Chandler vs Girtz

Who won Chandler vs Girtz?

Michael Chandler beat Brandon Girtz by submission in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 197, on Friday 13th April 2018 at The Family Arena in St. Charles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Chandler vs Girtz stats

Michael Chandler stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Brandon Girtz made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Michael Chandler's Bellator record stood at 18-5-0, while Brandon Girtz's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Girtz had an advantage in power over Chandler, with a 20% knock out percentage over Chandler's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Girtz had a massive advantage over Chandler, boasting a 53% submission rate over Chandler's 0%.

Michael Chandler was the younger man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Chandler had a height advantage of 1 inch over Girtz. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Chandler was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 3 months later than Girtz, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 68 to Girtz's 52.

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