	0%	5
R5	4.0	3.8	3.5	0.05	1%	4

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Michael Bisping

29 resolved UFC bouts · 9 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

62/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

89th

64%

89th

Win quality

79th

50%

79th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	4	2-2	50%
Top-5	4	0-4	0%
Ranked 6–15	6	4-2	67%
Contender-level	1	1-0	100%
Established	3	3-0	100%
Building	3	2-1	67%
Unproven	8	8-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Kelvin Gastelum#9	Top-5	79	Nov 25, 2017
L	Georges St-Pierre	Champion	92	Nov 4, 2017
W	Dan Henderson#13	Ranked 6–15	71	Oct 8, 2016
W	Luke RockholdCHAMP	Champion	100	Jun 4, 2016
W	Anderson Silva#7	Champion	91	Feb 27, 2016
W	Thales Leites#9	Ranked 6–15	70	Jul 18, 2015
W	CB Dollaway#11	Ranked 6–15	69	Apr 25, 2015
L	Luke Rockhold#5	Champion	92	Nov 7, 2014
W	Cung Le	Building	18	Aug 23, 2014
L	Tim Kennedy#8	Top-5	76	Apr 16, 2014
W	Alan Belcher#10	Ranked 6–15	69	Apr 27, 2013
L	Vitor Belfort	Top-5	72	Jan 19, 2013
W	Brian Stann	Established	30	Sep 22, 2012
L	Chael Sonnen	Ranked 6–15	57	Jan 28, 2012
W	Jason Miller	Unproven	8	Dec 3, 2011
W	Jorge Rivera	Established	30	Feb 26, 2011
W	Yoshihiro Akiyama	Unproven	8	Oct 16, 2010
W	Dan Miller	Building	18	May 29, 2010
L	Wanderlei Silva	Building	15	Feb 20, 2010
W	Denis Kang	Unproven	8	Nov 14, 2009
L	Dan Henderson	Ranked 6–15	53	Jul 11, 2009
W	Chris Leben	Established	35	Oct 18, 2008
W	Jason Day	Unproven	8	Jun 7, 2008
W	Charles McCarthy	Unproven	8	Apr 19, 2008
L	Rashad Evans	Top-5	67	Nov 17, 2007
W	Matt Hamill	Contender-level	36	Sep 8, 2007
W	Elvis Sinosic	Unproven	8	Apr 21, 2007
W	Eric Schafer	Unproven	8	Dec 30, 2006
W	Josh Haynes	Unproven	8	Jun 24, 2006

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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Takedowns	26 / 60
Submission attempts	5
Control time	33:06

TDs defended	62 / 98
Control absorbed	54:53

Michael Bisping

UFC fight history

Outside the UFC

Method of victory & defeat

Finishes

KO history

Judging

Career striking

Striking zones

Grappling

Pace & fade

What drives the pace · per round

Schedule Score

Career cohorts

Activity & layoff

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring