Renan Barao was supposed to take another step toward greatness at UFC 173.
However, TJ Dillashaw had other ideas. Avenging teammate Urijah Faber’s losses to Barao, Dillashaw surprisingly dominated the Brazilian from start to finish on Saturday.
With a loss to Raphael Assuncao only seven months ago, Dillashaw wasn’t even the first option to challenge Barao. Nonetheless, he’s now the best in the 135-pound division.
Where does that put Dillashaw in the pound-for-pound rankings?
With UFC 173 in the books and multiple events coming up on May 31, here are the latest official UFC rankings, which were voted on by various members of the MMA media via UFC.com.