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| Michael Bisping | |
|---|---|
 Bisping in 2022 | |
| Born | Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping[1] (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (age 46) Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Other names | The Count |
| Residence | Anaheim, California, US |
| Nationality | British |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division |
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| Reach | 75+1⁄2 in (192 cm)[2] |
| Fighting out of | Manchester, England |
| Team | Reign Training Center[3] RVCA Training Center |
| Rank | Brown belt inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Brady Fink[4] |
| Years active | 2004–2018 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 39 |
| Wins | 30 |
| By knockout | 18 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 10 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts exhibition record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Website | michaelbispingofficial |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (/ˈbɪspɪŋ/; born 28 February 1979) is an English[5] sports commentator, analyst, actor and formermixed martial artist. He competed in themiddleweight andlight heavyweight divisions of theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor from 2004 to 2017, he held theUFC middleweight title, theCage Rage light heavyweight title, and won the light heavyweight tournament ofThe Ultimate Fighter 3.
AtUFC 78, Bisping became the first British fighter to compete in a UFC main event. In 2013, he became legally blind in his right eye after fightingVitor Belfort, in which a fight-ending head kick had left Bisping with adetached retina. Three years later, Bisping won the UFC middleweight title by knocking outLuke Rockhold atUFC 199, becoming the first British fighter to win a UFC Championship.[6][7] He defended his title againstDan Henderson atUFC 204, but lost it toGeorges St-Pierre the following year atUFC 217. After his knockout loss toKelvin Gastelum three weeks later, Bisping retired from the sport. He was inducted into theUFC Hall of Fame on 5 July 2019.[8]
Bisping has also embarked on an acting career, starring in films such asXXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017),Triple Threat (2019), andRed Sonja. He also portrayedRoy Shaw in the British sports drama filmMy Name Is Lenny (2017). On television, he has appeared in series such asStrike Back,Twin Peaks,MacGyver,Magnum P.I. andWarrior.
Bisping was born on aBritish military base inNicosia, Cyprus. He is one of five children born to Jan Konrad Bisping and Kathleen (née Armitage) Bisping[9] and grew up inClitheroe, Lancashire.[10] He attendedSt Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, Billington.[11]
Michael'sPolish paternal grandfather, Andrew (Andrzej Bobola Bisping von Gallen), was born in what is now Masaliany, Byerastavitsa Rayon, Hrodna Voblasts, Belarus, descended fromGerman nobility who moved to Poland in the Middle Ages and was a member of thenoble PolishZamoyski family (through his mother), while Michael'sEnglish paternal grandmother, Mary Greenwood, was from Clitheroe.[12][13]
Andrzej Bobola Bisping von Gallen fled with his family from Poland to England after theSoviet invasion in September 1939. Many members of the noble families were pursued and executed by SovietRed Army duringWorld War II, including Andrew's father, Jan,[13] who was named after his own grandfather (Andrew's father), served in theBritish Army.[14] Michael's mother is fromNorthern Ireland.[12] Bisping has described himself as "English through and through".[15] He began trainingJujutsu at the age of eight. In 1994, at the age of 15, he competed as an amateur in Britain's first "no holds barred" competition, a precursor to modern MMA, called Knock Down Sport Budo (KSBO).[16]
At the age of 18, Bisping decided to abandon his martial arts training "to pursue real-life".[17] Less than a year later, Bisping began training inboxing,kickboxing, andkarate on the advice of Allan Clarkin, owner of Black Knights Kickboxing, who saw potential in him. Bisping enjoyed a short but successful kickboxing career, winning the North West Area title and later the Pro British light heavyweight kickboxing title.[16]
After again briefly quitting competition in 1998, Bisping returned to kickboxing to take the Pro British light heavyweight title for a second time. Soon after winning his second kickboxing title, he was forced to abandon his full-time training for a "real job". In addition to working at factories, slaughterhouses, and demolition companies, he was also an upholsterer, postman, tiler, plasterer, and salesman.[18]
Bisping made his professional mixed martial arts debut atPride & Glory 2: Battle of the Ages on 4 April 2004, taking a 0:38 submission victory over Steve Mathews. Just one month later, Bisping scored his firstknockout against John Weir atUK MMA Challenge 7: Rage & Fury. In his third MMA match, Bisping was scheduled to face the experiencedRenato Sobral at Cage Rage 7 but his opponent pulled out ten days before the event. Instead, Bisping defeated Mark Epstein by technical knockout and became theCage Rage light heavyweight champion. Bisping went on to defend his championship title in a rematch against Epstein at Cage Rage 9 in a knockout victory that solidified Bisping as one of the top light heavyweight fighters in England. It also earned him the moniker "The Great British Hope", by UFC.com.[19]
AtThe Ultimate Fight Club UK: Natural Instinct on 29 January 2005, Bisping made his cage kickboxing debut against David Brown in a light heavyweight contest.[20] With Brown badly cut, Bisping picked up the win via doctor stoppage in round 2.
