Michael Chandler
| Michael Chandler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Chandler Jr. April 24, 1986 High Ridge, Missouri |
| Residence | San Diego, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight (2010-2011), Lightweight (2011-) |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Team | The Alliance (MMA) (Former) |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| University | University of Missouri |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Michael Chandler Jr. (born April 24, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist fighting in the lightweight division. He is currently under contract with Bellator MMA where he is the current, two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion. He was also the winner of the Bellator Season Four: Lightweight Tournament. Chandler is currently ranked as the #7 Lightweight in the world accrording to FightMatrix.com and is regarded as one of the top 20 greatest Lightweight fighters of all time. He was the 2011 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year.
Chandler was born and raised in High Ridge, Missouri. He was born the second of four children to Michael Sr. and Betty Chandler. In high school, Chandler was on the honor roll every term, received three letters in football, and finished second at the Missouri State High School Championships his senior year for wrestling. He was voted the Most Valuable Wrestler during his senior season and was selected to the All-St. Louis Team.
Upon graduating from Northwest High School in 2004, Chandler enrolled at the University of Missouri, walking onto the school's wrestling squad. While at Missouri Chandler was a four-time NCAA qualifier, collected 100 career wins, as well as earning fifth place at NCAA's earning Division 1 NCAA All-American honors. Chandler earned runner-up honors in the 2008 and 2009 Big 12 Championships and was awarded automatic bids to three of the four NCAA tournaments he competed in. Chandler compiled a 31-15 record against Big 12 opponents and a 100-40 overall record in his four years as a starter. He majored in personal finance management services with a minor in real estate.
Immediately after his wrestling career was over, Chandler began training mixed martial arts with Xtreme Couture. He opted out of competing as an amateur and in August 2009, Chandler made his professional MMA debut with a first round TKO victory over Kyle Swadley.
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