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Charles McCarthy vs Michael Bisping

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Charles McCarthy and Michael Bisping met once (2008). Michael Bisping won in 2008 by ko.

SOURCE·Charles McCarthy (fighter) and Michael Bisping — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Charles McCarthyMichael Bisping
—Reach—
72″ (182.9 cm)Height—
—Reach advantage—
10–5Record30–9
100%Finish rate67%
6Longest unbeaten run12
15Recorded bouts46
—Stance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Charles McCarthy

2000win v Pat O'Malley, 2003, submissionwin v Wesley Bockert, 2003, submissionwin v Jay Massey, 2003, submissionwin v Keith Rockel, 2004, submissionwin v Pat O'Malley, 2004, submissionwin v Jeff Fenno, 2004, submissionloss v David Bielkheden, 2004, submissionloss v Marcel Ferriera, 2004, decisionloss v Trevor Garrett, 2005, submissionwin v Mike Van Meer, 2005, submissionloss v David Loiseau, 2005, kowin v Timothy Williams, 2005, submissionwin v Sean Sallee, 2005, submissionwin v Gideon Ray, 2006, submissionloss v Michael Bisping, 2008, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2003–2008
win vs Pat O'Malley (2003)win vs Wesley Bockert (2003)win vs Jay Massey (2003)win vs Keith Rockel (2004)win vs Pat O'Malley (2004)win vs Jeff Fenno (2004)loss vs David Bielkheden (2004)loss vs Marcel Ferriera (2004)loss vs Trevor Garrett (2005)win vs Mike Van Meer (2005)loss vs David Loiseau (2005)win vs Timothy Williams (2005)win vs Sean Sallee (2005)win vs Gideon Ray (2006)loss vs Michael Bisping (2008)
winlossdraw / NC2003–2008

Michael Bisping

20002010UNFILEDwin v Mark Epstein, 2004, kowin v Andy Bridges, 2004, kowin v John Weir, 2004, kowin v Steve Mathews, 2004, kowin v Ross Pointon, 2005, submissionwin v Jakob Lovstad, 2005, submissionwin v Miika Mehmet, 2005, kowin v Alex Cook, 2005, submissionwin v Dave Radford, 2005, kowin v Eric Schafer, 2006, kowin v Josh Haynes, 2006, kowin v Ross Pointon, 2006, submissionloss v Rashad Evans, 2007, decisionwin v Matt Hamill, 2007, decisionwin v Elvis Sinosic, 2007, kowin v Chris Leben, 2008, decisionwin v Jason Day, 2008, kowin v Charles McCarthy, 2008, kowin v Denis Kang, 2009, koloss v Dan Henderson, 2009, kowin v Yoshihiro Akiyama, 2010, decisionwin v Dan Miller, 2010, decisionloss v Wanderlei Silva, 2010, decisionwin v Jason Miller, 2011, kowin v Jorge Rivera, 2011, kowin v Brian Stann, 2012, decisionloss v Chael Sonnen, 2012, decisionwin v Alan Belcher, 2013, decisionloss v Vitor Belfort, 2013, koloss v Luke Rockhold, 2014, submissionwin v Cung Le, 2014, koloss v Tim Kennedy, 2014, decisionwin v Thales Leites, 2015, decisionwin v C. B. Dollaway, 2015, decisionwin v Dan Henderson, 2016, decisionwin v Luke Rockhold, 2016, kowin v Anderson Silva, 2016, decisiondraw v Chael Sonnen, 2016, drawloss v Kelvin Gastelum, 2017, koloss v Georges St-Pierre, 2017, submissionwin v Kristian Rothaermel, no date on recordresult not stated v Fight, no date on recordresult not stated v Evans vs. Bisping, no date on recordresult not stated v Rockhold vs. Bisping 2, no date on recordresult not stated v Bisping vs. Henderson 2, no date on recordresult not stated v Bisping vs. St-Pierre, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2004–2017 · 6 UNDATED
2010 win vs Mark Epstein (2004)win vs Andy Bridges (2004)win vs John Weir (2004)win vs Steve Mathews (2004)win vs Ross Pointon (2005)win vs Jakob Lovstad (2005)win vs Miika Mehmet (2005)win vs Alex Cook (2005)win vs Dave Radford (2005)win vs Eric Schafer (2006)win vs Josh Haynes (2006)win vs Ross Pointon (2006)loss vs Rashad Evans (2007)win vs Matt Hamill (2007)win vs Elvis Sinosic (2007)win vs Chris Leben (2008)win vs Jason Day (2008)win vs Charles McCarthy (2008)win vs Denis Kang (2009)loss vs Dan Henderson (2009)win vs Yoshihiro Akiyama (2010)win vs Dan Miller (2010)loss vs Wanderlei Silva (2010)win vs Jason Miller (2011)win vs Jorge Rivera (2011)win vs Brian Stann (2012)loss vs Chael Sonnen (2012)win vs Alan Belcher (2013)loss vs Vitor Belfort (2013)loss vs Luke Rockhold (2014)win vs Cung Le (2014)loss vs Tim Kennedy (2014)win vs Thales Leites (2015)win vs C. B. Dollaway (2015)win vs Dan Henderson (2016)win vs Luke Rockhold (2016)win vs Anderson Silva (2016)draw vs Chael Sonnen (2016)loss vs Kelvin Gastelum (2017)loss vs Georges St-Pierre (2017)
winlossdraw / NC2004–2017
Cross-references
Charles McCarthy

The full ledger: 15 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

10–5 Michael Bisping

The same, from the other corner — 46 bouts and the cohort Bisping is ranked inside.

30–9 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

900 BOUTS
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