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Middleweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Georges St-Pierre won · SUB R3
Elo1363
Elo1491
Georges St-Pierre

Michael BispingvsGeorges St-PierreUFC Prediction Result

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · Saturday, November 4, 2017New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

Georges St-Pierre won

SUB · Round 3 · 4:23

Style matchupMichael Bisping: Elusive strikervsGeorges St-Pierre: Wrestler

The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.

Model Prediction: Georges St-Pierre wins(87.3%)

Actual result: Georges St-Pierre wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Georges St-Pierre at +100 American odds

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$200 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Georges St-Pierre enters on a 5-fight win streak.
  • Georges St-Pierre has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Michael Bisping
Red Corner
VS
Georges St-Pierre
Blue Corner
-120
(55%)
Vegas Odds
+100
(50%)
1363
Elo
1491
47
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'11"
190.5 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Michael Bisping
oldest →
W
vs Thales Leites · Jul 15
W
vs Anderson Silva · Feb 16
W
KOvs Luke Rockhold · Jun 16
W
vs Dan Henderson · Oct 16
L
KOvs Kelvin Gastelum · Nov 17
latest
Georges St-PierreW5 streak
oldest →
W
vs Josh Koscheck · Dec 10
W
vs Jake Shields · Apr 11
W
vs Carlos Condit · Nov 12
W
vs Nick Diaz · Mar 13
W
vs Johny Hendricks · Nov 13
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Michael BispingMetricGeorges St-Pierre
4.33
Strikes / min
3.78
2.71
Strikes absorbed / min
1.40
65%
Strike defense
72%
1.05
TDs / 15 min
4.16
63%
Takedown defense
83%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.62evenly matched on net striking+2.38

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1625 vs 1609Strikes56.8 vs 59.7Takedowns1.0 vs 4.1Sub Atts0.19 vs 1.10Form1.0 vs 1.0
Michael BispingGeorges St-Pierre

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Michael Bisping(10 fights)Georges St-Pierre(7 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -128.1|Blue +128.1
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Layoff
Red -1057.0|Blue +1057.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Michael BispingTargetGeorges St-Pierre

By target zone

20
22% acc · 74%
Head
41
45% acc · 69%
1
17% acc · 4%
Body
5
42% acc · 8%
6
75% acc · 22%
Leg
13
87% acc · 22%

By position

25
24% acc · 93%
Distance
39
42% acc · 66%
0
Clinch
1
100% acc · 2%
2
100% acc · 7%
Ground
19
73% acc · 32%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Michael Bisping rounds
0
even
3
Georges St-Pierre rounds
Round 1Georges St-Pierre edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
15Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:21Control
Round 2Georges St-Pierre edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:27Control
Round 3Georges St-Pierre edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
27Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:27Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
27 / 106
Sig Strikes
59 / 119
28.7%
Sig Str %
48.7%
49 / 128
Total Strikes
68 / 131
0 / 0
TDs
3 / 4
TD %
83.3%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
3:15

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Georges St-Pierre15 / 3515 / 351 / 20
1Michael Bisping7 / 348 / 350 / 00
2Georges St-Pierre17 / 4217 / 421 / 10
2Michael Bisping12 / 5417 / 590 / 00
3Georges St-Pierre27 / 4236 / 541 / 11
3Michael Bisping8 / 1824 / 340 / 00

Michael Bisping

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights18

Georges St-Pierre

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights7