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.

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 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 1 year, 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 34 more professional rounds, 107 to Chandler's 73.

Pitbull vs Chandler form

Patricio Pitbull had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sergio Pettis at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kleber Koike Erbst at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Adam Borics at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Before that, he had defeated AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had been beaten by AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

Pitbull's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Chandler's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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