Tyler Jeffrey Dillashaw (born February 7, 1986) is an American retired professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competed in the

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(UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Dillashaw competed on the 2011 Ultimate Fighter season. In 2014, he won the UFC Bantamweight Championship by dethroning

Renan Barão Renan Mota do Nascimento Pegado (born 31 January 1987), better known as Renan Barão, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. He held one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA history - follo ...

, who was on a 32-fight unbeaten streak. Dillashaw lost the title to

Dominick Cruz Dominick Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cruz ha ...

by split decision in 2016 before regaining it against

Cody Garbrandt Cody Garbrandt (born July 7, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Garbrandt is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. ...

in 2017. He was later stripped of the belt in 2019 after testing positive for a banned substance,

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, in the drug tests for his

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bout against

Henry Cejudo Henry Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler. He is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) UFC Flyweight Championship, Flyweight Ch ...

. He received a two-year suspension and made his comeback in 2021, challenging for the bantamweight championship again in 2022 before retiring.

Early life

Dillashaw was born in

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, to Hal and Janice Dillashaw. He grew up in

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Wrestling

High school

While wrestling for Coach Jan Schulz at

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, Dillashaw was a four-time sectional qualifier and two-time

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(CIF) state qualifier. As a junior, Dillashaw placed fifth at the CIF state championships, and ended the season with a record of 45–7. He placed second at the CIF State championships as a senior to cap off a 52–6 record and finished with an overall record of 170–33.

Collegiate

With a successful high school career, Dillashaw received a full-ride scholarship to wrestle for

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. In the 2005–06 season, Dillashaw's freshman year, he posted a 14–16 record including a 10–8 mark in dual matches. He went 3–4 in Pac-10 dual meets. Dillashaw traveled to

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in the summer of 2006 to work on his wrestling skills. Dillashaw's sophomore season was a more successful one having an overall record of 17–14 with an 11–4 mark in duals, including 5–3 in the Pac-10. In April 2007, he placed sixth in the University Greco Wrestling Championships in

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, at 132.25 pounds.

Mixed martial arts career

After graduating from

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in 2009 with a

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in kinesiology, Dillashaw contemplated turning to MMA.

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coached at Cal St. Fullerton for 3 years, while competing in the UFC middleweight division and invited Dillashaw to join the Reign Training Center fighter class at the conclusion of his senior year. After training with Team Reign for a year and a half, Munoz encouraged Dillashaw to move up north closer to his hometown of Angels Camp, CA to Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, CA. Dillashaw began training with Team Alpha Male, and collected a 2–0 amateur record before turning pro. On March 26, 2010, Dillashaw made his professional debut against fellow pro debutant, Czar Sklavos. Dillashaw used his superior wrestling to earn a dominant unanimous decision win. Two months later, Dillashaw returned to fight Brandon Drucker, winning the fight via first round submission. The fight took place at Fight For Wrestling, an MMA event located in California attempting to raise money to fund the Cal Poly wrestling team.

''The Ultimate Fighter''

In 2011, Dillashaw signed with the

to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. In the first episode, he fought Matt Jaggers to gain entry into the ''Ultimate Fighter'' house. Dillashaw defeated Jaggers in the first round via TKO. Dillashaw was selected as a part of Team Bisping, he was the second bantamweight chosen for the team (seventh overall). Dillashaw defeated

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via rear naked choke submission in the preliminary round and moved onto the semi-finals. It was there he fought

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for the first spot in the bantamweight final on the finale card. Dillashaw dominated Pague, grinding out three tough rounds to win the fight via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–26).

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Dillashaw officially made his UFC debut on December 3, 2011, in

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. The fight was the final of the bantamweight tournament against John Dodson to determine the winner of

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. Dillashaw lost via TKO. Dillishaw's sophomore outing came on February 15, 2012, at

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against

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. Dillashaw dominated Watson using his superior wrestling to control him on the ground, while nearly ending the fight several times with multiple submission attempts. Dillashaw won the bout via unanimous decision (30–25, 30–25, 30–26). Dillashaw fought Vaughan Lee on July 11, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman. He won the fight by submission via a standing neck crank in the first round. Dillashaw was expected to face

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on December 8, 2012, at

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. However, Dillashaw was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by

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. Dillashaw faced

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on March 16, 2013, at

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. Dillashaw won via knock-out 26 seconds into the second round. Dillashaw faced

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on April 20, 2013, at

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, replacing an injured Francisco Rivera. He won the fight via TKO in round one. Dillashaw was briefly linked to a bout with

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on September 4, 2013, at

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. The fight was delayed due to Assunção suffering a minor medical issue. The bout was rescheduled and took place on October 9, 2013, at

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. Assunção defeated Dillashaw via split decision. The back and forth action earned both the participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Dillashaw faced

on January 15, 2014, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

First Bantamweight Championship Reign

Dillashaw was expected to face

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on May 24, 2014, at

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. However, with the show losing its main event, Dillashaw was moved up the card to face Bantamweight champion and top 5 pound for pound

in the featured bout. In one of the biggest upsets in UFC and MMA history, Dillashaw won the fight in dominant fashion, defeating Barão via TKO in the fifth round to become the new UFC Bantamweight champion. In addition to winning the title, Dillashaw received bonuses for ''Fight of the Night'' and ''Performance of the Night''. While interviewing Dillashaw after the fight,

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said: An immediate rematch with Barão was scheduled to take place on August 30, 2014, at

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. However, the day of the weigh-ins, Barão had to be admitted to the hospital as a result of his attempts to cut weight and was replaced by

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who was already scheduled to compete in a fight on the event's preliminary card. Dillashaw defeated Soto via knockout in the fifth round. The win also earned Dillashaw his second consecutive ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. A rematch with Barão was rescheduled and was expected to take place on April 25, 2015 at

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. However a month before the event, Dillashaw was forced out of the bout after sustaining a broken rib while training. The rematch eventually took place at

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on July 25, 2015. Dillashaw won the fight via TKO in the fourth round to retain his title. He also earned a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Dillashaw faced former champion

on January 17, 2016 at

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He lost the bout and the title via split decision. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honors.

