Chandler vs Henderson

Who won Chandler vs Henderson?

Michael Chandler beat Benson Henderson by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 243, on Friday 7th August 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Chandler vs Henderson stats

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

Benson Henderson made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 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 Benson Henderson's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Henderson had an advantage in power over Chandler, with a 18% knock out percentage over Chandler's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Henderson had a massive advantage over Chandler, boasting a 32% submission rate over Chandler's 0%.

Michael Chandler was the younger man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Henderson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chandler. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Chandler was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 8 months later than Henderson, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 51 less professional rounds, 73 to Henderson's 124.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Michael Chandler had last fought 7 years, 2 months and 8 days ago, while Benson Henderson's last outing had been 6 years, 11 months and 22 days ago.

What were the odds on Chandler vs Henderson?

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