Middleweight
5 Rounds
Michael Bisping won · S-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, July 18, 2015·Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Style matchupMichael Bisping: Elusive strikervsThales Leites: Wrestler
The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.
Model Prediction: Michael Bisping wins(51.2%)
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.
- Michael Bisping has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Michael Bisping has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Michael Bisping
Red Corner
VS
Thales Leites
Blue Corner
-135
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+115
(47%)
47
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'1"
190.5 cm
Reach
198.12 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 17Thales Leites
oldest →latest
L
vs Krzysztof Jotko · Nov 16W
vs Sam Alvey · Apr 17L
vs Brad Tavares · Oct 17L
KOvs Jack Hermansson · May 18W
vs Hector Lombard · Sep 18Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Michael BispingMetricThales Leites
4.33
Strikes / min
2.13
2.71
Strikes absorbed / min
2.99
65%
Strike defense
52%
1.05
TDs / 15 min
2.10
63%
Takedown defense
30%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.62Δ 2.48 — meaningful gap-0.86
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Michael BispingThales Leites
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Michael Bisping(10 fights)Thales Leites(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-35.635.6
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-84.084.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.80.8
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.5-1.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
Michael Bisping
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights18
Thales Leites
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights13