The second of three Bellator events in April takes place Friday when The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., hosts Bellator 197. The card airs on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie.

In the main event, former Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler (17-4 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) looks to hold on to his No. 1 contender spot when he meets Brandon Girtz (15-7 MMA, 7-5 BMMA), who stepped into matchup as a replacement for injured champ Brent Primus.

Chandler’s fight is the cornerstone of the latest Bellator fight card, but the event has even more to offer. For more, check below for 20 pre-event facts about Bellator 197.

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Main event

Chandler competes in his 19th Bellator bout, tied with Patricky Freire and David Rickels for the most appearances in company history.

Chandlers’ 14 victories in Bellator competition are tied with featherweight champ Patricio Freire for most in company history.

Chandler’s 12 victories in Bellator lightweight competition are tied with Patricky Freire for most in divisional history.

Chandler’s 10 stoppage victories in Bellator competition are tied with Patricio Freire for most in company history.

Chandler’s eight stoppage victories in Bellator lightweight competition are tied with Patricky Freire for most in divisional history.

Chandler’s five submission victories in Bellator competition are tied for fourth most in company history behind Goiti Yamauchi (six), Marcin Held (six) and Alexandre Bezerra (six).

Girtz is 1-3 in his past four Bellator appearances dating back to November 2016.

Girtz’s five stoppage victories in Bellator lightweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Chandler (eight) and Patricky Freire (eight).

Co-main event

A.J. McKee’s (10-0 MMA, 10-0 BMMA) 10-fight Bellator winning streak is the longest active streak in the company.

McKee’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak is the longest in company history.

McKee’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak in featherweight competition is the longest active streak in the division and longest in divisional history.

McKee’s 10 victories in Bellator featherweight competition are tied with Daniel Straus and Pat Curran for second most in divisional history behind Patricio Freire (14).

McKee’s seven victories in Bellator featherweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Patricio Freire (10).

Justin Lawrence (11-4 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) has earned all three of his Bellator stoppage victories by knockout.

Remaining main card

Kevin Ferguson Jr. (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) – aka “Baby Slice” – is the son of the late Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.

Logan Storley (7-0 MM, 2-0 BMMA) has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all of this wins by knockout.

Preliminary card

Dominic Mazzotta (13-2 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) was successful in his Bellator bantamweight debut at Bellator 186 in November.

Josh Sampo (11-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) returns to competition for the first time since May 23, 2015. The 1,056-day (nearly three years) layoff is the longest of his more than nine-year career.

Sampo’s three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 2013.

Derek Anderson (14-3 MMA, 5-3 BMMA) moves up to the Bellator welterweight division for the first time. He spent his first eight appearances with the promotion at lightweight.

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