Chandler vs Outlaw

Who won Chandler vs Outlaw?

Michael Chandler beat Sidney Outlaw by during the co-main event of Bellator 237, on Saturday 28th December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Chandler vs Outlaw division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Chandler vs Outlaw stats

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

Sidney Outlaw made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Michael Chandler's Bellator record stood at 18-5-0, while Sidney Outlaw's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Outlaw had a slight advantage in power over Chandler, with a 7% knock out percentage over Chandler's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Outlaw had a massive advantage over Chandler, boasting a 50% submission rate over Chandler's 0%.

Michael Chandler was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Outlaw had 5-inch reach advantage.

Chandler was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Outlaw, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 68 to Outlaw's 50.

Chandler vs Outlaw form

Michael Chandler had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Justin Gaethje at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had beaten Dan Hooker at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Sidney Outlaw had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Islam Mamedov at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tofiq Musayev at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Before that, he was victorious against Myles Jury at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been defeated by Michael Chandler at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Michael Chandler had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 6 days ago, while Sidney Outlaw's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.

Chandler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Outlaw's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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