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.

This was Patricio Pitbull's 30th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Michael Chandler marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Patricio Pitbull's Bellator record stood at 24-6-0, 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 37 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 38 more professional rounds, 114 to Chandler's 76.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Patricio Pitbull had last fought 6 years, 5 months and 17 days ago, while Michael Chandler's last outing had been 6 years, 4 months and 18 days ago.

Pitbull's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Chandler's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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