TJ Dillashaw

BantamweightStriker
13 - 5

18 UFC Fights | 72% Win Rate | 8 Finishes (62%)

Height
5' 6"
Reach
67"
Weight
135 lbs.
Age
40
Orthodox

TJ Dillashaw UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

TJ Dillashaw is 13-5 in the UFC across 18 fights, with 7 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 17-5, 4-0 of it outside the UFC. Dillashaw competes at bantamweight as an orthodox striker, standing 5'6" with a 67" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a loss to Aljamain Sterling by knockout in Oct 2022.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 88th percentile among 182 bantamweight fighters (5.1 sig. strikes/min).

TJ Dillashaw's UFC win rate is 72% (13 of 18 fights), and 62% of those wins came by finish. Dillashaw averages 1.3 takedowns per fight at 31% accuracy and stops 78% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
17-5
UFC Record
13-5
Height
5'6"
Reach
67"
Age
40
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Aljamain Sterling · KO/TKO · Oct 2022

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

TJ Dillashaw's Last 5 Fights

Dillashaw is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Aljamain Sterling · KO/TKO · R2 3:44 · UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · Oct 2022
  2. Win vs Cory Sandhagen · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw · Jul 2021
  3. Loss vs Henry Cejudo · KO/TKO · R1 0:32 · UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 2019
  4. Win vs Cody Garbrandt · KO/TKO · R1 4:10 · UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 2018
  5. Win vs Cody Garbrandt · KO/TKO · R2 2:41 · UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · Nov 2017

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
5.1
+1.5x ratio
Accuracy
41%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.50

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.5
1.0x avg
Strike Differential
+1.6
Opp. Accuracy Against
38%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.3
Takedown Accuracy
31%
Takedown Defense
78%
Control Time / Fight
3:01
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
11% KO
6% Sub
R2
11% KO
0% Sub
R3+
17% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — TJ Dillashaw vs Average

TJ Dillashaw lands 16.3 strikes in R1 but 27.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

TJ Dillashaw's UFC Fight History

18 UFC fights on record (13-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
L★Aljamain SterlingKO/TKOR2 · 3:44UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev2022-10-22
WCory SandhagenDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw2021-07-24
L★Henry CejudoKO/TKOR1 · 0:32UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw2019-01-19
W★Cody GarbrandtKO/TKOR1 · 4:10UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 22018-08-04
W★Cody GarbrandtKO/TKOR2 · 2:41UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre2017-11-04
WJohn LinekerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey2016-12-30
WRaphael AssuncaoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes2016-07-09
L★Dominick CruzDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz2016-01-17
W★Renan BaraoKO/TKOR4 · 0:35UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II2015-07-25
W★Joe SotoKO/TKOR5 · 2:20UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto2014-08-30
W★Renan BaraoKO/TKOR5 · 2:26UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw2014-05-24
WMike EastonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou2014-01-15
LRaphael AssuncaoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields2013-10-09
WHugo VianaKO/TKOR1 · 4:22UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez2013-04-20
WIssei TamuraKO/TKOR2 · 0:26UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz2013-03-16
WVaughan LeeSubmissionR1 · 2:33UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman2012-07-11
WWalel WatsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger2012-02-15
L★John DodsonKO/TKOR1 · 1:54The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale2011-12-03

How Dillashaw Ranks at Bantamweight

Percentile among the 182 bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume5.1 sig. strikes/min
88th percentile
Striking accuracy41%
37th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.5/min
53rd percentile
Takedowns1.3/fight
62nd percentile
Takedown defense78%
82nd percentile
Knockdown power0.50/fight
82nd percentile

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