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UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
19-3 · GBR
VS
October 16, 2010 · London, England, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 3 rounds · Main event
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Michael Bisping def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bisping23/700/400:02
Akiyama14/420/000:00
R2
Bisping35/860/100:00
Akiyama22/620/100:00
R3
Bisping60/1110/000:00
Akiyama14/730/000:00
Total
Bisping118/2670/500:02
Akiyama50/1770/100:00

Scorecards

Bisping vs Akiyama

RdAndy RobertsChris LeeDouglas CrosbyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.5-9.5
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.2-27.7

Media (5 cards) · avg 29.826.8 · 5 Bisping · 0 Akiyama

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

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 probabilityAkiyama
53.3%46.7%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
6%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Akiyama. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bisping53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%56%
Submission1%2%
Decision22%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3785)act 118
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Akiyama47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%42%
Submission5%10%
Decision22%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 50
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R225%
R315%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Bisping
71.4%-258
Akiyama
+25827.7%
Most takedownstie 58.5%
Bisping
7.7%+437
Akiyama
-43733.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 65.5
65.5
Over 65.5
42.5%
+135
Under 65.5
57.5%
-135
082164
Akiyama
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
41.5%
+137
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.8%
-137
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.6%
Exactly 0
89.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Akiyama
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
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 10.9 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
Bisping53.3%66.3%−13.0-210
Akiyama46.7%33.7%+13.0+190

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
70.7Striking54.2
Bisping +16.4
59.8Grappling51.5
Bisping +8.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BispingAkiyama
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1603
Pound-for-pound
1538
1575
Divisional
1537
1533
Striking offense
1487
1514
Striking defense
1495
1499
Grappling offense
1550
1521
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
31 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.91
Strikes landed / min
2.76
37%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.37
Strikes absorbed / min
4.11
70%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
4.04
67%
Takedown accuracy
89%
58%
Takedown defense
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
67%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Bisping
  • WDan MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1955mo before
  • LWanderlei SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close +1738mo before
  • WDenis KangKO/TKO R2
    Close +10311mo before
  • LDan HendersonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1751y 3mo before
  • WChris LebenU-DEC R3
    Close -2382y before
Yoshihiro Akiyama
  • LChris LebenSUB R3
    Close -1923mo before
  • WAlan BelcherS-DEC R3
    Close -2451y 3mo before
Bisping — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
74% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
16% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Akiyama — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0, 2 NC

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Bisping
Akiyama
12
UFC fights
2
121.7 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
29.7 min · 14.8 avg
22y 4m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bisping
Akiyama
179W–61L · 74.6%
Overall
34W–12L · 73.9%
114W–45L · 71.7%
Wins
14W–5L · 73.7%
65W–16L · 80.2%
Losses
20W–7L · 74.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bisping
Akiyama
39W–23L · 62.9%
Overall
77W–27L · 74.0%
39W–23L · 62.9%
Wins
77W–26L · 74.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–1L · 0.0%
Distance striking
Bisping
Akiyama
4.32
Landed / min
4.31
31.6%
Accuracy
35.4%
72.3%
Defense
55.7%
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
59.3%
Time at distance
53.9%
Grappling & control
Bisping
Akiyama
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
4.04
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
88.9%
57.8%
Takedown defense
0.62
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.51
42.5%
Control share
91.3%
Strike target map
Bisping
  • Head74%(353)div 63%
  • Body18%(88)div 20%
  • Legs7%(35)div 17%
Akiyama
  • Head90%(74)div 63%
  • Body4%(3)div 20%
  • Legs6%(5)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.

Yoshihiro Akiyama
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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