Chandler vs Primus

Who won Chandler vs Primus?

Michael Chandler beat Brent Primus by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 212, on Friday 14th December 2018 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Lightweight championship.

Chandler vs Primus stats

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

Brent Primus made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Brent Primus marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Michael Chandler's Bellator record stood at 18-5-0, while Brent Primus' came in at 10-3-0.

The stats suggested Primus had a large advantage in power over Chandler, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Chandler's 0%.

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

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

Primus had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chandler. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Chandler was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Primus, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 68 to Primus' 42.

Chandler vs Primus form

Brent Primus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Solomon Renfro at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bruno Miranda at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had defeated Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had been beaten by Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

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

Primus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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