Mixed martial arts
Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC Lightweight Championship (One time)
Three successful title defenses
Fight of the Night (Two times)
2012 Fighter of the Year
Current record holder for longest average UFC bout time (20:00)
Fifth best all-time UFC takedown accuracy (65.6%)
World Extreme Cagefighting
WEC Lightweight Championship (One time)
WEC Interim Lightweight Championship (One time)
Fight of the Night (Two times)
Submission of the Night (One time)
ESPN
2012 Fighter of the Year
Inside MMA
2012 Fighter of the Year Bazzie Award
MMAWeekly.com
2012 Fighter of the Year
MMARocks.pl
2012 Fighter of the Year
FightMatrix.com
2012 Fighter of the Year
MMAFighting.com
2010 Fight of the Year vs. Anthony Pettis on December 16
2009 Fight of the Year vs. Donald Cerrone on October 10
USA Today
2010 Fight of the Year vs. Anthony Pettis on December 16
Sports Illustrated
2009 Fight of the Year vs. Donald Cerrone on October 10
Sherdog
2012 Fighter of the Year
2009 Fight of the Year vs. Donald Cerrone on October 10
Submission grappling
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
2011 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Brown Belt Bronze Medalist
Arizona State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
AZSBJJF MVP of the Year (2010)
2011 Arizona State Championship Brown Belt Openweight Bronze Medalist
2011 Arizona State Championship Brown Belt Middleweight Silver Medalist
2011 Arizona Open Brown Belt Openweight Gold Medalist
2011 Arizona Open Brown Belt Middleweight Gold Medalist
2011 Southwest Classic Brown Belt Openweight Gold Medalist
2011 Southwest Classic Brown Belt Middleweight Gold Medalist
2010 Arizona State Championship Purple Belt Openweight Gold Medalist
2010 Arizona State Championship Purple Belt Middleweight Gold Medalist
2010 Arizona Open Purple Belt Openweight Silver Medalist
2010 Arizona Open Purple Belt Middleweight Gold Medalist
Amateur wrestling
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NAIA All-American (2005, 2006)
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
WIAA 4A High School State Championship Runner-up (2001)
WIAA 4A All-State (2001)