Any other examples of champions getting dominated like Dominic Cruz vs Cody Garbrandt?

[RockyLockridge]

Despite the knockdowns it was still a competitive fight, consensus 48-46.
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Jones/Shogun, TJ/Barao, Strickland/Izzy, Izzy/Whittaker, Anderson/Franklin, Usman/Woodley, Nunes vs Cyborg/Pennington/Aldana/Pena 2, GSP/Fitch, Khabib/Conor, & probably a dozen more examples of more 1-sided title fights

48-46 and 49-45 are both very reasonable scores. Cruz wasn't really close to winning though he won some rounds. There was for sure a 10-8 which takes the fight completely out of his reach

 

[dipstickjimmy]

This was the most one sided beatdown in UFC title fight history. I lost count how many times Cody dropped Cruz. He completely emasculated him and taunted him while doing it. The closest I can remember is Reyes vs Jones

So you missed GSP vs
Fitch

 

[PrideNverDies]

So you missed GSP vs
Fitch

When was Fitch champ? I said champions getting dominated

 

[MCarpo]

Ronda vs Holly wasn't the least bit competitive

 

[Subline]

Volk vs Holloway 3

 

[Disconnected]

In case I misread or missed it, how has no one said GSPvsSerra 2? Georges was on a revenge tour in that fight.

 

[blaseblase]

JDS v Cain 2

 

[Xoleth]

This was the most one sided beatdown in UFC title fight history. I lost count how many times Cody dropped Cruz. He completely emasculated him and taunted him while doing it. The closest I can remember is Reyes vs Jones

You haven't watch many fights, I assume.
It wasn't such a beatdown.
Just because Garbrandt did some antics, doesn't mean he won all the rounds.
There are many other title fights where the champion lost badly.

 

[Bullitt68]

Beyond the UFC, we can't go too long without mentioning this one:

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

RDA took Pettis' soul

 

[mixmastermo]

That fight where Brock Lesnar became a breakdancer

 

[ticho123]

Dillashaw vs Barao 1 is an even better performance, Cruz actually hit Garbrandt quite a few times.

IIRC correctly Cruz turned it up towards the end and won the fifth round quite convincingly

 

[xhaydenx]

This was the most one sided beatdown in UFC title fight history. I lost count how many times Cody dropped Cruz. He completely emasculated him and taunted him while doing it. The closest I can remember is Reyes vs Jones

You must not have seen too many title fights then lol.

Cruz literally almost won 3-2. Two of of the rounds were completely one-sided, but outside of those it wasn't one-sided. Cody knew this as well and was looking concerned when him and Cruz were chatting while waiting for the decision.

The scorecards were all over the place outside of 2 rounds. None of them really agreed on anything and it could have easily gone to Cruz.

As for knockdowns, It was 2, bro, or 4 if you count the off balance one and the slips.

And what do you mean about Jones/Reyes? That fight was close as fuck lol.