Chandler vs Henderson

Who won Chandler vs Henderson?

Michael Chandler beat Benson Henderson by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 243, on Friday 7th August 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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 Henderson stats

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

Benson Henderson made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Michael Chandler's Bellator record stood at 18-5-0, while Benson Henderson's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Henderson had an advantage in power over Chandler, with a 18% knock out percentage over Chandler's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Henderson had a massive advantage over Chandler, boasting a 32% submission rate over Chandler's 0%.

Michael Chandler was the younger man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Henderson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chandler. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Chandler was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 8 months later than Henderson, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 56 less professional rounds, 68 to Henderson's 124.

Chandler vs Henderson form

Chandler had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 221 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Brent Primus at Bellator 212 on 14th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had defeated Brandon Girtz at Bellator 197 on 13th April 2018 by submission in the 1st round at The Family Arena, St. Charles.

He was victorious against Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 192 on 20th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Great Wester Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

Chandler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Henderson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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