Michael BispingAll-Around

Middleweight · 30-9 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
47
Elo Rating
1691.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 65% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 97% of Middleweight fighters
  • Lands 4.33 significant strikes per minute — better than 82% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 38% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 89% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.33
    Top 18%
  • Striking accuracy
    38%
    Bottom 11%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.71
    Top 32%
  • Striking defense
    65%
    Top 3%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.05
    Bottom 36%
  • Takedown accuracy
    43%
    Top 39%
  • Takedown defense
    63%
    Top 45%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.30
    Bottom 35%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1650, higher than 91% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1692).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00Silva3:36Rockhold25:00Henderson14:23St-Pierre2:30Gastelum
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
2017-11-25 · KO/TKO, R1 2:30
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
2017-11-04 · Submission, R3 4:23
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
2016-10-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
2016-06-04 · KO/TKO, R1 3:36
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
2016-02-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
2015-07-18 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
2015-04-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping
2014-11-07 · Submission, R2 0:57
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le
2014-08-23 · KO/TKO, R4 0:57
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy
2014-04-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen
2013-04-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 4:31
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping
2013-01-19 · KO/TKO, R2 1:27
UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
2012-09-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
2012-01-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale
2011-12-03 · KO/TKO, R3 3:34
UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch
2011-02-26 · KO/TKO, R2 1:54
UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama
2010-10-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans
2010-05-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez
2010-02-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
2009-11-14 · KO/TKO, R2 4:24
UFC 100
2009-07-11 · KO/TKO, R2 3:20
UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
2008-10-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 85: Bedlam
2008-06-07 · KO/TKO, R1 3:42
UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2
2008-04-19 · KO/TKO, R1 5:00
UFC 78: Validation
2007-11-17 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC 75: Champion vs Champion
2007-09-08 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC 70: Nations Collide
2007-04-21 · KO/TKO, R2 1:40
UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2
2006-12-30 · KO/TKO, R1 4:24
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale
2006-06-24 · KO/TKO, R2 4:14