UFC 199 By The Numbers

It took 26 professional bouts for Michael Bisping to receive his first title shot. It took him 3:36 to become the UFC’s eighth middleweight champion. “The Count” defied the odds to capture 185-pound gold, knocking out the heavily-favored Luke Rockhold in the UFC 199 headliner at the Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Bisping, who took the bout on approximately two week’s notice, ended Rockhold’s five-fight winning streak to cap off an evening filled with spectacular violence. In the co-main event, Dominick Cruz closed the book on his rivalry with Urijah Faber, as he rolled to a clear-cut unanimous verdict in their trilogy bout. It was his first title defense since 2011 and solidified the Alliance MMA standout’s place atop the bantamweight division. On an action-packed night with a pair of title bouts atop the card, there are plenty of facts and figures to review. Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 199, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com.19: UFC wins for Bisping, tying him with Georges St. Pierre for first in promotion history.26: Career UFC bouts for Bisping after his fight with Rockhold on Saturday, tying him with Gleison Tibau for second-most in the history of the promotion. Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz are tied for No. 1 with 27.576: Days since Rockhold defeated Bisping via second-round submission in their initial meeting at UFC Fight Night in Sydney on Nov. 7, 2014.4: First-round KO/TKO victories for Bisping in UFC competition. However, his stoppage of Rockhold was his first such triumph in the Octagon since June 7, 2008.21: Significant strikes landed by Bisping. That total included 14 blows to the head, three to the body and four to the leg of his opponent. Rockhold, meanwhile, landed 17 significant strikes.12: Bantamweight wins in UFC/WEC competition for Cruz, the most in the combined history of the organizations. His 12-fight winning streak in those organizations ties him with Daniel Cormier and Georges St. Pierre for the fifth longest undefeated streak among fighters with experience in …

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