Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw
Bantamweight5 rounds scheduled
Cory Sandhagen
United StatesCory Sandhagen
18-7-0
RESULT

TJ Dillashaw def. Cory Sandhagen (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
TJ Dillashaw
United StatesTJ Dillashaw
18-5-0
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

TJ Dillashaw defeated Cory Sandhagen by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw, held Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Cory Sandhagen
TJ Dillashaw
0
Knockdowns
0
128 of 281
Significant strikes
110 of 268
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
41%
171 of 331
Total strikes
169 of 332
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 19
0%
Takedown accuracy
11%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
8:22
Significant strikes by target
110 of 258
Head
59 of 208
10 of 14
Body
10 of 14
8 of 9
Leg
41 of 46
126 of 278
Distance
98 of 245
2 of 2
Clinch
8 of 14
0 of 1
Ground
4 of 9

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 25
Sig. str.
13 of 26
28 of 42
Total str.
36 of 54
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 5
1
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:24
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
26 of 55
Sig. str.
12 of 41
37 of 69
Total str.
20 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:18
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
23 of 53
Sig. str.
26 of 52
36 of 66
Total str.
34 of 60
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
26 of 65
Sig. str.
19 of 61
28 of 67
Total str.
35 of 77
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:41
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
38 of 83
Sig. str.
40 of 88
42 of 87
Total str.
44 of 92
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:59

Betting Odds

Cory Sandhagen
-152
60% implied win probability
Open: -171Best: +107
TJ Dillashaw
+130
43% implied win probability
Open: +138Best: +170

Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.

SportsbookCory SandhagenTJ Dillashaw
BetOnline-200+170
Betway-111-125
Bookmaker-185+146
Bovada-210+170
Cloudbet-139+109
DraftKings-120-110
FanDuel-112-112
MyBookie-200+160
Pinnacle+107-137
sportsbetio-233+169
sports-interaction-180+140
unibet-210+165

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Cory Sandhagen vs TJ Dillashaw?

TJ Dillashaw defeated Cory Sandhagen by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw, held Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

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

Win probability

Cory Sandhagen 69%31% TJ Dillashaw

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)

Cory Sandhagen
Complete Fighter
1 edge
TJ Dillashaw
Striking Technician
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power95
94Speed97
93Precision98
94Durability93
97Engine97
92Wrestling92
91Ground93

Biggest edge TJ Dillashaw, Accuracy +5

Attribute by attribute

Cory Sandhagen is on the left of every row, TJ Dillashaw on the right.
92Punch power94
93Kick power95
94Punch speed96
94Kick speed97
93Accuracy98
92Takedowns92
92Ground striking93
90Submissions93
95Chin95
93Body strength91
97Cardio97

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

Tale of the Tape

18-7-0
Record
18-5-0
1880
Power Index rating
1741
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
40
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.92
SLpM
5.09
45%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.72
SApM
3.47
55%
Str. Def.
62%

Grappling Profile

1.14
TD Avg.
1.56
33%
TD Acc.
30%
57%
TD Def.
77%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Cory Sandhagen · 2-3
  • L
    Mario Bautista
    UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 · Jul 11, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 4:08 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Umar Nurmagomedov
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Rob Font
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font · Aug 5, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 18 fights
72.5
Avg sig. strikes
62.4
1.12
Avg takedowns
1.28
2:52
Avg control time
3:01
169
Career high strikes
151
7
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Cory Sandhagen
Strike target
TJ Dillashaw
66%
Head
67%
15%
Body
15%
19%
Leg
19%
Cory Sandhagen
Strike position
TJ Dillashaw
83%
Distance
73%
4%
Clinch
10%
13%
Ground
17%