UFC 177 Results: Dillashaw knocks out Soto in 5th round to retain title

UFC 177 “Dillashaw vs. Soto” took place tonight (August 30, 2014) from the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California.  The main event was originally supposed to be Renan Barao, however he fainted during the weigh in’s and Joe Soto stepped in on short notice to take the bout.  This was Soto’s debut fight in the UFC.

Official results as follows:

Main Card (on Pay-Per-View)
TJ Dillashaw defeated Joe Soto by KO at 2:20 of R5
Tony Ferguson defeated Danny Castillo by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Bethe Correia defeated Shayna Baszler by TKO at 1:56 of R2
Carlos Diego Ferreira defeated Ramsey Nijem by TKO at 1:53 of R2
Yancy Medeiros defeats Damon Jackson by submission (guillotine) at 1:54 of R2

Preliminary Card (on Fox Sports 1)
Derek Brunson defeated Lorenz Larkin by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Anthony Hamilton defeated Ruan Potts by TKO (body shots) at 4:17, R1
Chris Wade defeated Cain Carrizosa by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:12, R1

Watch the post-fight press conference below