Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 127: Penn vs Fitch
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
“The Count”
30-9-0
RESULT

Michael Bisping def. Jorge Rivera (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 1:54
Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera
“El Conquistador”
20-9-0
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia

Michael Bisping defeated Jorge Rivera by TKO in round 2 (1:54) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch, held Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.

Fight stats

Michael Bisping
Jorge Rivera
1
Knockdowns
0
50 of 123
Significant strikes
8 of 53
41%
Sig. strike accuracy
15%
57 of 132
Total strikes
9 of 54
3 of 8
Takedowns
0 of 0
38%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:17
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
40 of 113
Head
6 of 48
5 of 5
Body
0 of 3
5 of 5
Leg
2 of 2
28 of 89
Distance
8 of 52
15 of 23
Clinch
0 of 1
7 of 11
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 72
Sig. str.
4 of 37
20 of 79
Total str.
5 of 38
3 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:07
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
35 of 51
Sig. str.
4 of 16
37 of 53
Total str.
4 of 16
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:10
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

30-9-0
Record
20-9-0
0
Win Streak
1
47
Age
54
6'1"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
73"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.33
SLpM
3.16
38%
Str. Acc.
48%
2.71
SApM
2.64
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.05
TD Avg.
0.84
43%
TD Acc.
50%
63%
TD Def.
63%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Michael Bisping · 3-2
  • L
    Kelvin Gastelum
    UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs GastelumSat, Nov 25, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 2:30 · Middleweight
  • L
    Georges St-Pierre
    UFC 217: Bisping vs St-PierreSun, Nov 5, 2017
    Submission · R3 · 4:23 · Middleweight
  • W
    Dan Henderson
    UFC 204: Bisping vs Henderson 2Sun, Oct 9, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Luke Rockhold
    UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2Sun, Jun 5, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 3:36 · Middleweight
  • W
    Anderson Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Silva vs BispingSat, Feb 27, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Jorge Rivera · 3-2
  • W
    Eric Schafer
    UFC on FX: Guillard vs MillerFri, Jan 20, 2012
    TKO · R2 · 1:31 · Middleweight
  • L
    Constantinos Philippou
    UFC 133: Evans vs. OrtizSun, Aug 7, 2011
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Michael Bisping
    UFC 127: Penn vs FitchSat, Feb 26, 2011
    TKO · R2 · 1:54 · Middleweight
  • W
    Nate Quarry
    UFC Fight Night: Florian vs GomiWed, Mar 31, 2010
    TKO · R2 · 0:29 · Middleweight
  • W
    Rob Kimmons
    UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUNSat, Oct 24, 2009
    TKO · R3 · 1:53 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 29 fights · 15 fights
54.0
Avg sig. strikes
25.2
0.90
Avg takedowns
0.47
1:08
Avg control time
2:35
119
Career high strikes
80
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Michael Bisping
Strike target
Jorge Rivera
72%
Head
64%
12%
Body
23%
15%
Leg
13%
Michael Bisping
Strike position
Jorge Rivera
81%
Distance
30%
10%
Clinch
44%
9%
Ground
26%