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UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
23-5 · GBR
VS
Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
18-7 · USA
April 27, 2013 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Michael Bisping def. Alan Belcher by U-DEC, R3 4:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bisping23/560/000:00
Belcher13/490/100:00
R2
Bisping36/850/000:00
Belcher10/490/100:00
R3 · 4:31
Bisping34/840/000:08
Belcher6/520/100:00
Total
Bisping93/2250/000:08
Belcher29/1500/300:00

Scorecards

Bisping vs Belcher

RdCardo UrsoDave TirelliEric ColónCommunity
R19-1010-910-910-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2730-27.1

Media (5 cards) · avg 3027 · 5 Bisping · 0 Belcher

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Bisping-Belcher.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BispingWin probabilityBelcher
46.2%53.8%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
8%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Bisping, blue toward Belcher. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bisping46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%40%
Submission2%3%
Decision26%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 93
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Belcher54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%40%
Submission6%12%
Decision26%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 29
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R217%
R317%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Bisping
62.0%-168
Belcher
+16837.0%
Most takedownstie 62.8%
Bisping
8.3%+347
Belcher
-34728.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 59.2
59
Over 59
42.2%
+135
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
56.7%
-135
074148
Belcher
Expected: 45.0
45
Over 45
41.8%
+136
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.7%
-136
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.9%
Exactly 0
89.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Belcher
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.9%
+224
Under 0.5
69.1%
-224
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Bisping46.2%62.8%−16.6-175
Belcher53.8%37.2%+16.6+165

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
73.0Striking66.8
Bisping +6.2
53.0Grappling45.1
Bisping +7.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BispingBelcher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1615
Pound-for-pound
1583
1593
Divisional
1558
1546
Striking offense
1504
1513
Striking defense
1504
1487
Grappling offense
1517
1529
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
34 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.41
Strikes landed / min
2.79
40%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.53
Strikes absorbed / min
2.71
70%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.01
Takedowns / 15 min
0.49
46%
Takedown accuracy
33%
63%
Takedown defense
55%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
72%
UFC win rate
64%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
62%
Finish rate
89%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Bisping
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R2
    Close +1113mo before
  • WBrian StannU-DEC R3
    Close -2007mo before
  • LChael SonnenU-DEC R3
    Close +3401y 3mo before
  • WJason MillerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1921y 5mo before
  • WJorge RiveraKO/TKO R2
    Close -2902y 2mo before
Alan Belcher
  • LYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close -1154mo before
  • WRousimar PalharesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1901y before
  • WJason MacDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close -2901y 7mo before
  • WPatrick CoteSUB R2
    Close -1173y before
  • WWilson GouveiaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1133y 4mo before
Bisping — win / loss by method
Record: 23-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
16 wins, 2 losses
W
70% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (38%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Belcher — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 2 losses
W
61% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
11% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Bisping
Belcher
18
UFC fights
14
193.7 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
123.1 min · 8.8 avg
22y 4m
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Bisping
Belcher
293W–102L · 74.2%
Overall
217W–75L · 74.3%
180W–65L · 73.5%
Wins
138W–54L · 71.9%
113W–37L · 75.3%
Losses
79W–21L · 79.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bisping
Belcher
39W–23L · 62.9%
Overall
50W–53L · 48.5%
39W–23L · 62.9%
Wins
35W–42L · 45.5%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–11L · 57.7%
Distance striking
Bisping
Belcher
5.17
Landed / min
4.27
34.8%
Accuracy
40.2%
72.6%
Defense
67.0%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
59.7%
Time at distance
42.5%
Grappling & control
Bisping
Belcher
2.01
Takedowns / 15 min
0.49
45.6%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
62.5%
Takedown defense
55.1%
0.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.97
46.8%
Control share
40.9%
Strike target map
Bisping
  • Head75%(639)div 64%
  • Body16%(134)div 19%
  • Legs9%(81)div 17%
Belcher
  • Head58%(200)div 64%
  • Body16%(54)div 19%
  • Legs26%(89)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Michael Bisping
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Alan Belcher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.