Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama: Head to Head

[Drock]

This Saturday in London, UFC middleweight Michael Bisping will get home-court advantage in his headlining fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama. Bisping is coming off a decision win against Dan Miller at UFC 114, while Akiyama will try to rebound from his submission loss to Chris Leben. Of course, you can't always predict a fight's outcome just by looking at recent performances. So let's go to the stats and see if we can figure this sum'bitch out...

UFC RECORD
Bisping: 9-3
Akiyama: 1-1
Advantage: Bisping

NICKNAME
Bisping: "The Count"
Akiyama: "Sexyama"
Advantage: Akiyama

PERFORMANCE AGAINST COMMON OPPONENTS
Bisping: Defeated Denis Kang via TKO R2, defeated Chris Leben via unanimous decision
Akiyama: Defeated Denis Kang via KO R1, lost to Chris Leben by submission (triangle choke) R3
Advantage: Bisping

CAN HE SELL OUT AN ARENA WITH A MUSIC CONCERT?
Bisping: No
Akiyama: Yes
Advantage: Akiyama

BETTING ODDS
Bisping: -205
Akiyama: +184
Advantage: Bisping

CAMP ASSOCIATION
Bisping: Wolfslair MMA
Akiyama: Jackson's Submission Fighting
Advantage: Akiyama

FINISHING PERCENTAGE
Bisping: 73% (16 stoppage wins in 22 career fights)
Akiyama: 80% (12 stoppage wins in 15 career fights, not including his two no-contests against Kazushi Sakuraba and Kazuo Misaki)
Advantage: Akiyama

HEIGHT
Bisping: 6'2"
Akiyama: 5'10"
Advantage: Bisping

REACH
Bisping: 72.5"
Akiyama: 75"
Advantage: Akiyama

RECORD IN LONDON
Bisping: 4-0, including his UFC wins over Matt Hamill and Jason Day
Akiyama: 0-0
Advantage: Bisping

PREVIOUS TITLES HELD
Bisping: Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion, FX3 Light Heavyweight Champion, TUF 3 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner, "Coolest British Man of the Year"; plus, and he really is a "Count," descended from Polish nobility.
Akiyama: K-1 HERO's Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner, gold medalist in judo at the 2001 Asian Championships and 2002 Asian Games
Advantage: Bisping, due to quantity

UGLIEST DEFEAT
Bisping: Getting knocked dead by Dan Henderson at UFC 100
Akiyama: Getting knocked dead by Jerome Le Banner at K-1 Hero's 1
Advantage: Even

BASE SALARY
Bisping: $175,000 at UFC 114
Akiyama: $45,000 at UFC 116
Advantage: Bisping

WIFE
Bisping: Rebecca, the mother of his two children
Akiyama: Shiho Yano, a professional hot chick
Advantage: Honestly, they both seem lovely.

Final score: Michael Bisping comes out on top, 7-5-2. According to our calculations, that means he'll win a unanimous decision in a fight settled primarily on the feet. If you see it differently, let us know in the comments section — but your opinion (like ours) must be backed by science.

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[Rich Davie]

WTF !

These breakdowns crack me up !

[Drock]

thats exactly how i see the fight ending tho oddly enough.

[Rich Davie]

I wonder what their record on these predictions has been ?

[Drock]

I wonder what their record on these predictions has been ?

probably like 0-44