Sandhagen vs Dillashaw

Who won Sandhagen vs Dillashaw?

T.J. Dillashaw beat Cory Sandhagen by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 32, on Saturday 24th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner T.J. Dillashaw.

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).

Sandhagen vs Dillashaw stats

Cory Sandhagen stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

T.J. Dillashaw made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 10-3-0, while T.J. Dillashaw's came in at 13-5-0.

The stats suggested Dillashaw had a slight advantage in power over Sandhagen, with a 50% knock out percentage over Sandhagen's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sandhagen had a slight advantage over Dillashaw, with a 21% submission rate over Dillashaw's 19%.

Cory Sandhagen was the younger man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 5 inches over Dillashaw. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Sandhagen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 2 months later than Dillashaw, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 55 to Dillashaw's 58.

Sandhagen vs Dillashaw form

Cory Sandhagen had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been defeated by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Dillashaw had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had defeated Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Henry Cejudo at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on 19th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, he was victorious against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

He had won against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cory Sandhagen had been fighting more than T.J. Dillashaw.

Going to this contest, Cory Sandhagen had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 19 days ago, while T.J. Dillashaw's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 27 days ago.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Dillashaw's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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