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T.J. Dillashaw
BornTylor Jeffery Dillashaw
(1986-02-07) February 7, 1986 (age 38)
Sonora, California
Other namesThe Viper
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Reach66.0 in (168 cm)
Fighting out ofSacramento, California
TeamTeam Alpha Male
RankNCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active2010-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins9
By knockout3
By submission3
By decision3
Losses2
By knockout1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Tylor Jeffery "T.J." Dillashaw (born February 7, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Dillashaw has made a name for himself fighting throughout the West Coast. He was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. As of January 17, 2014, he is #5 in official UFC bantamweight rankings.[1]

Early life

Dillashaw was born in Sonora, California to Hal and Janice Dillashaw, but grew up in Angels Camp, California.[2] He attended Bret Harte High School and was on the wrestling team all throughout high school, and was on the football team for his junior year. He graduated from Bret Harte in 2004, and enrolled at Cal State Fullerton.

Wrestling career

High School

While wrestling for Coach Jan Schulz at Bret Harte High School, Dillashaw was a four-time sectional qualifier and two-time California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) qualifier.[2] As a junior, Dillashaw placed fifth at the CIF championships, and ended the season with a record of 45-7. He placed second at the CIF championships as a senior to cap off a 52-6 record and finished with an overall record of 170-33.[2]

College career

With a successful high school career, Dillashaw received a full-ride scholarship to wrestle for Cal State Fullerton. In the 2005-06 season, Dillashaw's freshmen 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 the Ukraine in the summer of 2006 to work on his wrestling skills.[2] 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 Akron, Ohio, at 132.25 pounds.[2] He also placed fourth at the Pac-10 championship in 2007.

In 2008, he placed fourth in the Pac-10 Championships and finished with a 22-10 record with four pins. He was 7-0 in Pac-10 duals, taking second place at Cliff Keen Invitational. His senior season he was ranked 10th in the nation at 133 lbs.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After graduating from Cal State Fullerton, Dillashaw contemplated turning to MMA. Former WEC featherweight champion, Urijah Faber, invited Dillashaw to join Team Alpha Male. Dillashaw began training with the team, and collected a 2-0 amateur record before turning pro.[3]

On March 26, 2010, Dillashaw made his professional debut against fellow pro debutee, 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.

Dillashaw picked up two more wins to move his record to a perfect 4-0 before trying out for the fourteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter.

The Ultimate Fighter

In 2011, Dillashaw had signed with the UFC 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 Roland Delorme via rear-naked choke submission in the preliminary round and moved onto the semi-finals. It was there he fought Dustin Pague 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 Las Vegas, Nevada at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. The fight was the final of the bantamweight tournament against John Dodson to determine the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 14. Dillashaw lost via TKO.

Dillishaw's sophomore outing came on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1 against Walel Watson.[4] 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.

Dillashaw fought Vaughan Lee on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman.[5] He won the fight by submission via a standing neck crank in the first round.

Dillashaw was expected to face Mike Easton on December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5.[6] However, Dillashaw was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Bryan Caraway.[7]

Dillashaw faced Issei Tamura on March 16, 2013 at UFC 158. Dillashaw won via knock-out 26 seconds into the second round.[8]

Dillashaw faced Hugo Viana on April 20, 2013 at UFC on Fox 7, replacing an injured Francisco Rivera.[9] He won the fight via TKO in round one.

Dillashaw was briefly linked to a bout with Raphael Assunção on September 4, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 28.[10] However, the pairing was delayed and took place at a later event this year due to a minor medical issue for Assunção.[11]

The bout with Assunção was rescheduled and took place on October 9, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 29.[12] Assunção defeated Dillashaw via split decision. The performance earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[13]

Dillashaw faced Mike Easton on January 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 35.[14] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]

Dillashaw was expected to face Takeya Mizugaki on May 24, 2014 at UFC 173.[16] However, with the show losing its main event, Dillashaw was moved up to the card and is now expected to face Bantamweight champion Renan Barão in the main event.[17]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9–2 Mike Easton Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou January 15, 2014 3 5:00 Duluth, Georgia, United States
Loss 8–2 Raphael Assunção Decision (in brazil) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields October 9, 2013 3 5:00 Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil Fight of the Night
Win 8–1 Hugo Viana TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez April 20, 2013 1 4:22 San Jose, California, United States
Win 7–1 Issei Tamura KO (knee and punches) UFC 158 March 16, 2013 2 0:26 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 6–1 Vaughan Lee Submission (ass pounding) UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman July 11, 2012 1 2:33 San Jose, California, United States
Win 5–1 Walel Watson Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger February 15, 2012 3 5:00 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Loss 4–1 John Dodson TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale December 3, 2011 1 1:54 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 4–0 Taylor McCorriston TKO (punches) Capitol Fighting Championships November 20, 2010 3 1:07 Sacramento, California, United States
Win 3–0 Mike Suarez Submission (rear-naked choke) Rebel Fighter - Domination October 2, 2010 1 2:42 Roseville, California, United States
Win 2–0 Brandon Drucker Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight For Wrestling 1 May 22, 2010 1 2:46 San Louis Obispo, California, United States
Win 1–0 Czar Sklavos Decision (unanimous) KOTC - Legacy March 26, 2010 3 5:00 Reno, Nevada, United States

References

  1. ^ UFC Fighter Rankings
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cal State Fullerton. "Player Bio: TJ Dillashaw".
  3. ^ TJ Dillashaw. "Team Alpha Male: TJ Dillashaw".
  4. ^ "UFC on FUEL TV 1 adds Dillashaw vs. Watson". mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2012.
  5. ^ "T.J. Dillashaw Meets Vaughan Lee at UFC on Fuel TV 4". heavy.com. May 12, 2012.
  6. ^ "T.J. Dillashaw vs. Mike Easton verbally agreed to for UFC on FOX 5 in Seattle". mmajunkie.com. October 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "Bryan Caraway in for injured T.J. Dillashaw, faces Mike Easton at UFC on FOX 5". MMAjunkie.com. October 30, 2012.
  8. ^ Staff (2013-02-19). "T.J. Dillashaw replaces Mitch Gagnon, meets Issei Tamura at UFC 158". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  9. ^ Matt Erickson (2013-03-22). "T.J. Dillashaw replaces Francisco Rivera, meets Hugo Viana at UFC on FOX 7". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  10. ^ Christoffer Esping (July 12, 2013). "TJ Dillashaw möter Raphael Assuncao på UFC on FOX Sports 1 #3". mmanytt.se.
  11. ^ Kelsey Mowatt (July 14, 2013). "Raphael Assuncao vs. T.J. Dillashaw Delayed". cagedinsider.com.
  12. ^ Mookie Alexander (2013-08-14). "Raphael Assuncao vs. T.J. Dillashaw rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  13. ^ Matt Erickson. "UFC Fight Night 29 bonuses: Palhares snubbed for sub award". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 10-09-2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ Mike Whitman. "UFC Returns to Georgia in January with T.J. Dillashaw-Mike Easton". sherdog.com. Retrieved 11-04-2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ John Morgan. "UFC Fight Night 35 results, photos: T.J. Dillashaw shines in one-sided win over Mike Easton". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 01-15-2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ Wesley De Souza (2014-02-26). "Takeya Mizugaki vs TJ Dillashaw scheduled for UFC 173". thefightnation.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  17. ^ John Morgan (2014-03-27). "UFC bantamweight champ Renan Barao faces T.J. Dillashaw in new UFC 173 headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

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