Chandler vs Outlaw

Who won Chandler vs Outlaw?

Michael Chandler beat Sidney Outlaw by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 237, on Saturday 28th December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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 6 years, at 38 years old.

Outlaw had a 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

Chandler had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Benson Henderson at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He was victorious against Brandon Girtz at Bellator 197 on 13th April 2018 by submission in the 1st round at The Family Arena, St. Charles.

Activity check

Chandler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chandler vs Outlaw?

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