Dillashaw vs Garbrandt

Who won Dillashaw vs Garbrandt?

T.J. Dillashaw beat Cody Garbrandt by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 217, on Saturday 4th November 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Bantamweight championship.

Dillashaw vs Garbrandt stats

T.J. Dillashaw stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Cody Garbrandt made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Cody Garbrandt marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

T.J. Dillashaw's UFC record stood at 13-5-0, while Cody Garbrandt's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Garbrandt had a massive power advantage over Dillashaw, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Dillashaw's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dillashaw had a large advantage over Garbrandt, boasting a 21% submission rate over Garbrandt's 0%.

T.J. Dillashaw was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Garbrandt had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dillashaw. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Dillashaw was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Garbrandt, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 58 to Garbrandt's 38.

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Dillashaw's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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