Michael Bisping
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Michael Bisping, 2013 |
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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.
result | Balance sheet | opponent | decision | event | date | Round | time | place | Remarks |
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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
- ↑ mirror.co.uk/sport. February 27, 2016, accessed March 3, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Michael Bisping in the Sherdog database , accessed on March 3, 2016.
- ↑ 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)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bisping, Michael |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The count; Bisping, Michael Gavin Joseph (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British martial artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cyprus |