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.

This was Michael Chandler's 23rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010.

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 23 more professional rounds, 73 to Outlaw's 50.

Chandler vs Outlaw form

Michael Chandler had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been defeated 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.

He had lost to 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.

Activity check

Chandler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chandler vs Outlaw?

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