Middleweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Michael Bisping v Chris Leben
UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben, Sat, Oct 18, 2008, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Referee Dan Miragliotta
Referee Dan Miragliotta
Michael Bisping won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Richard Bertrand 27 - 30. Chris Lee 27 - 30. Tim Vannatta 28 - 29.
“The Count”
Height 6'1", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 6-1-0 in the UFC over 7 fights
“The Crippler”
Height 5'11", Reach 73", Stance Southpaw, Age 28 on the night
Coming in 8-3-0 in the UFC over 11 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Michael Bisping | Chris Leben | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 20 of 51 | 1 of 3 | 0:19 | 0 | 23 of 57 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 20 of 49 | 0 of 0 | 0:09 | 0 | 14 of 58 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 30 of 60 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 14 of 49 | 1 of 1 | 0:40 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 70 of 160 | 1 of 3 | 0:30 | 0 | 51 of 164 | 1 of 2 | 0:47 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.