Bisping made his debut for the promotion atUltimate Force on 30 April 2005, defeating Dave Radford to win the vacant Cage Warriors light heavyweight title. Bisping then competed in another light heavyweight cage kickboxing contest, againstCyrille Diabaté atCWFC: Strike Force 1 on 21 May 2005, losing via decision after the end of the first extra round. He captured the FX3light-heavyweight title on 18 June 2005 and, for a time, reigned over the UK's major federations. In his first Cage Warriors title defense, Bisping defeated Miika Mehmet atCWFC: Strike Force 2, on 16 July 2005.[21]
In September 2005, Cage Rage stripped the light heavyweight title from Bisping due to "management issues",[22] though Cage Warriors stated that "Bisping was willing to defend his title but is being punished by Cage Rage due to his Wolfslair and Cage Warriors links".[23] Towards the end of 2005, Bisping again successfully defended the Cage Warriors title, this time against Jakob Lovstad[24] andRoss Pointon in theCWFC: Strike Force series of events, leading to a record of 10 wins and no losses.[25]
In early 2006, Bisping was featured on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 3 reality television series as a contestant training underTito Ortiz. He won a preliminary bout againstKristian Rothaermel by TKO, followed by a semi-final win againstRoss Pointon by submission after landing a flying knee and a series of strikes. In the finals, Bisping finishedJosh Haynes by TKO at 4:14 into the second round, making Bisping the second Light Heavyweight winner ofThe Ultimate Fighter television series.[26][27]
Five months after his victory in theTUF 3 finals, Bisping was slated to fightEric Schafer atThe Ultimate Fighter 4 finale, but withdrew because of problems acquiring his visa.[28] The fight was rescheduled and held on 30 December atUFC 66. Bisping defeated Schafer by TKO at 4:24 in the first round.[29]
On 21 April 2007, Bisping scored a TKO win overElvis Sinosic atUFC 70 in Manchester, England.[30]
Bisping was a special guest referee at the Cage Warriors eventsEnter The Wolfslair on 5 March 2005 andCWFC: Strike Force 6 on 27 May 2006.[31]
On 8 September 2007, Bisping faced formerUltimate Fighter 3 rivalMatt Hamill in London, England. Bisping won the fight by split decision. The decision was controversial with many believing Hamill won the fight.[32][33]
Bisping's next match atUFC 78 against fellowUltimate Fighter winnerRashad Evans resulted in his first loss, via a split decision.[34]
Since the start of his MMA career, people had been advising that Bisping was undersized for the light heavyweight division and would do better at middleweight. With the support of UFC presidentDana White, Bisping decided to drop down a weight division, following his loss to Evans.[35] On 19 April 2008 atUFC 83, Bisping made his middleweight debut againstCharles McCarthy. Bisping won by TKO, as McCarthy was unable to continue after the first round due to a forearm injury he sustained after receiving an unanswered series of knees and uppercuts from Bisping.[36]
Bisping's next fight was scheduled to be on 7 June 2008 atUFC 85 in London, againstChris Leben. However, after Leben was sentenced to jail for 35 days and unable to compete,Jason Day stepped in.[37] Bisping won the fight in dominant fashion by first round TKO; it was his second 1st round TKO in a row.[citation needed]
Bisping instead fought Leben in the headliner ofUFC 89 on 18 October 2008[37] and won by unanimous decision.[38] After the fight, Leben tested positive forStanozolol and was suspended for nine months.[39][40]
Bisping was confirmed as one of the coaches on the ninth season ofThe Ultimate Fighter.[41][42] The other coach was the formerPRIDE 205lb & 185lb ChampionDan Henderson. After the show's conclusion, Bisping fought Henderson atUFC 100 on 11 July 2009 atMandalay Bay.[43] The fight was believed to be an eliminator for the UFC Middleweight Championship top contender spot. Bisping was knocked out by Henderson with an overhand right while he was circling to his left. Henderson followed up with a strike after Bisping had fallen to the ground before the fight was stopped. It was Bisping's first knockout loss.[44] Bisping could not remember the fight after the knockout, thinking that the fight was scheduled to take place two months later.[45]
