Middleweight
5 Rounds
Michael Bisping won · KO/TKO R4
UFC Event·Saturday, August 23, 2014·Macau, China, China
Style matchupMichael Bisping: Elusive strikervsCung Le: Elusive striker
Two technical strikers — likely goes the distance with a close decision.
Model Prediction: Michael Bisping wins(70.5%)
Actual result: Michael Bisping wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Cung Le has 25pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Cung Le (53.5%).
- Michael Bisping has a 13cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Michael Bisping
Red Corner
VS
Cung Le
Blue Corner
-235
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+215
(32%)
47
Age
53
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
5'9"
190.5 cm
Reach
177.8 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Michael 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 17Cung LeW2 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Wanderlei Silva · Nov 11W
vs Patrick Cote · Jul 12W
KOvs Rich Franklin · Nov 12Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Michael BispingMetricCung Le
4.33
Strikes / min
4.36
2.71
Strikes absorbed / min
2.98
65%
Strike defense
66%
1.05
TDs / 15 min
1.37
63%
Takedown defense
88%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.62evenly matched on net striking+1.38
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Michael BispingCung Le
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Michael Bisping(10 fights)Cung Le(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+24.5-24.5
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-522.0522.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-1.01.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.2-1.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
Michael Bisping
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights18
Cung Le
StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4