T.J. Dillashaw (17-5, 11) was born in Sonora, California, U.S. on February 7, 1986. At the age of 24 years on March 26, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Czar Sklavos, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 15, 2012, 26-year old T.J. Dillashaw made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger against a 27-year old Walel Watson, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC bantamweight champion on May 24, 2014 at age 28 on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 173 after defeating a 27-year old Renan Barão via 5th-round TKO.
Dillashaw's last fight was a bantamweight title fight against Aljamain Sterling for Sterling's UFC Championship title on October 22, 2022. He lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 13 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of T.J. Dillashaw's best fights have been against Cody Garbrandt, Renan Barão, Joe Soto, Hugo Viana, Vaughan Lee, Issei Tamura and Walel Watson.
Dillashaw has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Oct 22, 2022 36 years, 8 months 17-5 (11) | 33 years, 2 months 21-3 (10) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC bantamweight title |
21  | Jul 24, 2021 35 years, 5 months 17-4 (11) | 29 years, 3 months 14-2 (9) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | WIN |
20  | Jan 19, 2019 32 years, 11 months 16-4 (11) | 31 years, 11 months 13-2 (5) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC flyweight title |
19  | Aug 4, 2018 32 years, 5 months 16-3 (11) | 27 years 11-1 (9) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Knee and punches Defended UFC bantamweight title |
18 | Nov 4, 2017 31 years, 8 months 15-3 (10) | 26 years, 3 months 11-0 (9) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC bantamweight title |
17  | Dec 30, 2016 30 years, 10 months 14-3 (9) | 26 years, 6 months 29-7 (17) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jul 9, 2016 30 years, 5 months 13-3 (9) | 33 years, 11 months 23-4 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Jan 17, 2016 29 years, 11 months 12-3 (9) | 30 years, 10 months 20-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | LOSS Lost UFC bantamweight title |
14  | Jul 25, 2015 29 years, 5 months 12-2 (9) | 28 years, 5 months 33-2 (23) | UFC | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC bantamweight title |
13  | Aug 30, 2014 28 years, 6 months 11-2 (8) | 27 years, 5 months 15-2 (12) | UFC | BT | 5 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches Defended UFC bantamweight title |
12 | May 24, 2014 28 years, 3 months 10-2 (7) | 27 years, 3 months 32-1 (22) | UFC | BT | 5 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches Won UFC bantamweight title |
11  | Jan 15, 2014 27 years, 11 months 9-2 (6) | 29 years, 11 months 13-3 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Oct 9, 2013 27 years, 8 months 8-2 (6) | 31 years, 2 months 20-4 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
9  | Apr 20, 2013 27 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | 30 years, 6 months 7-0 (1) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
8  | Mar 16, 2013 27 years, 1 months 7-1 (5) | 29 years 7-3 (2) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
7  | Jul 11, 2012 26 years, 5 months 6-1 (4) | 29 years, 8 months 12-7-1 (11) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
6  | Feb 15, 2012 26 years 5-1 (3) | 27 years, 6 months 9-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
5  | Dec 3, 2011 25 years, 9 months 4-1 (3) | 27 years, 2 months 11-5 (6) | TUF | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
4 | Nov 20, 2010 24 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Taylor McCorriston | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Oct 2, 2010 24 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Mike Suarez | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | May 22, 2010 24 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Brandon Drucker | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Mar 26, 2010 24 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Czar Sklavos | KOTC | 3 | UD | WIN |