I fought Dan Henderson in 2009 and I lost and that was at UFC 100. UFC 100 was the biggest pay-per-view the company's ever done. 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, watched all over the world, and of course, I get knocked out cold after talking lots of smack leading up to the fight. So I got my just desserts [sic] in that one. After the fight, I don't remember anything. I remember being in the showers and I didn't have a clue what was going on. I was saying to my manager at the time, 'I can't be knocked out cause I'm not fighting for another two months, what the hell are you talking about?' and then these people come and go 'Michael we need to take you to the hospital. I'm like I'm not going to the hospital and then I'd say again, 'what's going on', I'd just keep repeating myself.[45]
Bisping faced Spirit MC andPRIDE veteranDenis Kang atUFC 105 on 14 November 2009.[46] Bisping won by second round TKO.[47] The fight was awardedFight of the Night, giving both Kang and Bisping a $40,000 bonus.[48]
Bisping next faced formerPRIDEMiddleweight ChampionWanderlei Silva atUFC 110 on 21 February 2010.[49] Silva won via unanimous decision.[50][51]
Bisping defeatedDan Miller by unanimous decision on 29 May 2010 atUFC 114.[52]
Bisping faced and defeatedYoshihiro Akiyama on 16 October 2010 atUFC 120, winning 30–27 on all three judges' scorecards.[53] Though Bisping was rocked early in the fight by Akiyama, he regained his composure and landed combinations repeatedly on Akiyama to sweep all three judges scorecards.[54] The fight was awarded Fight of the Night award.[55]
Bisping faced off in an emotionally charged fight againstJorge Rivera on 26 February 2011 atUFC 127. Both fighters had trash-talked each other before the fight and were restrained at the weigh-in during a verbal argument. Bisping dominated the first round scoring a few takedowns until he delivered an illegal knee to the head of Rivera. A point was taken from Bisping and, after a lengthy halt to the action, the fight continued. The fight ended with a TKO from Bisping in the second round. Bisping spat at Rivera's cornerman after the fight and angrily confronted Rivera about pre-fight comments that Bisping thought disparaged his family. Rivera denied the comments and attempted to make amends but Bisping told him to "go home" and called him a "loser." He immediately apologized in the post-match interview.[56] In the aftermath of the incident Bisping faced "disciplinary actions" and was fined his win bonus.[57] Multiple fighters subsequently came forward and said that they wanted to fight Bisping in light of the incident, including UFC middleweight notables such asChael Sonnen,Vitor Belfort,Demian Maia,Alan Belcher andNate Marquardt.[58][59]
On 27 May 2011, it was revealed that Bisping would be one of the coaches ofThe Ultimate Fighter 14 oppositeJason Miller.[60] There were concerns that Miller had spies in Bisping's training camp, but Bisping was confident that was not true.[61] Bisping defeated Miller via third round TKO on 3 December 2011 atThe Ultimate Fighter 14 finale.[62]
Bisping was expected to face Demian Maia on 28 January 2012 atUFC on Fox 2.[63] However, an injury forcedMark Muñoz out of his bout on the same card with Chael Sonnen and Bisping instead fought Sonnen for a chance to challengeAnderson Silva for the Middleweight title.[64] Sonnen defeated Bisping via unanimous decision.[65]
Bisping was expected to faceTim Boetsch on 21 July 2012 atUFC 149.[66] However, Bisping was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomerHector Lombard.[67]
Bisping facedBrian Stann on 22 September 2012 atUFC 152.[68] Bisping won the fight via unanimous decision.[69]
Bisping faced former UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionVitor Belfort on 19 January 2013 atUFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping in a fight which would have given Bisping a title shot had he won. However, he lost the fight via second-round TKO after getting hit flush by a head kick. According to Bisping, this kick caused theretinal detachment of his right eye. Fear of not being able to compete again prevented him from seeing a doctor.[70]
Bisping went on to faceAlan Belcher on 27 April 2013 atUFC 159. In the first round Bisping managed to out-box his opponent and score a brief trip takedown, in addition to landing a solid knee. Bisping then stepped up the pace of the fight in round 2, landing some heavy kicks and multiple combinations of punches. The fight was stopped at 4:29 of round 3 as Bisping inadvertently poked Belcher in the eye, rendering Belcher unable to continue. Bisping won the bout via unanimous technical decision.[71]
