Cung Le vs. Michael Bisping
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cung Le
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Michael Bisping
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 20 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.45 · 20 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 14-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cung Le
Distance 95.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 10.3%)
Michael Bisping
Distance 88.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cung Le
Head 65.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 25.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
Michael Bisping
Head 86.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Le L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Bisping L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 307 | 40.4% | 40.5% | 1271 / 3664 | 34.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 152 / 241 | 63.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 144 / 255 | 56.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 53 / 209 | 25.4% | 38.9% | 1132 / 3600 | 31.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 55 / 82 | 67.1% | 71.7% | 195 / 283 | 68.9% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 83.3% | 240 / 277 | 86.6% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Le L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Bisping L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 173 / 488 | 35.5% | 39.5% | 820 / 2543 | 32.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 70.9% | 84 / 168 | 50.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 95 / 173 | 54.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 124 / 423 | 29.3% | 37.9% | 587 / 2294 | 25.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 41 / 58 | 70.7% | 71.3% | 185 / 312 | 59.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 82.1% | 227 / 278 | 81.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bisping has more cage time on record.