Tyler Jeffrey Dillashaw is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who has achieved several feats in his career including the UFC Bantamweight Champion. A California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state qualifier twice in amateur wrestling, he suceeded in his high school career that earned him an athletic scholarship for wrestling for Cal State Fullerton Titans and following his graduation from California State University, Fullerton, Dillashaw considered delving into Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Apart from winning the UFC Bantamweight Championship, he also made it to the final of ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller’. He garnered Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night bonus awards three times and became the first fighter to twice finish a title bout in the fifth round. His MMA record till date chronicles a total of 14 wins out of 17 of which 6 were won by knockout, 5 by decision and 3 by submission. A Black Belt in Bang Muay Thai and a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, this impressive fighter presently ranks #13 in world’s largest MMA promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship’s official pound-for-pound rankings. American website Sherdog dedicated to MMA ranks him as world’s #2 bantamweight.
