Michael Bisping vs.
CB Dollaway
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Michael Bisping
Full career not yet synced for Michael Bisping — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 14-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
CB Dollaway
Full career not yet synced for CB Dollaway — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Michael Bisping
Distance 88.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.3%)
CB Dollaway
Distance 66.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 23.9% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michael Bisping
Head 86.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)
CB Dollaway
Head 78.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bisping L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Dollaway L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1271 / 3664 | 34.7% | 40.5% | 248 / 613 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 152 / 241 | 63.1% | 70.3% | 59 / 86 | 68.6% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 144 / 255 | 56.5% | 69.1% | 129 / 219 | 58.9% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1132 / 3600 | 31.4% | 38.9% | 288 / 718 | 40.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 195 / 283 | 68.9% | 71.7% | 92 / 135 | 68.1% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 240 / 277 | 86.6% | 83.3% | 56 / 65 | 86.2% | 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 Bisping L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Dollaway L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 820 / 2543 | 32.2% | 39.5% | 298 / 723 | 41.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 84 / 168 | 50.0% | 70.9% | 27 / 47 | 57.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 95 / 173 | 54.9% | 69.0% | 100 / 163 | 61.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 587 / 2294 | 25.6% | 37.9% | 288 / 748 | 38.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 185 / 312 | 59.3% | 71.3% | 80 / 116 | 69.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 227 / 278 | 81.7% | 82.1% | 57 / 69 | 82.6% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bisping has more cage time on record.