TJ Dillashaw's 30-month hiatus away from the Octagon ended Saturday evening with a split-decision win over Cory Sandhagen to cap UFC on ESPN 27 from UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The former UFC bantamweight champion, who was suspended for two years by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for EPO use, moved to 17-4 for his career. The 35-year-old has won nine of his last 11 matches.
The main card also included the fight of the night in Raulian Paiva's majority-decision win over Kyler Phillips and the performance of the night in Adrian Yanez's second-round TKO over Randy Costa.