UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz took place on January 17, 2016 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
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MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 10:00 PM ET)
• TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz (UFC Bantamweight Championship): Dominick Cruz def. T.J. Dillashaw via split decision (48-47, 46-49, 49-46).
• Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis: Eddie Alvarez def. Anthony Pettis via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
• Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione Travis Browne def. Matt Mitrione via TKO (strikes) at 4:09 of Round 3.
• Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo: Francisco Trinaldo def. Ross Pearson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8:00 PM ET)
• Patrick Cote vs. Ben Saunders: Patrick Cote def. Ben Saunders via TKO (strikes) at 1:14 of Round 2.
• Tim Boetsch vs. Ed Herman: Ed Herman def. Tim Boetsch via TKO (knee) at 1:39 of Round 2.
• Chris Wade vs. Mehdi Baghdad: Chris Wade def. Meghdi Baghdad via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:30 of Round 1.
• Maximo Blanco vs. Luke Sanders: Luke Sanders def. Maximo Blanco via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:38 of Round 1.
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:00 PM ET)
• Daron Cruickshank vs. Paul Felder: Paul Felder def. Daron Cruickshank via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:56 of Round 3.
• Ilir Latifi vs. Sean O’Connell: Ilir Latifi def. Sean O’Connell via KO (punch) at 0:30 of Round 1.
• Charles Rosa vs. Kyle Bochniak: Charles Rosa def. Kyle Bochniak via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
• Rob Font vs. Joey Gomez: Rob Font def. Joey Gomez via TKO (strikes) at 4:13 of Round 2.
• Francimar Barroso vs. Elvis Mutapcic Francimar Barroso def. Elvis Mutapcic via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).
