Dillashaw lands 115 blows on Barão and sets new UFC record

Dillashaw (left) beat Barão (right) for the second time in just over a year. Photo: Jeff Bottari/UFC

Fulminant. This can summarize the performance of TJ Dillashaw against Renan Barao on Saturday night (25), at UFC on FOX 16, to defend the bantamweight belt. The champion's superiority is even clearer in the numbers, which guaranteed the athlete from Team Alpha Male a historic record in Ultimate.

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According to the UFC's statistics provider, Dillashaw connected no less than 115 significant blows on the Brazilian Renan Barao throughout the 15 minutes and 36 seconds of fight. With this, the North American reached four consecutive fights reaching the same mark, something never done before in the organization – not even in three fights in a row.

In addition to the duel against Barão on Saturday night, the other clashes in which TJ reached the expressive mark of significant blows were against Mike Easton, Joe Soto and the first fight against Renan, all in 2014.

At 29, TJ Dillashaw He has a professional record of 12 wins and two losses. Bantamweight champion since May last year, runner-up in the The Ultimate Fighter 14 He has already successfully defended his title twice and has eight wins and just two losses in the Octagon.