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UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
16-1 · GBR
VS
Chris Leben
Chris Leben
18-5 · USA
October 18, 2008 · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 3 rounds · Main event
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Michael Bisping def. Chris Leben by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bisping20/511/300:19
Leben23/570/000:07
R2
Bisping20/490/000:09
Leben14/580/100:00
R3
Bisping30/600/000:02
Leben14/491/100:40
Total
Bisping70/1601/300:30
Leben51/1641/200:47

Scorecards

Bisping vs Leben

RdChris LeeRichard BertrandTim VannattaCommunity
R110-910-9-9.6-9.4
R210-910-9-9.8-9.2
R310-910-9-9.8-9.3
Total30-2730-2729-2829.2-27.9

Media (4 cards) · avg 29.827.3 · 4 Bisping · 0 Leben

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

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 probabilityLeben
62.2%37.8%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
9%
Decision
48%
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 Leben. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bisping62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%48%
Submission4%7%
Decision28%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (3581)act 70
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 1
Leben38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%35%
Submission4%12%
Decision20%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2251)act 51
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R216%
R322%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Bisping
69.5%-235
Leben
+23529.5%
Most takedownstie 65.3%
Bisping
8.9%+288
Leben
-28825.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 62.1
62
Over 62
42.0%
+135
Exactly 62
1.1%
push
Under 62
56.9%
-135
078156
Leben
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.6%
+135
Under 39.5
57.4%
-135
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.2%
Exactly 0
88.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Leben
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.7%
+261
Under 0.5
72.3%
-261
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
Bisping62.2%67.0%−4.8-238
Leben37.8%33.0%+4.8+188

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
76.0Striking64.9
Bisping +11.1
64.9Grappling54.9
Bisping +10.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BispingLeben
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1601
Pound-for-pound
1580
1566
Divisional
1583
1535
Striking offense
1505
1516
Striking defense
1516
1518
Grappling offense
1516
1501
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
29 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.19
Strikes landed / min
2.96
44%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.80
Strikes absorbed / min
2.30
63%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
1.95
82%
Takedown accuracy
55%
57%
Takedown defense
57%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
73%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
83%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Bisping
  • WJason DayKO/TKO R1
    Close -3414mo before
  • WCharles McCarthyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3536mo before
  • LRashad EvansS-DEC R3
    Close +21711mo before
  • WMatt HamillS-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 1mo before
  • WElvis SinosicKO/TKO R2
    Close -5251y 6mo before
Chris Leben
  • WAlessio SakaraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1538mo before
  • WTerry MartinKO/TKO R3
    Close +1801y 1mo before
  • LKalib StarnesU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 5mo before
  • LJason MacDonaldSUB R2
    Close -1701y 10mo before
  • WJorge SantiagoKO/TKO R2
    Close -3002y 2mo before
Bisping — win / loss by method
Record: 16-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
81% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Leben — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Bisping
Leben
7
UFC fights
11
59.0 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
84.4 min · 7.7 avg
22y 4m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bisping
Leben
65W–26L · 71.4%
Overall
138W–39L · 78.0%
55W–26L · 67.9%
Wins
97W–27L · 78.2%
10W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
41W–12L · 77.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bisping
Leben
39W–23L · 62.9%
Overall
85W–30L · 73.9%
39W–23L · 62.9%
Wins
59W–25L · 70.2%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–5L · 83.9%
Distance striking
Bisping
Leben
4.91
Landed / min
4.46
32.3%
Accuracy
30.8%
64.9%
Defense
57.5%
0.76
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
38.3%
Time at distance
21.8%
Grappling & control
Bisping
Leben
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
1.95
81.8%
Takedown accuracy
55.0%
56.8%
Takedown defense
56.5%
1.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.36
46.5%
Control share
55.8%
Strike target map
Bisping
  • Head67%(165)div 63%
  • Body25%(62)div 20%
  • Legs8%(20)div 17%
Leben
  • Head61%(152)div 63%
  • Body22%(55)div 20%
  • Legs17%(43)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.

Chris Leben
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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