Bisping was expected to face Mark Muñoz on 26 October 2013 atUFC Fight Night 30.[72] However, after symptoms of his detached retina became too bad he decided to undergo surgery.[73] He pulled out of the bout on 27 September and was replaced byLyoto Machida.[74]
After nearly a year away from the sport due to his eye injury, Bisping returned to faceTim Kennedy on 16 April 2014 atThe Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.[75] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[76]
In April 2014, it was reported that both Bisping andBrad Tavares were interested in a potential fight.[77] However, in May 2014, it was announced that Bisping would faceCung Le on 23 August 2014 atUFC Fight Night 48.[78] Bisping won the one-sided fight via TKO in the fourth round.[79] The win also earned Bisping his firstPerformance of the Night bonus award.[80]
Bisping facedLuke Rockhold on 8 November 2014 atUFC Fight Night 55.[81] He lost the fight in the second round after being dropped by a head kick and then submitted with a guillotine choke.[82]
Bisping facedC.B. Dollaway on 25 April 2015 atUFC 186.[83] Bisping won the fight by unanimous decision.[84]
Bisping facedThales Leites on 18 July 2015 atUFC Fight Night 72.[85] He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision.[86]
Bisping was expected to faceRobert Whittaker on 15 November 2015 atUFC 193.[87] However, it was announced on 30 September 2015 that Bisping had withdrawn from the bout, citing an elbow injury, and been replaced byUriah Hall.[88]
Bisping was briefly linked to a fight withGegard Mousasi on 27 February 2016 atUFC Fight Night 84.[89] However, on 24 December, Bisping was pulled from the bout in favour of a match-up with Anderson Silva at the same event.[90] Bisping won the fight via unanimous decision.[91] Both participants were awardedFight of the Night honours.[92]
With an injury toChris Weidman forcing him to pull out of the fight, Bisping stepped up on only 17 days' notice to face championLuke Rockhold for a second time on 4 June 2016 atUFC 199.[93] He won via knockout in the first round to become the UFC Middleweight Champion and the first British UFC champion.[94] He was awardedPerformance of the Night honours.[95] The result was considered by many MMA media outlets to be one of the biggest upsets in the UFC title fight history, as Bisping took the fight on short notice and had been submitted in their first encounter 18 months earlier.[96][97]
Bisping facedDan Henderson in a rematch on 8 October 2016 atUFC 204.[98] Bisping won the fight via unanimous decision and retained the UFC Middleweight Championship.[99] Both fighters were awardedFight of the Night for their performance.[100]
On 1 March 2017 while onSportsCenter,Dana White announced that Bisping's next title defense would be against the returning former UFC Welterweight ChampionGeorges St-Pierre sometime in 2017.[101] However, on 11 May 2017, White announced the fight had been cancelled. The UFC and Bisping had wanted to have the fight atUFC 213, as part of International Fight Week in Las Vegas, but St-Pierre announced on his Instagram page that he needed more training to meet the 185-pound weight and would not be ready to fight until November.[102] The pairing eventually took place on 4 November 2017 in the main event atUFC 217.[103] Bisping lost the bout via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the third round.[104]
Three weeks after losing the Middleweight title, on 25 November 2017 atUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum, Bisping facedKelvin Gastelum as a replacement forAnderson Silva, who had been suspended byUSADA due to failing a drug test.[105][106] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[107]
On 28 May 2018, Bisping officially announced his retirement from MMA competition.[108] In late December 2018, Bisping appeared onThe Joe Rogan Experience, elaborating on his retirement from MMA, which he said was due to eye injury suffered in the fight with Kelvin Gastelum.[109]
I started having issues with my good eye as well after the Gastelum fight. I was like, this isn't worth it. The reason I retired was the Gastelum fight.
On 16 March 2019, it was announced atUFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal that Bisping would be inducted in theUFC Hall of Fame under the modern era wing.[110]
On 1 November 2019, he released his bookQuitters Never Win: My Life in UFC.[111]
On 6 April 2016, Bisping announced that he had landed a role in the filmXXX: Return of Xander Cage.[112][113] Later that month, Bisping revealed that he is a fan of the 1990s television seriesTwin Peaks and that he had gained a small role inthe 2017 continuation of the series.[114][115] He portrayedRoy Shaw in the sports drama filmMy Name Is Lenny.[116] Bisping also had a short cameo at the end of the 2018 filmDen of Thieves.[117] He reprised his role in a larger capacity for the sequelDen of Thieves 2: Pantera.
In 2018, Bisping was announced as one of the four presenters of the reality competition seriesHyperdrive, which would be released onNetflix on 21 August 2019.[118]
In November 2020, it was announced that Bisping would be playing the main role in a boxing movie titledThe Journeyman, based on Mark Turley's book.[119] That same month, Bisping appeared as a tournament fighter, Dolph, in theHBO Max seriesWarrior.[120]
Bisping met his Australian wife, Rebecca, in Manchester. The couple have three children and reside inOrange County, California.[63][121] Their eldest son Callum is an accomplishedwrestler, aCIF champion as a high schooler who currently competes inNCAA Division II out ofSan Francisco State University.[122][123] Their third child was born just before Bisping set off to the USA for final preparation in his fight againstDan Miller.[124]
Bisping suffers fromstrabismus, which is a condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned when looking at an object. This was caused by a detached retina injury from the fight withVitor Belfort atUFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping in 2013, which Bisping lost via technical knockout in round two. The loss was considered controversial, as at that time Belfort was on testosterone replacement therapy. Bisping stated his satisfaction after Belfort lost via a knockout from a front kick by Lyoto Machida on 12 May 2018 at UFC 224, in his retirement fight.[125]
It's very satisfying to see him [Vitor Belfort] lose if I'm honest. I don't care for the guy. I think he's built a career off being a cheat. The amount of insane steroids over his life, over his career, is evident to see. I mean you go back and look at his early career, the guy was insanely jacked. When we fought he was insanely jacked, and now you look at him and he looks like a f*cking beat up old man. And he's getting knocked out like so and performing like so.[125]
Bisping later lost all vision in his right eye, and wore an unsatisfactory cosmetic lens for some time before learning of an optician near his home who was able to manufacture a latex cosmetic which perfectly matched his real eye; he wears these to this day, calling it "the best three thousand dollars I ever spent in my life."[126]
Bisping's moniker, "The Count", was given by a ring announcer during a fight.[127]
My old manager told the ring announcer to introduce me as The Count. I said no at first, but I'm actually aCount in Poland (grandfather was a Polish Count). It embarrasses me a little bit. I made the mistake of telling someone at school and I was subsequently made fun of.[127]
Bisping made his UFCcolour commentary debut on 2 February 2019 atUFC Fight Night 144 in Fortaleza, Brazil,[128] after several appearances in theDana White‘s Tuesday Night Contender Series commentary team in 2018.[129][130] He then made his UFCpay-per-view commentary debut on 12 July 2020 atUFC 251 inAbu Dhabi,UAE.[131] In 2023 he started commentating forPower Slap.[132]
Bisping is aManchester United fan.[133]
| 39 matches | 30 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 3 |
| By submission | 2 | 2 |
| By decision | 10 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 30–9 | Kelvin Gastelum | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | 25 November 2017 | 1 | 2:30 | Shanghai, China | |
