Chandler vs Yamauchi

Who won Chandler vs Yamauchi?

Michael Chandler beat Goiti Yamauchi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 192, on Saturday 20th January 2018 at Great Wester Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Chandler.

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 Yamauchi stats

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

Goiti Yamauchi made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 18 by submission.

Michael Chandler's Bellator record stood at 18-5-0, while Goiti Yamauchi's came in at 14-5-0.

The stats suggested Yamauchi had a slight advantage in power over Chandler, with a 5% knock out percentage over Chandler's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yamauchi had a massive advantage over Chandler, boasting a 82% submission rate over Chandler's 0%.

Michael Chandler was the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.

Yamauchi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chandler. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Chandler was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Yamauchi, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 68 to Yamauchi's 57.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Goiti Yamauchi had been fighting more than Michael Chandler.

Going to this contest, Michael Chandler had last fought 6 years and 15 days ago, while Goiti Yamauchi's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 24 days ago.

Chandler's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Yamauchi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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