Michael Bisping

“The Count”

MMA · Retired

30-9RECORD

18KO / TKO WINS

2SUBMISSION WINS

10DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping
Nickname	The Count
Date of birth	28 Feb 1979
Nationality	British
Birthplace	Nicosia, Cyprus
Lives in	Orange County, California, USA
Division	Middleweight
Team	Reign Training Center
Height	188 cm (6′2″)
Reach	192 cm (76″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	2004–2017
Status	Retired
Pro debut	10 Apr 2004
Last fight	Loss vs Kelvin Gastelum, 25 Nov 2017

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Titles and honours

UFC middleweight champion (2016–2017)
Cage Rage light heavyweight champion
Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion
FX3 light heavyweight champion
The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight tournament winner

Background

Born on a British military base in Cyprus and raised in Clitheroe, England, he won The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight tournament in 2006. In 2016 he knocked out Luke Rockhold to become the first British UFC champion.

Fight history

39 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Kelvin Gastelum	KO (punch)	1	2:30	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum	25 Nov 2017	Shanghai, China
Loss	Georges St-Pierre	Technical submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:23	UFC 217	4 Nov 2017	New York City, New York, USA	Lost UFC middleweight title
Win	Dan Henderson	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 204	8 Oct 2016	Manchester, England	Defended UFC middleweight title
Win	Luke Rockhold	KO (punches)	1	3:36	UFC 199	4 Jun 2016	Inglewood, California, USA	Won UFC middleweight title
Win	Anderson Silva	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping	27 Feb 2016	London, England
Win	Thales Leites	Decision (split)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites	18 Jul 2015	Glasgow, Scotland
Win	C.B. Dollaway	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 186	25 Apr 2015	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	Luke Rockhold	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	0:57	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping	8 Nov 2014	Sydney, Australia
Win	Cung Le	TKO (knee and punches)	4	0:57	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le	23 Aug 2014	Macau, China
Loss	Tim Kennedy	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale	16 Apr 2014	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win	Alan Belcher	Technical decision (unanimous)	3	4:31	UFC 159	27 Apr 2013	Newark, New Jersey, USA	Stopped due to accidental eye poke
Loss	Vitor Belfort	TKO (head kick and punches)	2	1:27	UFC on FX 7	19 Jan 2013	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	Brian Stann	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 152	22 Sep 2012	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss	Chael Sonnen	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC on Fox 2	28 Jan 2012	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Win	Jason Miller	TKO (knees and punches)	3	3:34	The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale	3 Dec 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Jorge Rivera	TKO (punches)	2	1:54	UFC 127	27 Feb 2011	Sydney, Australia
Win	Yoshihiro Akiyama	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 120	16 Oct 2010	London, England
Win	Dan Miller	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 114	29 May 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 110	20 Feb 2010	Sydney, Australia
Win	Denis Kang	TKO (punches)	2	4:24	UFC 105	14 Nov 2009	Manchester, England
Loss	Dan Henderson	KO (punch)	2	3:20	UFC 100	11 Jul 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Chris Leben	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 89	18 Oct 2008	Birmingham, England
Win	Jason Day	TKO (punches)	1	3:42	UFC 85	7 Jun 2008	London, England
Win	Charles McCarthy	TKO (arm injury)	1	5:00	UFC 83	19 Apr 2008	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Middleweight debut
Loss	Rashad Evans	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 78	17 Nov 2007	Newark, New Jersey, USA
Win	Matt Hamill	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 75	8 Sep 2007	London, England
Win	Elvis Sinosic	TKO (punches)	2	1:40	UFC 70	21 Apr 2007	Manchester, England
Win	Eric Schafer	TKO (punches)	1	4:24	UFC 66	30 Dec 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Josh Haynes	TKO (punches)	2	4:14	The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale	24 Jun 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Won The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight tournament
Win	Ross Pointon	Submission (armbar)	1	2:00	Cage Warriors: Strike Force 4	26 Nov 2005	Coventry, England	Defended Cage Warriors light heavyweight title
Win	Jakob Lovstad	TKO (punches)	1	1:10	Cage Warriors: Strike Force 3	1 Oct 2005	Coventry, England	Defended Cage Warriors light heavyweight title
Win	Miika Mehmet	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	3:01	Cage Warriors: Strike Force 2	16 Jul 2005	Coventry, England	Defended Cage Warriors light heavyweight title
Win	Alex Cook	Submission (choke)	1	3:21	FX3: Xplosion	18 Jun 2005	Reading, England	Won FX3 light heavyweight title
Win	Dave Radford	TKO (punches)	1	2:46	Cage Warriors: Ultimate Force	30 Apr 2005	Sheffield, England	Won Cage Warriors light heavyweight title
Win	Mark Epstein	KO (punch)	3	4:43	Cage Rage 9	27 Nov 2004	London, England	Defended Cage Rage light heavyweight title
Win	Andy Bridges	KO	1	0:45	Pride & Glory 3	7 Aug 2004	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Win	Mark Epstein	TKO (punches and knees)	2	1:27	Cage Rage 7	10 Jul 2004	London, England	Won Cage Rage light heavyweight title
Win	John Weir	TKO (punches)	1	0:50	UK MMA Championship 7	30 May 2004	Manchester, England
Win	Steve Mathews	TKO (strikes)	1	0:38	Pride & Glory 2	10 Apr 2004	Newcastle upon Tyne, England