Mike Shipman
"Sea Bass"
Patient on the back foot, lethal on the return.
Fight Plan: Mike Shipman
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptible to high-level volume strikers who can keep the fight at distance
- Can be outmaneuvered by elite grapplers who reverse his control time
- High-pace pressure in rounds 2–3 to drain output
- Set traps for the overhand — chin has been tested
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Finishing and Distance Control are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression78
- Cardio72
- Wrestling78
- Fight IQ75
- Distance Control79
- Finishing82
Prep for camp: Mike Shipman
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a high volume of ground strikes once achieving top position
- Aggressive clinch worker who favors cage control to set up takedowns
- High output striker who focuses heavily on head strikes over leg kicks
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Mike Shipman.
How Mike has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injuries reported following April 2025 bout.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2025-04-18vs Josh SilveiraDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round
- W2024-09-14vs Eslam Abdul BasetKO · R2 · Bellator Champions Series: London
- W2024-05-17vs Steven HillTKO · R1 · Bellator Champions Series: Paris
- L2023-02-25vs Charlie WardDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · Bellator 291
Availability
Currently competing in the PFL 2025 season.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Mike Shipman is a balanced veteran middleweight known for his physical clinch game and effective ground-and-pound. A former BAMMA champion, he excels when he can press opponents against the cage and transition into wrestling sequences.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a high volume of ground strikes once achieving top position
- Aggressive clinch worker who favors cage control to set up takedowns
- High output striker who focuses heavily on head strikes over leg kicks
- Demonstrates high takedown accuracy when Chain-wrestling against the fence
Signature Moves
- Ground and Pound
- Double Leg Takedown
- Overhand Right
- Guillotine Choke
Weaknesses
- Susceptible to high-level volume strikers who can keep the fight at distance
- Can be outmaneuvered by elite grapplers who reverse his control time