Pitbull vs Chandler

Who won Pitbull vs Chandler?

Patricio Pitbull beat Michael Chandler by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 221, on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

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.

Pitbull vs Chandler stats

Patricio Pitbull stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Michael Chandler made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Patricio Pitbull's Bellator record stood at 23-6-0, while Michael Chandler's came in at 18-5-0.

The stats suggested Pitbull had a massive power advantage over Chandler, boasting a 32% knock out percentage over Chandler's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pitbull had a massive advantage over Chandler, boasting a 39% submission rate over Chandler's 0%.

Patricio Pitbull was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

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

Pitbull was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Chandler, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 107 to Chandler's 68.

Pitbull vs Chandler form

Chandler had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dan Hooker at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Benson Henderson at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before 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.

He was victorious against Brent Primus at Bellator 212 on 14th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

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Pitbull's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Chandler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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