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TJ Dillashaw

18-5-0
40y·5' 6"·67" reach·Orthodox
3:41
Control / 15m
time on top
+1.62
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
62%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.8
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

Tells

Non-traditional predictors we've tested against the record. Only the ones that fire on this fighter show up here.

Chin Decay

Predictive

First KO loss December 2011. Fighters at the same age and mileage lose by KO in 11.3% of fights; after a first KO it runs 17.3%.

Fired again Oct 2022

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Checked 3 tells for this fighter. 1 fired.

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 18 recorded bouts, 1123 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 67%Body 15%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 73%Clinch 10%Ground 17%
And how often each lands
Head34%
Body69%
Legs79%
Distance36%
Clinch66%
Ground74%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

13Wins7 KO · 1 SUB · 5 DEC
5Losses3 KO · 2 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

0%
Dodson
83%
Watson
39%
Lee
53%
Tamura
24%
Viana
19%
Assuncao
33%
Easton
16%
Barao
8%
Soto
36%
Barao
5%
Cruz
5%
Assuncao
46%
Lineker
2%
Garbrandt
12%
Garbrandt
28%
Cejudo
33%
Sandhagen
1%
Sterling

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R13.73100%18
R25.47146%13
R35.58149%10
R46.21166%5
R57.57203%4

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min5.09
Strikes absorbed / min3.47
Striking accuracyof everything thrown41%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed62%
Takedowns / 15 min1.56
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land30%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed77%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.8
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together8.56
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 18 bouts12.3m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

35.6%
Landed at range
2,303 thrown over 18 bouts
32.7%
Expected
against these opponents
+2.9pp
Gap
above expected
70.2%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LAljamain SterlingOct 2022KO R20:03 ctrl8 str0 td
Significant strikes
8 of 26 · 31%
Total strikes
13 of 31 · 42%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:03
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 3:44
Punches to Head From Back Control
Target
Head 38%Body 25%Legs 38%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WCory SandhagenJul 2021S-DEC8:22 ctrl110 str2 td
Significant strikes
110 of 268 · 41%
Total strikes
169 of 332 · 51%
Takedowns
2 of 19 · 11%
Control
8:22
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 54%Body 9%Legs 37%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 7%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats
LHenry CejudoJan 2019KO R10:09 ctrl1 str0 td
Significant strikes
1 of 3 · 33%
Total strikes
1 of 3 · 33%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:09
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:32
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 0%Body 0%Legs 100%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WCody GarbrandtAug 2018KO R10:30 ctrl45 str0 td
Significant strikes
45 of 72 · 63%
Total strikes
51 of 78 · 65%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:30
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:10
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 82%Body 11%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 36%Clinch 33%Ground 31%
This fight on UFCStats
WCody GarbrandtNov 2017KO R20:07 ctrl20 str0 td
Significant strikes
20 of 81 · 25%
Total strikes
23 of 85 · 27%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:07
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 2:41
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 60%Body 5%Legs 35%
Position
Distance 70%Clinch 0%Ground 30%
This fight on UFCStats
WJohn LinekerDec 2016U-DEC6:53 ctrl71 str5 td
Significant strikes
71 of 119 · 60%
Total strikes
177 of 249 · 71%
Takedowns
5 of 6 · 83%
Control
6:53
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 75%Body 14%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 35%Clinch 0%Ground 65%
This fight on UFCStats
WRaphael AssuncaoJul 2016U-DEC0:48 ctrl64 str1 td
Significant strikes
64 of 195 · 33%
Total strikes
72 of 205 · 35%
Takedowns
1 of 5 · 20%
Control
0:48
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 52%Body 16%Legs 33%
Position
Distance 95%Clinch 3%Ground 2%
This fight on UFCStats
LDominick CruzJan 2016S-DEC1:11 ctrl109 str1 td
Significant strikes
109 of 408 · 27%
Total strikes
130 of 430 · 30%
Takedowns
1 of 8 · 13%
Control
1:11
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 59%Body 20%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 94%Clinch 6%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
WRenan BaraoJul 2015KO R45:37 ctrl117 str0 td
Significant strikes
117 of 212 · 55%
Total strikes
170 of 273 · 62%
Takedowns
0 of 5 · 0%
Control
5:37
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R4 0:35
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 72%Body 16%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 79%Clinch 20%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
WJoe SotoAug 2014KO R51:51 ctrl151 str2 td
Significant strikes
151 of 454 · 33%
Total strikes
156 of 461 · 34%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
1:51
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R5 2:20
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 75%Body 15%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 95%Clinch 4%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
WRenan BaraoMay 2014KO R53:38 ctrl140 str0 td
Significant strikes
140 of 309 · 45%
Total strikes
169 of 344 · 49%
Takedowns
0 of 3 · 0%
Control
3:38
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R5 2:26
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 71%Body 12%Legs 17%
Position
Distance 86%Clinch 1%Ground 14%
This fight on UFCStats
WMike EastonJan 2014U-DEC4:57 ctrl117 str2 td
Significant strikes
117 of 232 · 50%
Total strikes
138 of 257 · 54%
Takedowns
2 of 5 · 40%
Control
4:57
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 60%Body 17%Legs 23%
Position
Distance 63%Clinch 28%Ground 9%
This fight on UFCStats
LRaphael AssuncaoOct 2013S-DEC2:49 ctrl29 str2 td
Significant strikes
29 of 101 · 29%
Total strikes
32 of 105 · 30%
Takedowns
2 of 4 · 50%
Control
2:49
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 48%Body 41%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 86%Clinch 14%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WHugo VianaApr 2013KO R11:02 ctrl21 str1 td
Significant strikes
21 of 44 · 48%
Total strikes
22 of 45 · 49%
Takedowns
1 of 3 · 33%
Control
1:02
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:22
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 76%Body 14%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 81%Clinch 5%Ground 14%
This fight on UFCStats
WIssei TamuraMar 2013KO R22:54 ctrl30 str2 td
Significant strikes
30 of 57 · 53%
Total strikes
39 of 66 · 59%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
2:54
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 0:26
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 43%Body 10%Legs 47%
Position
Distance 27%Clinch 47%Ground 27%
This fight on UFCStats
WVaughan LeeJul 2012SUB R11:00 ctrl3 str2 td
Significant strikes
3 of 16 · 19%
Total strikes
5 of 18 · 28%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
1:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 2:33
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 67%Body 33%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WWalel WatsonFeb 2012U-DEC12:24 ctrl85 str3 td
Significant strikes
85 of 114 · 75%
Total strikes
154 of 192 · 80%
Takedowns
3 of 7 · 43%
Control
12:24
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
5
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 89%Body 6%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 11%Clinch 0%Ground 89%
This fight on UFCStats
LJohn DodsonDec 2011KO R10:00 ctrl2 str0 td
Significant strikes
2 of 21 · 10%
Total strikes
2 of 21 · 10%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:54
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 0%Body 50%Legs 50%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.