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Michael Bisping "The Count"

Inactive · age 47 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • 2 successful title defenses
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 50% of wins by KO/TKO
Elo rating
1584
Global Elo 1634 ±39
Rank
—
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UFC record
20-9-0
KO 10 · Sub 0 · Dec 10
Streak
-2
Δ90d -31 · Δ1y -31
Last fight
Nov 25, 2017
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
6h 6m
Avg fight time
12:36
Title fights
3-1
Bonuses
9
Fights per year
2.5
Since last fight
8y 7mo

Honest Elo history

29 fights · tap & drag
Jun 24, 2006 — W vs Josh Haynes Δ+41Dec 30, 2006 — W vs Eric Schafer Δ+32Apr 21, 2007 — W vs Elvis Sinosic Δ+19Sep 8, 2007 — W vs Matt Hamill Δ+28Nov 17, 2007 — L vs Rashad Evans Δ-27Apr 19, 2008 — W vs Charles McCarthy Δ+14Jun 7, 2008 — W vs Jason Day Δ+15Oct 18, 2008 — W vs Chris Leben Δ+15Jul 11, 2009 — L vs Dan Henderson Δ-22Nov 14, 2009 — W vs Denis Kang Δ+13Feb 20, 2010 — L vs Wanderlei Silva Δ-22May 29, 2010 — W vs Dan Miller Δ+12Oct 16, 2010 — W vs Yoshihiro Akiyama Δ+11Feb 26, 2011 — W vs Jorge Rivera Δ+14Dec 3, 2011 — W vs Jason Miller Δ+10Jan 28, 2012 — L vs Chael Sonnen Δ-21Sep 22, 2012 — W vs Brian Stann Δ+13Jan 19, 2013 — L vs Vitor Belfort Δ-20Apr 27, 2013 — W vs Alan Belcher Δ+15Apr 16, 2014 — L vs Tim Kennedy Δ-19Aug 23, 2014 — W vs Cung Le Δ+14Nov 7, 2014 — L vs Luke Rockhold Δ-22Apr 25, 2015 — W vs CB Dollaway Δ+14Jul 18, 2015 — W vs Thales Leites Δ+17Feb 27, 2016 — W vs Anderson Silva Δ+21Jun 4, 2016 — W vs Luke Rockhold Δ+24Oct 8, 2016 — W vs Dan Henderson Δ+13Nov 4, 2017 — L vs Georges St-Pierre Δ-16Nov 25, 2017 — L vs Kelvin Gastelum Δ-20 140014501500155016001650 20082010201220142016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":332.6,"elo":1461,"date":"2006-06-24","opp":"Josh Haynes","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":1,"x":122.6,"y":291.1,"elo":1493,"date":"2006-12-30","opp":"Eric Schafer","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":2,"x":141.9,"y":266.4,"elo":1512,"date":"2007-04-21","opp":"Elvis Sinosic","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":3,"x":166.1,"y":230.2,"elo":1541,"date":"2007-09-08","opp":"Matt Hamill","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":4,"x":178.2,"y":264.2,"elo":1514,"date":"2007-11-17","opp":"Rashad Evans","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":5,"x":204.8,"y":246.9,"elo":1527,"date":"2008-04-19","opp":"Charles McCarthy","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":213.2,"y":228.1,"elo":1542,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Jason Day","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":236.2,"y":208.9,"elo":1557,"date":"2008-10-18","opp":"Chris Leben","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":8,"x":282.1,"y":237.6,"elo":1535,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":9,"x":303.8,"y":221.5,"elo":1547,"date":"2009-11-14","opp":"Denis Kang","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":320.7,"y":249.9,"elo":1525,"date":"2010-02-20","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":11,"x":337.7,"y":234,"elo":1538,"date":"2010-05-29","opp":"Dan Miller","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":12,"x":361.8,"y":219.9,"elo":1549,"date":"2010-10-16","opp":"Yoshihiro Akiyama","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":13,"x":384.8,"y":202.4,"elo":1562,"date":"2011-02-26","opp":"Jorge Rivera","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":14,"x":433.1,"y":189.5,"elo":1572,"date":"2011-12-03","opp":"Jason Miller","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":15,"x":442.8,"y":216,"elo":1552,"date":"2012-01-28","opp":"Chael Sonnen","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":16,"x":483.8,"y":199.4,"elo":1565,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Brian Stann","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":17,"x":504.4,"y":225,"elo":1545,"date":"2013-01-19","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":18,"x":521.3,"y":206.4,"elo":1559,"date":"2013-04-27","opp":"Alan Belcher","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":582.4,"y":231.3,"elo":1540,"date":"2014-04-16","opp":"Tim Kennedy","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":20,"x":604.6,"y":213,"elo":1554,"date":"2014-08-23","opp":"Cung Le","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":21,"x":617.7,"y":241.4,"elo":1532,"date":"2014-11-07","opp":"Luke Rockhold","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":22,"x":646.9,"y":224.1,"elo":1545,"date":"2015-04-25","opp":"CB Dollaway","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":23,"x":661.4,"y":202.3,"elo":1562,"date":"2015-07-18","opp":"Thales Leites","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":24,"x":700.1,"y":174.9,"elo":1584,"date":"2016-02-27","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":25,"x":717,"y":144.8,"elo":1607,"date":"2016-06-04","opp":"Luke Rockhold","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":26,"x":738.7,"y":127.8,"elo":1621,"date":"2016-10-08","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":27,"x":806.4,"y":148.5,"elo":1604,"date":"2017-11-04","opp":"Georges St-Pierre","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":28,"x":810,"y":174.5,"elo":1584,"date":"2017-11-25","opp":"Kelvin Gastelum","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 25, 2017 Kelvin Gastelum L -20
Nov 4, 2017 Georges St-Pierre L -16
Oct 8, 2016 Dan Henderson W +13
Jun 4, 2016 Luke Rockhold W +24
Feb 27, 2016 Anderson Silva W +21

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
50%
10 / 20
Finish rate
KO
10
50% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
10
50% of wins
KO: 10 (50%) 10 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 10 (50%) 10
Finishes by round
10 total
R1
4 40%
R2
4 40%
R3
1 10%
R4
1 10%
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1567 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 12%
  • Leg 15%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 9%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
56%
of losses by finish
5 of 9 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 2 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1692
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
4
of 20 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Anderson Silva
Elo 1766 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
16.6
+3.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 29 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1649
Notable wins
Anderson Silva 1766 Luke Rockhold 1672 Thales Leites 1651 Chris Leben 1601

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#4 · Elo 1654
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#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Michael Bisping on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.