Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale Quick Results: Dodson stops Dillashaw to win bantamweight tournament

Posted by Jay Pagliaro on Dec 3, 2011 in UFC

John Dodson used electrifying speed and quick strikes to offset TJ Dillashaw’s wrestling en route to a first round technical knockout victory in the Ultimate Fighter 14 bantamweight finale.

Team Jackson product Dodson notched the victory after a forearm counter and left hook dropped the Team Alpha Male product. Dodson quickly followed with several hammerfists causing Herb Dean to call a stop to the fight at the 1:54 mark, much to the dismay of the Las Vegas crowd; many whom felt the stoppage was premature. The official time of the stoppage was 1:54.

With the win, Dodson improves to 12-5, and earns the six figure contract and prestige of being the first ever bantamweight winner on the Ultimate Fighter series. Dillashaw falls to falls to 5-1.