By the Numbers: UFC 204

Michael Bisping got his revenge, but it didn’t come easy. “The Count” held off a still-dangerous Dan Henderson in their rematch at UFC 204 in Manchester on Saturday night, winning a five-round decision to retain his middleweight crown. Bisping survived harrowing knockdowns in the first and second frames to avenge a brutal KO loss to his rival at UFC 100 more than seven years ago.After the defeat, Henderson confirmed that he will call it a career after 47 professional fights. The compelling nature of the rematch proved that sometimes traditional matchmaking isn’t the only way to go. Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 204, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com. 20: UFC wins for Bisping, moving him past Georges St. Pierre and into sole possession of first place all-time in the promotion. 5:48:40: Total fight time for Bisping, No. 2 all-time behind only Frankie Edgar (6:02:49) after “The Count” spent a full 25 minutes in the Octagon with Henderson on Saturday night. 119: Significant strikes landed by Bisping in victory, the fifth time he has topped the century mark in the Octagon. That is a UFC record. By comparison, Henderson landed 81 significant strikes. 1,533: Career significant strikes landed by Bisping in UFC competition, No. 1 among all fighters in the promotion. Edgar is second with 1,266. 1,879: Total strikes landed by Bisping in UFC competition. The Englishman landed 130 total strikes at UFC 204 to surpass Chris Leben (1,791) and Edgar (1,871) on the promotion’s all-time list. Only Nate Diaz (1,926), Jon Fitch (2,185) and Georges St. Pierre (2,523) have landed more. 7,055: Days since Henderson made his professional debut with a pair of first-round stoppage victories against Eric Smith and Crezio de Souza in Brazil …

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