| Loss | 30–8 | Georges St-Pierre | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 217 | 4 November 2017 | 3 | 4:23 | New York City,New York, United States | Lost theUFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 30–7 | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 204 | 8 October 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | Defended theUFC Middleweight Championship. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 29–7 | Luke Rockhold | KO (punches) | UFC 199 | 4 June 2016 | 1 | 3:36 | Inglewood, California, United States | Won theUFC Middleweight Championship. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 28–7 | Anderson Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping | 27 February 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | London, England | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 27–7 | Thales Leites | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | 18 July 2015 | 5 | 5:00 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 26–7 | C. B. Dollaway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 186 | 25 April 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal,Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 25–7 | Luke Rockhold | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping | 8 November 2014 | 2 | 0:57 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 25–6 | Cung Le | TKO (knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le | 23 August 2014 | 4 | 0:57 | Macau,SAR, China | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 24–6 | Tim Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy | 16 April 2014 | 5 | 5:00 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 24–5 | Alan Belcher | Technical Decision (unanimous) | UFC 159 | 27 April 2013 | 3 | 4:31 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | An inadvertent eye poke rendered Belcher unable to continue any further. |
| Loss | 23–5 | Vitor Belfort | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping | 19 January 2013 | 2 | 1:27 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 23–4 | Brian Stann | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 152 | 22 September 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | 22–4 | Chael Sonnen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis | 28 January 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | UFC Middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 22–3 | Jason Miller | TKO (knees to the body and punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale | 3 December 2011 | 3 | 3:34 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 21–3 | Jorge Rivera | TKO (punches) | UFC 127 | 27 February 2011 | 2 | 1:54 | Sydney, Australia | Bisping was deducted one point in round 1 after landing an illegal knee. |
| Win | 20–3 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 120 | 16 October 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 19–3 | Dan Miller | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 114 | 29 May 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 18–3 | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 110 | 20 February 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 18–2 | Denis Kang | TKO (punches) | UFC 105 | 14 November 2009 | 2 | 4:24 | Manchester, England | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 17–2 | Dan Henderson | KO (punch) | UFC 100 | 11 July 2009 | 2 | 3:20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | UFC Middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 17–1 | Chris Leben | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 89 | 18 October 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | Leben tested positive forStanozolol. |
| Win | 16–1 | Jason Day | TKO (punches) | UFC 85 | 7 June 2008 | 1 | 3:42 | London, England | |
| Win | 15–1 | Charles McCarthy | TKO (arm injury) | UFC 83 | 19 April 2008 | 1 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Middleweight debut. |
| Loss | 14–1 | Rashad Evans | Decision (split) | UFC 78 | 17 November 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 14–0 | Matt Hamill | Decision (split) | UFC 75 | 8 September 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 13–0 | Elvis Sinosic | TKO (punches) | UFC 70 | 21 April 2007 | 2 | 1:40 | Manchester, England | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 12–0 | Eric Schafer | TKO (punches) | UFC 66 | 30 December 2006 | 1 | 4:24 | Las Vegas, Nevada United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Josh Haynes | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale | 24 June 2006 | 2 | 4:14 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | WonThe Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight Tournament. |
