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UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen
Newark, USA
27 Apr 2013
Middleweight
VS
48%
Bisping
52%
Belcher
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 4:31
★ Official Result
Michael BispingwinsDecisionR3 · 4:31
def. Alan Belcher · UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Belcher
→
Actual result
Bisping wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Bisping at 48% vs Belcher at 52% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Risk flags
Bisping's chin rating of 2 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Belcher has a chin rating of 58 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
BispingBelcher
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Bisping
Belcher
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'1"
Height
+6'2"
75"
Reach
75"
47
Age
+42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Bisping
Belcher
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
20.5
22.4
55.3
Performance Avg
53.0
46
Quality of Victory
48
100
Momentum Score
100
Bisping
Belcher
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
6.4
/ 10
5.6
/ 10
5.6
Style: Pressure
7.2
5.4
Style: Volume
2.1
10 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
4 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
29
Head
2
1
Body
2
4
Leg
2
RangeRange
34Distance6
0Clinch0
0Ground0
Bisping
Belcher
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.2
/ 10
2.9
/ 10
0.8
Wrestling Style (/10)
2.0
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
3.3
0
Submission wins
3
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Bisping
Belcher
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
2
58
KO risk
Verdict
KO risk
3
KO/TKO Losses
1
2
Sub Losses
1
Avg R1.7 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.0 stoppage
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
9 fights ago
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Strikes absorbed / min
—
29/39 fights
Chin rating based on
15/26 fights
Bisping
Belcher
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
100
2-fight 📉 slide
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · KO · R1
L · Sub · R3
W · Dec · R5
W · KO · R1
W · Dec · R5
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
W · KO · R1
W · Sub · R2
Bisping
Belcher
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
50%
78%
10
KO / TKO Wins
4
0
Submission Wins
3
10
Decision Wins
2
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Bisping
Belcher
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
6.4
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
5.6
1.2
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
2.9
0.8
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
2.0
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
3.3
5.6
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
7.2
5.4
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
2.1
BispingBelcher
Strike Zones
Bisping
Attacking
34 landedAbsorbing
6 absorbedBelcher
Attacking
6 landedAbsorbing
34 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Bisping targets the head (85% of attacks) — Belcher absorbs 85% of strikes there
🎯Belcher targets the head (33% of attacks) — Bisping absorbs 33% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Bisping
RND
Belcher
0/0R00/0
Bisping · Last 5
L · KO · R1
Kelvin GastelumKO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · 2017-11
L · Sub · R3
Georges St-PierreSubmission
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · 2017-11
W · Dec · R5
Dan HendersonDecision
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · 2016-10
W · KO · R1
Luke RockholdKO/TKO
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · 2016-06
W · Dec · R5
Anderson SilvaDecision
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · 2016-02
Belcher · Last 5
L · Dec · R3
Michael BispingDecision
UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · 2013-04
L · Dec · R3
Yushin OkamiDecision
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W · KO · R1
Rousimar PalharesKO/TKO
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W · KO · R1
Jason MacDonaldKO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · 2011-09
W · Sub · R2
Patrick CoteSubmission
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