1. Tyler Jeffrey Dillashaw was born on February 7,1986 and is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion.
50 Facts About TJ Dillashaw
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TJ Dillashaw lost the title to Dominick Cruz by split decision in 2016 before regaining it against Cody Garbrandt in 2017.
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TJ Dillashaw was later stripped of the belt in 2019 after testing positive for a banned substance, erythropoietin, in the drug tests for his UFC Flyweight Championship bout against Henry Cejudo.
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TJ Dillashaw received a two-year suspension and made his comeback in 2021, challenging for the bantamweight championship again in 2022 before retiring.
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TJ Dillashaw was born in Sonora, California, to Hal and Janice TJ Dillashaw.
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TJ Dillashaw grew up in Angels Camp, California, alongside his two brothers Justin and KC with KC being the oldest one out of the three.
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TJ Dillashaw traveled to Ukraine in the summer of 2006 to work on his wrestling skills.
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In total, TJ Dillashaw was a three-time NCAA Division I National Qualifier at Cal State Fullerton.
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Mark Munoz coached at Cal St Fullerton for 3 years, while competing in the UFC middleweight division and invited TJ Dillashaw to join the Reign Training Center fighter class at the conclusion of his senior year.
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On March 26,2010, TJ Dillashaw made his professional debut against fellow pro debutant, Czar Sklavos.
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TJ Dillashaw used his superior wrestling to earn a dominant unanimous decision win.
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Two months later, TJ Dillashaw returned to fight Brandon Drucker, winning the fight via first round submission.
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In 2011, TJ Dillashaw signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.
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TJ Dillashaw was selected as a part of Team Bisping, he was the second bantamweight chosen for the team.
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TJ Dillashaw defeated Roland Delorme via rear naked choke submission in the preliminary round and moved onto the semi-finals.
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TJ Dillashaw dominated Pague, grinding out three tough rounds to win the fight via unanimous decision.
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TJ Dillashaw officially made his UFC debut on December 3,2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale.
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TJ Dillashaw dominated Watson using his superior wrestling to control him on the ground, while nearly ending the fight several times with multiple submission attempts.
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TJ Dillashaw won the bout via unanimous decision.
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TJ Dillashaw fought Vaughan Lee on July 11,2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs Weidman.
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TJ Dillashaw won the fight by submission via a standing neck crank in the first round.
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TJ Dillashaw was expected to face Mike Easton on December 8,2012, at UFC on Fox 5.
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However, TJ Dillashaw was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Bryan Caraway.
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TJ Dillashaw faced Issei Tamura on March 16,2013, at UFC 158.
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TJ Dillashaw won via knock-out 26 seconds into the second round.
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TJ Dillashaw faced Hugo Viana on April 20,2013, at UFC on Fox 7, replacing an injured Francisco Rivera.
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TJ Dillashaw was briefly linked to a bout with Raphael Assuncao on September 4,2013, at UFC Fight Night 28.
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TJ Dillashaw faced Mike Easton on January 15,2014, at UFC Fight Night 35.
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TJ Dillashaw was expected to face Takeya Mizugaki on May 24,2014, at UFC 173.
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However, with the show losing its main event, TJ Dillashaw was moved up the card to face Bantamweight champion and top 5 pound for pound Renan Barao in the featured bout.
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In one of the biggest upsets in UFC and MMA history, TJ Dillashaw won the fight in dominant fashion, defeating Barao via TKO in the fifth round to become the new UFC Bantamweight champion.
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However a month before the event, TJ Dillashaw was forced out of the bout after sustaining a broken rib while training.
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TJ Dillashaw won the fight via TKO in the fourth round to retain his title.
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TJ Dillashaw faced former champion Dominick Cruz on January 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 81 He lost the bout and the title via split decision.
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TJ Dillashaw faced John Lineker on December 30,2016, at UFC 207.
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In January 2017, the UFC announced that TJ Dillashaw would be one of the coaches, opposite current UFC Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt on The Ultimate Fighter 25, with the pairing expected to face each other on July 8,2017, at UFC 213.
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TJ Dillashaw won the fight via knockout in the second round to regain the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
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TJ Dillashaw faced Cody Garbrandt in a rematch for the UFC Bantamweight Championship on August 4,2018, at UFC 227.
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TJ Dillashaw defeated Garbrandt in the first round by way of TKO.
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TJ Dillashaw was initially scheduled to face Henry Cejudo on January 26,2019, at UFC 233 for the UFC Flyweight Championship.
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TJ Dillashaw lost the fight via TKO just 32 seconds into the first round.
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On March 20,2019, TJ Dillashaw announced that he would be voluntarily relinquishing the UFC bantamweight championship after USADA and the New York State Athletic Commission found adverse findings following his bout against Henry Cejudo.
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TJ Dillashaw received a 12-month suspension from the NYSAC, retroactive to January 19,2019, the date of his bout against Cejudo.
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TJ Dillashaw became eligible to return on January 19,2021.
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TJ Dillashaw 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.
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TJ Dillashaw faced Aljamain Sterling for the UFC Bantamweight Championship on October 22,2022, at UFC 280, attempting to become UFC champion for a record-tying third time.
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TJ Dillashaw, who was hampered by a dislocated shoulder from early on in the bout, lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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On December 5,2022, TJ Dillashaw was removed from the UFC roster after deciding to retire from MMA.
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In October 2015, TJ Dillashaw left Team Alpha Male and moved his camp to Denver, Colorado, to train with his head coach, former UFC fighter Duane Ludwig.
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Accusations included forcing promising Ultimate Fighter winner, Chris Holdsworth, to retire at the age of 27 due to concussions sustained from TJ Dillashaw using illegal knees on a downed opponent during practice.