Bellator 165 Results: Chandler vs. Henderson

Bellator 165 took place on November 19, 2016, at SAP Center in San Jose, California. Lightweight champion Michael Chandler defended his title against veteran Benson Henderson in the five-round main event.

Chandler Retains the Lightweight Championship

Chandler kept his Bellator lightweight title by split decision after 25 minutes. Two judges scored the fight for Chandler, 48–46 and 48–47, while the third had Henderson ahead, 48–46. The result gave Chandler his first defense of the belt he had won from Patricky Freire earlier that year.

Bellator 165 Main-Card Results

• Michael Chandler def. Benson Henderson by split decision (48–46, 46–48, 48–47), retaining the lightweight title.
• Michael Page def. Fernando Gonzalez by split decision (29–28, 27–30, 29–28).
• Linton Vassell def. Francis Carmont by unanimous decision (30–26, 30–26, 30–25).
• Adam Piccolotti def. Brandon Girtz by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
• Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez def. Sheila Padilla by first-round KO (punches), 0:47.

Event Overview

The split decision kept the lightweight championship with Chandler, while Page also earned a split-decision win on the main card. For the neighboring event recaps, read our coverage of Bellator 166 and Bellator 164.

Selected Bout Results

• Hugo Lujan defeated Cesar Gonzalez by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Beau Hamilton defeated Victor Jones by TKO (Punches); round 3, 0:28.
• J.J. Okanovich defeated Luis Vargas by Submission (Armbar); round 2, 2:59.
• Jeremiah Labiano defeated Vince Murdock by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Alvin Cacdac defeated Steve Gruber by TKO (Punches); round 1, 0:31.
• Michael Chandler defeated Benson Henderson by Decision (Split); round 5, 5:00.
• Michael Page defeated Fernando Gonzalez by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Adam Piccolotti defeated Brandon Girtz by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.

The selected scorecard winners included Hugo Lujan, Jeremiah Labiano, Michael Chandler, Michael Page. Those bouts reached their scheduled conclusion, leaving the judges to determine the outcomes rather than a stoppage ending the action.

Sources

MMA Fighting; ESPN; Event results record.

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