Who won Dillashaw vs Assunção?
T.J. Dillashaw beat Raphael Assuncao by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 200, on Saturday 9th July 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner T.J. Dillashaw.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
Dillashaw vs Assunção stats
T.J. Dillashaw stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Raphael Assuncao made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.
T.J. Dillashaw's UFC record stood at 13-5-0, while Raphael Assuncao's came in at 12-7-0.
The stats suggested Dillashaw had a massive power advantage over Assuncao, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Assuncao's 13%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Assuncao had an advantage over Dillashaw, with a 43% submission rate over Dillashaw's 25%.
T.J. Dillashaw was the younger man by 4 years, at 38 years old.
Dillashaw had a height advantage of 1 inch over Assuncao. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Dillashaw was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 2 months later than Assuncao, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 58 to Assuncao's 88.
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