Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping, 2013
Data
Fight name	The Count
size	188 cm
Weight	84 kg
nationality	English people
Date of birth	February 28, 1979
Fight out	Manchester , England
place of birth	Cyprus
team	Wolfslair Academy
MMA statistics
Victories	30th
Knockout	16
task	4th
Points	10
Defeats	9
Knockout	3
task	2
Points	4th

Michael Bisping (* 28. February 1979 in Cyprus as Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping ) is a British mixed martial arts fighter and former UFC middleweight champion.

Athletic career

Bisping started his MMA career in 2004 at the event Pride & Glory 2 - Battle of the Ages as a heavyweight. After further victories in the UK Mixed Martial Arts Championship , Cage Rage , CWFC and FX3 , he was the winner of the third season of The Ultimate Fighter of the organizers Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2006 . Since then he has appeared regularly at UFC events. In November 2007 he suffered his first defeat against Rashad Evans and then switched to middleweight division. He also lost to Dan Henderson and Wanderlei Silva . His win against Denis Kang in November 2009, as well as the surprising win against Anderson Silva in February 2016, were both voted Fight of the Night . Bisping's match record as of February 27, 2016 was 28 wins and seven losses. Due to an injury to Chris Weidman , Bisping was given the first chance to fight for a UFC world title at UFC 199 on June 4, 2016. Although he went into the fight as a blatant underdog, he sensationally knocked defending champion Luke Rockhold out in the first round. At UFC 204 Bisping managed his first title defense by winning points in a rematch against Dan Henderson.

In his 2019 book Quitters Never Win - My Life in UFC , Bisping describes his martial arts career in detail.

Struggles

result	Balance sheet	opponent	decision	event	date	Round	time	place	Remarks
defeat	30-9	Kelvin Gastelum	KO (punch)	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum	November 25, 2017	1	2:30	Shanghai , China
defeat	30-8	Georges St-Pierre	Submission, RNC	UFC 217 Bisping vs. St-Pierre	4th November 2017	3	4:23	New York , USA
victory	30-7	Dan Henderson	on points	UFC 204 Bisping vs. Henderson 2	October 8, 2016	5	5:00	Manchester , England
victory	29-7	Luke Rockhold	KO (punch)	UFC 199	4th June 2016	1	3:36	Inglewood , California , USA	UFC Middleweight Championship won, Performance of the Night
victory	28-7	Anderson Silva	on points	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping	February 27, 2016	5	5:00	London , UK	Fight of the Night
victory	27-7	Thales Leites	on points	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites	July 18, 2015	5	5:00	Glasgow , Scotland
victory	26-7	CB Dollaway	Technical KO	UFC 186	April 25, 2015	3	5:00	Montreal , Canada
defeat	25-7	Luke Rockhold	Submission (mounted guillotine)	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping	November 7, 2014	2	0:57	Sydney , Australia
victory	25-6	Cung Le	Technical KO	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le	23rd August 2014	4th	0:57	Macau , China
defeat	24-6	Tim Kennedy	on points (unanimously)	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. kennedy	April 16, 2014	5	5:00	Québec , Québec , Canada
victory	24-5	Alan Blecher	on points (unanimously)	UFC Nations Final: Bisping vs. Belcher	April 27, 2014	3	4:29	Newark , New Jersey , USA
defeat	23-5	Vitor Belfort	Technical KO	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping	19th January 2013	2	1:27	São Paulo , Brazil
victory	23-4	Brian Stann	on points	UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort	22nd September 2012	3	5:00	Toronto , Canada
defeat	22-4	Chael Sonnen	on points	UFC on Fox 2 - Evans vs. Davis	January 28, 2012	3	5:00	Chicago , USA
victory	22-3	Jason Miller	TKO	The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Finale	December 3, 2011	3	1:27	Las Vegas , USA
victory	21-3	Jorge Rivera	TKO	UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch	February 27, 2011	2	1:54	Sydney
victory	20-3	Yoshihiro Akiyama	on points	UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama	October 16, 2010	3	5:00	London , England	Fight of the Night
victory	19-3	Dan Miller	on points	UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans	May 29, 2010	3	5:00	Las Vegas , USA
defeat	18-3	Silva hiking trail	on points	UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez	February 20, 2010	3	5:00	Sydney , Australia
victory	18-2	Denis Kang	Technical KO	UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera	November 14, 2009	2	4:24	Manchester , England	Fight of the Night
defeat	17-2	Dan Henderson	KO (punch)	UFC 100	July 11, 2009	2	3:20	Las Vegas , USA
victory	17-1	Chris life	on points	UFC 89: Bisping vs. Life	October 18, 2008	3	5:00	Birmingham , England	Chris Leben tested positive for steroids after the fight.
victory	16-1	Jason Day	Technical KO	UFC 85: Bedlam	June 7, 2008	1	3:42	London , England
victory	15-1	Charles McCarthy	Technical KO	UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre II	April 19, 2008	1	5:00	Montreal , Canada	UFC middleweight debut
defeat	14-1	Rashad Evans	on points	UFC 78: Validation	November 17, 2007	3	5:00	Newark , USA
victory	14-0	Matt Hamill	on points	UFC 75: Champion vs. champion	September 8, 2007	3	5:00	London , England
victory	13-0	Elvis Sinosic	Technical KO	UFC 70: Nations Collide	April 21, 2007	2	1:40	Manchester , England	Fight of the Night
victory	12-0	Eric Schafer	Technical KO	UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz II	December 30, 2006	1	4:24	Las Vegas , USA
victory	11-0	Josh Haynes	Technical KO	The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale	June 24, 2006	2	4:14	Las Vegas , USA	Winner of the Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight Contest
victory	10-0	Ross Pointon	task	CWFC - Strike Force 4	November 26, 2005	1	2:00	Coventry , England
victory	9-0	Jakob Lovstad	task	CWFC - Strike Force 3	October 1, 2005	1	1:10	Coventry , England
victory	8-0	Miika Mehmet	Technical KO	CWFC - Strike Force 2	July 16, 2005	1	3:01	Coventry , England
victory	7-0	Alex Cook	task	FX3 - Xplosion	June 18, 2005	1	3:21	Reading , England	FX3 Light Heavyweight Champion
victory	6-0	Dave Radford	Technical KO	CWFC - Ultimate Force	April 30, 2005	1	2:46	Sheffield , England
victory	5–0	Mark Epstein	KO	Cage Rage 9 - No Mercy	November 27, 2004	3	4:43	London , England
victory	4-0	Andy Bridges	KO	P&G 3 - Glory Days	August 7, 2004	1	0:45	Newcastle , England
victory	3–0	Mark Epstein	Technical KO	Cage Rage 7 - Battle of Britain	July 10, 2004	2	1:27	London , England	Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion
victory	2–0	John Weir	Technical KO	UKMMAC 7 - Rage & Fury	May 30, 2004	1	0:50	Essex , England
victory	1–0	Steve Mathews	task	P & G 2 - Battle of the Ages	April 10, 2004	1	0:38	Eldon Square , England

Individual evidence

1. ↑ mirror.co.uk/sport. February 27, 2016, accessed March 3, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Michael Bisping in the Sherdog database , accessed on March 3, 2016.
3. ↑ Michael Bisping: Quitters Never Win: My Life in UFC . Ebury Press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-5291-0444-8 (English).

Web links

• Homepage of Michael Bisping
• Michael Bisping in the database of Sherdog (English)