Road back to the title

A rematch with

took place on July 9, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Dillashaw faced

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on December 30, 2016 at

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. He won via a dominant unanimous decision, wherein the bout was scored a 30-26 in favour of Dillashaw by all three judges.

Coaching ''The Ultimate Fighter '' and regaining the title

In January 2017, the UFC announced that Dillashaw would be one of the coaches, opposite current UFC Bantamweight champion (and former Team Alpha Male teammate)

on The Ultimate Fighter 25, with the pairing expected to face each other on July 8, 2017 at

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. However the bout was scrapped on May 23 after Garbrandt sustained a back injury. The bout was rescheduled and eventually took place on November 4, 2017 at

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. Dilashaw won the fight via knockout in the second round to regain the

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. This win also earned Dillashaw his fifth

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bonus award. Dillashaw faced

in a rematch for the

on August 4, 2018, at

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. He defeated Garbrandt in the first round by way of TKO. This win earned him the

award.

Fight with Henry Cejudo

Dillashaw was initially scheduled to face

on January 26, 2019 at

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for the

. However, after that pay-per-view event was cancelled, the fight was moved a week earlier to headline

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on January 19, 2019. Dillashaw lost the fight via TKO just 32 seconds into the first round.

Doping ban and relinquishment of Bantamweight title

On March 20, 2019, Dillashaw announced that he would be voluntarily relinquishing the UFC bantamweight championship after USADA and the

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(NYSAC) found adverse findings following his bout against Henry Cejudo. Dillashaw received a 12-month suspension from the NYSAC, retroactive to January 19, 2019, the date of his bout against Cejudo.On April 9, it was announced Dilllashaw had been suspended for two years by USADA (an additional suspension to what was given by the NYSAC) due to testing positive for

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(EPO) prior to the Henry Cejudo bout. He became eligible to return on January 19, 2021. On April 12, Dillashaw broke his silence over the drug test failure and UFC suspension with a post on

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, acknowledging that he had used a banned substance and stated that the decision was his alone, and that what he "really

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bad about" was the bad light he brought upon his coaches, family and teammates by association. He also said his use of EPO was limited to the Cejudo fight and said that USADA had retested all of the samples from his prior drug tests to confirm this.

Return from suspension

After the two-year hiatus due to his USADA suspension, Dillashaw was scheduled to face

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on May 8, 2021 at

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. However, Dillashaw announced on April 27 that he had to pull out of the fight due to a cut he received from a headbutt in training. The pair was rescheduled and served as the main headliner for UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw on July 24, 2021. Dillashaw won the fight via split decision. The decision was seen as somewhat controversial, with many fans, fighters, and media members expressing their belief that Sandhagen won the bout. 17 of 23 media outlets scored the bout as a victory for Sandhagen. During the fight, Dillashaw suffered a knee injury which kept him out of action over the next year. Dillashaw faced

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for the

on October 22, 2022 at

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, attempting to become UFC champion for a record-tying third time. Dillashaw, who was hampered by a dislocated shoulder from early on in the bout, lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. In his post-fight speech, Dillashaw admitted that he had come into the fight with an ongoing shoulder problem, saying "I probably dislocated it 20 times in training camp." On December 5th 2022, Dillashaw was removed from the UFC roster after deciding to retire from MMA.

Personal life

Dillashaw married Rebecca, in June 2014. In October 2015, Dillashaw left

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and moved his camp to

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, to train with his head coach, former UFC fighter

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Championships and achievements

(Two times) ***Two successful title defenses - First reign ***One successful title defense - Second reign ***Three successful title defenses - Overall **Tied with

and

for the most successful consecutive Bantamweight title defenses in UFC history - (2) **First fighter to finish a title bout in the fifth round twice (

) **Second most finishes in UFC Bantamweight division history (8) ** Most knockouts in UFC Bantamweight division history (7) **Tied (

) for most wins in UFC Bantamweight division history (13) **Most wins in UFC Bantamweight title bouts (five) ** Fight of the Night (Three times) vs.

, and

(Five times) vs.

(2),

, and

(2) **

Runner-up *

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**2014 Upset of the Year vs.

*Pundit Areana **2017 Fight of the Year vs.

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**2021 July Fight of the Month

Amateur wrestling

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High School State Championship Runner-up (2004) **

All-State (2003, 2004) *

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Division I Qualifier out of California State University (Fullerton) (2007, 2008, 2009) **

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133 lb Conference 4th Place out of California State University (Fullerton) (2007, 2008)

Mixed martial arts record

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Pay-per-view bouts

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NCAA record

! colspan="8", NCAA Championships Matches , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2009 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs , - , Loss , 0-6 , align=left, Rick Deubel , style="font-size:88%", MD 3-12 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, March 19, 2009 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Loss , 0-5 , align=left, Nick Fanthorpe , style="font-size:88%", TF 4-19 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2008 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs , - , Loss , 0-4 , align=left, Dave Marble , style="font-size:88%", 7-11 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, March 20, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Loss , 0-3 , align=left, Tyler McCormick , style="font-size:88%", 2-5 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2007 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs , - , Loss , 0-2 , align=left, Dan Mitcheff , style="font-size:88%", 4-8 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, March 16, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2007 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Loss , 0-1 , align=left, Dave Marble , style="font-size:88%", 7-14 , -

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