Top 5: Knockouts in UFC Bantamweight Title Fights

T.J. Dillashaw slew the dragon when few others thought it possible.

The Team Alpha Male standout stopped Renan Barao on a stunning fifth-round technical knockout to capture the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight crown in the UFC 173 headliner on May 24, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Laas Vegas. Barao succumbed to blows 2:26 into Round 5, as he was beaten for the first time in more than nine years.

Dillashaw pieced together a virtuoso performance over four-plus rounds. The Californian floored Barao with an overhand right roughly 90 seconds into the match and never looked back. From that point forward, the Brazilian was on his heels. He had no answer for Dillashaw’s…