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UFC 85: Bedlam
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
15-1 · GBR
VS
Jason Day
Jason Day
18-7 · CAN
June 7, 2008 · London, England, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Michael Bisping def. Jason Day by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:42
Bisping25/432/202:20
Day7/120/000:03
Total
Bisping25/432/202:20
Day7/120/000:03

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 probabilityDay
67.4%32.6%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
23%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Day. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bisping67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%45%
Submission12%18%
Decision25%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 25
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 2
Day33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%30%
Submission11%35%
Decision12%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 7
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R29%
R327%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Bisping
66.5%-205
Day
+20532.4%
Most takedownstie 66.9%
Bisping
17.7%-115
Day
+11515.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 59.3
59.5
Over 59.5
42.3%
+137
Under 59.5
57.7%
-137
075149
Day
Expected: 40.6
40.5
Over 40.5
42.6%
+135
Under 40.5
57.4%
-135
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Bisping
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.1%
Exactly 0
79.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Day
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.9%
Exactly 0
82.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.1 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
Bisping67.4%76.1%−8.7-341
Day32.6%23.9%+8.7+311

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
75.2Striking95.9
Day +20.7
63.8Grappling0.0
Bisping +63.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BispingDay
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1588
Pound-for-pound
1533
1551
Divisional
1533
1528
Striking offense
1507
1518
Striking defense
1506
1512
Grappling offense
1496
1489
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.01
Strikes landed / min
7.31
43%
Strike accuracy
67%
1.79
Strikes absorbed / min
0.76
63%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.90
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
78%
Takedown accuracy
57%
Takedown defense
0%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
80%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
49
Days since last fight
49
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Bisping
  • WCharles McCarthyKO/TKO R1
    Close -35349d before
  • LRashad EvansS-DEC R3
    Close +2177mo before
  • WMatt HamillS-DEC R3
    Close -2659mo before
  • WElvis SinosicKO/TKO R2
    Close -5251y 2mo before
  • WEric SchaferKO/TKO R1
    Close -5801y 5mo before
Jason Day
  • WAlan BelcherKO/TKO R1
    Close +30149d before
Bisping — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
80% 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
7% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Day — 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
8 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 4 losses
W
44% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (41%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
8 (47%)Submission(57%) 4
2 (12%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Bisping
Day
6
UFC fights
1
55.3 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
4.0 min · 4.0 avg
22y 4m
Career length
24y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bisping
Day
47W–19L · 71.2%
Overall
12W–4L · 75.0%
37W–19L · 66.1%
Wins
12W–4L · 75.0%
10W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bisping
Day
39W–23L · 62.9%
Overall
147W–72L · 67.1%
39W–23L · 62.9%
Wins
105W–60L · 63.6%
0W–0L
Losses
42W–12L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Bisping
Day
4.97
Landed / min
17.72
32.3%
Accuracy
57.1%
66.1%
Defense
60.0%
0.81
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.9%
Time at distance
17.1%
Grappling & control
Bisping
Day
1.90
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
77.8%
Takedown accuracy
56.8%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
42.4%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Bisping
  • Head66%(147)div 62%
  • Body27%(59)div 20%
  • Legs7%(16)div 18%
Day
  • Head83%(24)div 62%
  • Body14%(4)div 20%
  • Legs3%(1)div 18%

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.

Jason Day
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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