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Bantamweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
TJ Dillashaw won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1487
Elo1496

Cody GarbrandtvsTJ DillashawUFC Prediction Result

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · Saturday, November 4, 2017New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

TJ Dillashaw won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:41

Style matchupCody Garbrandt: Well-roundedvsTJ Dillashaw: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: TJ Dillashaw wins(61.5%)

Actual result: TJ Dillashaw wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

TJ Dillashaw at +175 American odds

+$175 profit

$275 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Cody Garbrandt is a KO finisher (60% of wins). TJ Dillashaw has lost 60% of fights by KO.
  • TJ Dillashaw is a KO finisher (54% of wins). Cody Garbrandt has lost 63% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Cody Garbrandt
Red Corner
VS
TJ Dillashaw
Blue Corner
-210
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+175
(36%)
1487
Elo
1496
35
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'6"
165.1 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Cody Garbrandt
oldest →
W
KOvs Brian Kelleher · Dec 23
L
SUBvs Deiveson Figueiredo · Apr 24
L
vs Raoni Barcelos · Jun 25
W
vs Xiao Long · Mar 26
L
KOvs Adrian Yanez · Jul 26
latest
TJ Dillashaw
oldest →
W
vs John Lineker · Dec 16
W
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · Aug 18
L
KOvs Henry Cejudo · Jan 19
W
vs Cory Sandhagen · Jul 21
L
KOvs Aljamain Sterling · Oct 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Cody GarbrandtMetricTJ Dillashaw
2.79
Strikes / min
5.09
3.66
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
58%
Strike defense
62%
0.85
TDs / 15 min
1.56
81%
Takedown defense
77%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.87Δ 2.49 — meaningful gap+1.62

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1596 vs 1611Strikes37.5 vs 72.2Takedowns0.8 vs 1.6Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.92Form1.0 vs 0.7
Cody GarbrandtTJ Dillashaw

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Cody Garbrandt(10 fights)TJ Dillashaw(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -8.3|Blue +8.3
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Cody GarbrandtTargetTJ Dillashaw

By target zone

16
34% acc · 89%
Head
12
24% acc · 60%
2
40% acc · 11%
Body
1
8% acc · 5%
0
0% acc
Leg
7
35% acc · 35%

By position

17
34% acc · 94%
Distance
14
19% acc · 70%
0
Clinch
0
1
33% acc · 6%
Ground
6
86% acc · 30%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Cody Garbrandt rounds
0
even
1
TJ Dillashaw rounds
Round 1Cody Garbrandt edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns1
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2TJ Dillashaw edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:07Control
2Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
2
18 / 53
Sig Strikes
20 / 81
31%
Sig Str %
26%
19 / 54
Total Strikes
23 / 85
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:04
Ctrl Time
0:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1TJ Dillashaw9 / 499 / 490 / 00
1Cody Garbrandt15 / 4216 / 430 / 00
2TJ Dillashaw11 / 3214 / 360 / 10
2Cody Garbrandt3 / 113 / 110 / 00

Cody Garbrandt

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights18

TJ Dillashaw

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18