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Michael Bisping

Inactive · Orthodox · 185 cm · reach 191 cm
Elo rating
1635 ±38
LCB 1585
Rank
UFC record
20-9-0
KO 10 · Sub 0 · Dec 10
Streak
-2
Δ90d -30 · Δ1y -30
Last fight
Nov 25, 2017
L by KO

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 15011561162116811742 20082010201220142016 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":200.7,"elo":1541,"date":"2006-06-24","opp":"Josh Haynes","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":1,"x":62.6,"y":172.1,"elo":1574,"date":"2006-12-30","opp":"Eric Schafer","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":2,"x":85.5,"y":155,"elo":1593,"date":"2007-04-21","opp":"Elvis Sinosic","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":3,"x":114.1,"y":130,"elo":1621,"date":"2007-09-08","opp":"Matt Hamill","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":4,"x":128.4,"y":153.5,"elo":1595,"date":"2007-11-17","opp":"Rashad Evans","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":5,"x":159.8,"y":141.6,"elo":1608,"date":"2008-04-19","opp":"Charles McCarthy","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":169.8,"y":128.6,"elo":1623,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Jason Day","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":197,"y":115.4,"elo":1638,"date":"2008-10-18","opp":"Chris Leben","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":8,"x":251.3,"y":135.1,"elo":1616,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":9,"x":277,"y":124,"elo":1628,"date":"2009-11-14","opp":"Denis Kang","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":297,"y":143.6,"elo":1606,"date":"2010-02-20","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":11,"x":317.1,"y":132.6,"elo":1619,"date":"2010-05-29","opp":"Dan Miller","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":12,"x":345.6,"y":122.9,"elo":1630,"date":"2010-10-16","opp":"Yoshihiro Akiyama","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":13,"x":372.8,"y":110.8,"elo":1643,"date":"2011-02-26","opp":"Jorge Rivera","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":14,"x":430,"y":102,"elo":1653,"date":"2011-12-03","opp":"Jason Miller","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":15,"x":441.4,"y":120.2,"elo":1633,"date":"2012-01-28","opp":"Chael Sonnen","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":16,"x":490,"y":108.8,"elo":1646,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Brian Stann","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":17,"x":514.3,"y":126.4,"elo":1626,"date":"2013-01-19","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":18,"x":534.3,"y":113.6,"elo":1640,"date":"2013-04-27","opp":"Alan Belcher","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":606.6,"y":130.8,"elo":1621,"date":"2014-04-16","opp":"Tim Kennedy","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":20,"x":633,"y":118.1,"elo":1635,"date":"2014-08-23","opp":"Cung Le","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":21,"x":648.5,"y":137.8,"elo":1613,"date":"2014-11-07","opp":"Luke Rockhold","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":22,"x":683,"y":125.9,"elo":1626,"date":"2015-04-25","opp":"CB Dollaway","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":23,"x":700.2,"y":110.8,"elo":1643,"date":"2015-07-18","opp":"Thales Leites","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":24,"x":745.9,"y":91.8,"elo":1665,"date":"2016-02-27","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":25,"x":765.9,"y":71.2,"elo":1688,"date":"2016-06-04","opp":"Luke Rockhold","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":26,"x":791.7,"y":59.3,"elo":1702,"date":"2016-10-08","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":27,"x":871.7,"y":73.7,"elo":1685,"date":"2017-11-04","opp":"Georges St-Pierre","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":28,"x":876,"y":91.5,"elo":1665,"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
3.97 avg 3.81
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
38% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.53 avg 3.07
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
65% avg 53%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.99 avg 1.42
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
43% avg 45%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
63% avg 69%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.19 avg 0.48
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
1 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

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

Strength of schedule

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
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
16.6
actual +3 vs expected