Middleweight
5 Rounds
Luke Rockhold won · SUB R2
UFC Event·Friday, November 7, 2014·Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australia
Style matchupLuke Rockhold: Well-roundedvsMichael Bisping: Elusive striker
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Luke Rockhold wins(58.1%)
Actual result: Luke Rockhold wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Luke Rockhold enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Luke Rockhold threatens submissions; Michael Bisping has lost 33% of fights by sub.
- Michael Bisping has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Stance matchup historically favors Luke Rockhold (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Luke Rockhold
Red Corner
VS
Michael Bisping
Blue Corner
-525
(84%)
Vegas Odds
+450
(18%)
41
Age
47
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'1"
195.58 cm
Reach
190.5 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Luke RockholdL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Michael Bisping · Jun 16W
KOvs David Branch · Sep 17L
KOvs Yoel Romero · Feb 18L
KOvs Jan Blachowicz · Jul 19L
vs Paulo Costa · Aug 22Michael BispingL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Anderson Silva · Feb 16W
KOvs Luke Rockhold · Jun 16W
vs Dan Henderson · Oct 16L
SUBvs Georges St-Pierre · Nov 17L
KOvs Kelvin Gastelum · Nov 17Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Luke RockholdMetricMichael Bisping
4.10
Strikes / min
4.33
2.68
Strikes absorbed / min
2.71
53%
Strike defense
65%
0.70
TDs / 15 min
1.05
65%
Takedown defense
63%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.42evenly matched on net striking+1.62
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Luke RockholdMichael Bisping
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Luke Rockhold(10 fights)Michael Bisping(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-32.732.7
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+119.0-119.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-2.52.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
Luke Rockhold
StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights11
Michael Bisping
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights18