Chandler vs Ferguson

Who won Chandler vs Ferguson?

Michael Chandler beat Tony Ferguson by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 274, on Saturday 7th May 2022 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

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 Ferguson stats

Michael Chandler stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Tony Ferguson made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Michael Chandler's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Tony Ferguson marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Michael Chandler's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Tony Ferguson's came in at 15-9-0.

The stats suggested Ferguson had a slight advantage in power over Chandler, with a 48% knock out percentage over Chandler's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Chandler and Ferguson would have been pretty equal, both with a 32% submission rate.

Michael Chandler was the younger man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

Ferguson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Chandler. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Chandler was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 3 months later than Ferguson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 76 to Ferguson's 82.

Chandler vs Ferguson form

Michael Chandler had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to 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 4 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Ferguson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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