Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
BantamweightTITLE FIGHT★ Fight of the Night5 rounds scheduled
TJ Dillashaw
United StatesTJ Dillashaw
18-5-0
RESULT

Dominick Cruz def. TJ Dillashaw (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Dominick Cruz
United StatesDominick Cruz
“The Dominator”
24-4-0
Monday, January 18, 2016
TD Garden, Boston, United States

Dominick Cruz defeated TJ Dillashaw by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight title main event of UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz, held Monday, January 18, 2016 at TD Garden, Boston.

Fight stats

TJ Dillashaw
Dominick Cruz
0
Knockdowns
0
109 of 408
Significant strikes
112 of 302
27%
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
130 of 430
Total strikes
122 of 312
1 of 8
Takedowns
4 of 11
13%
Takedown accuracy
36%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:11
Control time
0:33
Significant strikes by target
64 of 343
Head
97 of 282
22 of 39
Body
9 of 14
23 of 26
Leg
6 of 6
102 of 394
Distance
107 of 294
6 of 13
Clinch
5 of 6
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 87
Sig. str.
21 of 62
26 of 94
Total str.
21 of 62
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
0:07
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 79
Sig. str.
17 of 52
17 of 80
Total str.
18 of 53
0 of 2
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:10
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 77
Sig. str.
19 of 54
19 of 77
Total str.
19 of 54
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:13
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
22 of 70
Sig. str.
25 of 58
35 of 84
Total str.
34 of 67
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:56
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
33 of 95
Sig. str.
30 of 76
33 of 95
Total str.
30 of 76
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

TJ Dillashaw
-154
61% implied win probability
Open: -156Best: -135
Dominick Cruz
+130
43% implied win probability
Open: +132Best: +140

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

SportsbookTJ DillashawDominick Cruz
Bookmaker-172+140
Bovada-160+130
Pinnacle-135+120

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won TJ Dillashaw vs Dominick Cruz?

Dominick Cruz defeated TJ Dillashaw by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight title main event of UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz, held Monday, January 18, 2016 at TD Garden, Boston.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

TJ Dillashaw 82%18% Dominick Cruz

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Bantamweight roster (15 fighters)

TJ Dillashaw
Striking Technician
6 edges
Dominick Cruz
Volume Striker
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power88
97Speed94
98Precision95
93Durability94
97Engine99
92Wrestling94
93Ground91

Biggest edge TJ Dillashaw, Kick power +7

Attribute by attribute

TJ Dillashaw is on the left of every row, Dominick Cruz on the right.
94Punch power88
95Kick power88
96Punch speed94
97Kick speed93
98Accuracy95
92Takedowns94
93Ground striking94
93Submissions87
95Chin95
91Body strength92
97Cardio99

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

18-5-0
Record
24-4-0
1951
Power Index rating
1683
0
Win Streak
0
40
Age
41
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
67"
170 cm
Reach
68"
173 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingMuay Thai
vs
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TJ Dillashaw
  • 2021Purple belt · BJJ · Philipe "Furao" Della Monica
  • 20076th Place · Us University Nationals Greco · 132.25 lbs
  • Qualifier · NCAA D1
  • Runner-up · State HS · youth

Camp Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center · Huntington Beach, US

Dominick Cruz

No background on record

Striking Profile

5.09
SLpM
3.91
41%
Str. Acc.
33%
3.47
SApM
2.61
62%
Str. Def.
70%

Grappling Profile

1.56
TD Avg.
2.82
30%
TD Acc.
42%
77%
TD Def.
83%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

TJ Dillashaw · 3-2
  • L
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev · Oct 22, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 3:44 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cory Sandhagen
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw · Jul 24, 2021
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Henry Cejudo
    UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Dillashaw · Jan 20, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:32 · Flyweight
  • W
    Cody Garbrandt
    UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cody Garbrandt
    UFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre · Nov 5, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 2:41 · Bantamweight
Dominick Cruz · 2-3
  • L
    Marlon Vera
    UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz · Aug 13, 2022
    TKO · R4 · 2:17 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Pedro Munhoz
    UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Casey Kenney
    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Henry Cejudo
    UFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje · May 9, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 4:58 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Cody Garbrandt
    UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey · Dec 31, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 10 fights
62.4
Avg sig. strikes
78.0
1.28
Avg takedowns
2.80
3:01
Avg control time
2:16
151
Career high strikes
112
5
Career high TDs
10

Strike Distribution

TJ Dillashaw
Strike target
Dominick Cruz
67%
Head
66%
15%
Body
18%
19%
Leg
16%
TJ Dillashaw
Strike position
Dominick Cruz
73%
Distance
89%
10%
Clinch
7%
17%
Ground
4%