| Win | 10–0 | Ross Pointon | Submission (armbar) | CWFC: Strike Force 4 | 26 November 2005 | 1 | 2:00 | Coventry, England | Defended theCage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–0 | Jakob Lovstad | TKO (submission to punches) | CWFC: Strike Force 3 | 1 October 2005 | 1 | 1:10 | Coventry, England | Defended theCage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–0 | Miika Mehmet | TKO (corner stoppage) | CWFC: Strike Force 2 | 16 July 2005 | 1 | 3:01 | Coventry, England | Defended theCage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–0 | Alex Cook | Submission (choke) | FX3: Xplosion | 18 June 2005 | 1 | 3:21 | Reading, England | Won the FX3 Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–0 | Dave Radford | TKO | CWFC: Ultimate Force | 30 April 2005 | 1 | 2:46 | Sheffield, England | Won the inauguralCage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Mark Epstein | KO (punch) | Cage Rage 9 | 27 November 2004 | 3 | 4:43 | London, England | Defended theCage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–0 | Andy Bridges | KO | Pride & Glory 3: Glory Days | 7 August 2004 | 1 | 0:45 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mark Epstein | TKO (punches and knees) | Cage Rage 7 | 10 July 2004 | 2 | 1:27 | London, England | Won theCage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 2–0 | John Weir | TKO (punches) | UK MMA Championship 7: Rage & Fury | 30 May 2004 | 1 | 0:50 | Manchester, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Steve Mathews | TKO (strikes) | Pride & Glory 2: Battle of the Ages | 10 April 2004 | 1 | 0:38 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2–0 | Ross Pointon | TKO (submission to punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock | 15 June 2006 (Air date) | 1 | 2:13 |  Las Vegas, Nevada | The Ultimate Fighter 3 Semi Final bout. |
| Win | 1–0 | Kristian Rothaermel | TKO (punches) | 27 April 2006 (Air date) | 1 | 3:51 | The Ultimate Fighter 3 Quarter Final bout. |
| 1 Match, 0 Wins, 0 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Division | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | 0–0–1 | Chael Sonnen | Draw | UR Fight 2016 | 20 March 2016 | Superfight | Phoenix, Arizona |
| No. | Event | Fight | Date | Venue | City | PPV Buys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UFC 78 | Evans vs.Bisping | 17 November 2007 | Prudential Center | Newark,New Jersey, U.S. | 400,000 |
| 2. | UFC 199 | Rockhold vs.Bisping 2 | 4 June 2016 | The Forum | Inglewood,California U.S. | 320,000 |
| 3. | UFC 204 | Bisping vs.Henderson 2 | 8 October 2016 | Manchester Arena | Manchester, England | 290,000 |
| 4. | UFC 217 | Bisping vs.St-Pierre | 4 November 2017 | Madison Square Garden | New York City,New York, U.S. | 875,000 |
| Total sales | 1,885,000 | |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Beatdown | Drake Colby | |
| 2014 | Plastic | Kasper | |
| 2014 | The Anomaly | Sergio | |
| 2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage | Hawk | |
| 2017 | My Name Is Lenny | Roy Shaw | |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Connor | Cameo |
| 2019 | Triple Threat | Joey | |
| 2021 | Bisping | Himself | Documentary |
| 2021 | Never Back Down: Revolt | Janek | |
| 2024 | Fight Another Day | Arthur Dane | |
| 2025 | Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Connor[158] | |
| 2025 | The Naked Gun | Chet | |
| 2025 | Red Sonja | Hawk[159] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hollyoaks Later | Nathan McAllister | Season 3 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Strike Back | Aaron | Episode: "Legacy: Part 1" |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Guard | Episode: "Part 1" |
| Dark Matter | Goren | Episode: "Give It Up, Princess" | |
| 2018 | MacGyver | Porter | Episode: "UFO + Area 51" |
| 2019 | Magnum P.I. | Jason Coburn | Episode: "The Day It All Came Together" |
| Hyperdrive | Presenter | 10 episodes | |
| 2020 | Warrior | Dolph Jagger | Episode: "To a Man with a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail" |
| 2021–present | UFC Fight Week | Himself |
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| Preceded by | 8thUFC Middleweight Champion 4 June 2016 – 4 November 2017 | Succeeded by |
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| Modern-Era Wing | |
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