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UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
17-2 · GBR
VS
Denis Kang
Denis Kang
30-11-1 · CAN
November 14, 2009 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Michael Bisping def. Denis Kang by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bisping0/120/000:00
Kang8/210/013:45
R2 · 4:24
Bisping29/733/301:25
Kang3/320/100:00
Total
Bisping29/853/301:25
Kang11/530/113:45

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 probabilityKang
47.2%52.8%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
32%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.4 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 Kang. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bisping47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%32%
Submission10%22%
Decision22%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 29
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 3
Kang53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%20%
Submission21%41%
Decision21%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 11
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R210%
R311%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Bisping
59.5%-153
Kang
+15339.0%
Most takedownstie 48.6%
Bisping
6.9%+643
Kang
-64344.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 39.5
39.5
Over 39.5
42.5%
+135
Under 39.5
57.5%
-135
05099
Kang
Expected: 31.5
31.5
Over 31.5
42.5%
+135
Under 31.5
57.5%
-135
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.0%
Exactly 0
89.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Kang
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
47.7%
+110
Under 0.5
52.3%
-110
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 9.4 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
Bisping47.2%47.2%±0.0+103
Kang52.8%52.8%±0.0-123

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
73.4Striking71.6
Bisping +1.9
58.9Grappling64.6
Kang +5.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BispingKang
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1597
Pound-for-pound
1542
1565
Divisional
1542
1531
Striking offense
1494
1510
Striking defense
1506
1502
Grappling offense
1509
1511
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
30 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.12
Strikes landed / min
2.32
41%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.26
Strikes absorbed / min
1.30
66%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
4.88
67%
Takedown accuracy
73%
56%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
71%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Bisping
  • LDan HendersonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1754mo before
  • WChris LebenU-DEC R3
    Close -2381y 1mo before
  • WJason DayKO/TKO R1
    Close -3411y 5mo before
  • WCharles McCarthyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3531y 7mo before
  • LRashad EvansS-DEC R3
    Close +2172y before
Denis Kang
  • WXavier Foupa-PokamU-DEC R3
    Close -3337mo before
  • LAlan BelcherSUB R2
    Close -27110mo before
Bisping — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
13 wins, 1 loss
W
76% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Kang — win / loss by method
Record: 30-11-1, 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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
18% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 7 losses
W
40% of wins
L
64% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
18% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
29win10loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
14 (48%)KO/TKO(20%) 2
12 (41%)Submission(60%) 6
3 (10%)Decision(20%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Bisping
Kang
9
UFC fights
2
82.3 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
24.6 min · 12.3 avg
22y 4m
Career length
28y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bisping
Kang
106W–38L · 73.6%
Overall
31W–14L · 68.9%
73W–31L · 70.2%
Wins
18W–9L · 66.7%
33W–7L · 82.5%
Losses
13W–5L · 72.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bisping
Kang
39W–23L · 62.9%
Overall
333W–166L · 66.7%
39W–23L · 62.9%
Wins
221W–119L · 65.0%
0W–0L
Losses
112W–47L · 70.4%
Distance striking
Bisping
Kang
4.68
Landed / min
2.78
33.0%
Accuracy
34.2%
68.4%
Defense
63.9%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
50.9%
Time at distance
36.5%
Grappling & control
Bisping
Kang
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
4.88
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
72.7%
56.4%
Takedown defense
0.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.22
45.8%
Control share
96.9%
Strike target map
Bisping
  • Head69%(233)div 63%
  • Body23%(78)div 20%
  • Legs8%(28)div 17%
Kang
  • Head74%(42)div 63%
  • Body23%(13)div 20%
  • Legs4%(2)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.

Denis Kang
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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