Henry Cejudo

Henry Carlos Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American retired mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. He was signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is the former UFC flyweight champion and UFC bantamweight champion. He is the fourth UFC fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes simultaneously, and the second to defend titles in two different weight divisions.

Henry Cejudo
Cejudo interviewed in 2018
Born	(1987-02-09) February 9, 1987 Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	The Messenger
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Weight	135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Division	Flyweight Bantamweight
Reach	64 in (163 cm)[2]
Style	Wrestling
Fighting out of	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Team	Fight Ready
Trainer	Eric Albarracin[3]
Rank	Yellow belt in Shotokan Karate[4]
Wrestling	Olympic Freestyle Wrestling[5]
Years active	2013–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total	18
Wins	16
By knockout	8
By decision	8
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By decision	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 55 kg Wrestling World Cup 2007 Krasnoyarsk 55 kg Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 55 kg Pan American Championships 2008 Colorado Springs 55 kg 2007 San Salvador 55 kg 2006 Rio de Janeiro 55 kg

During his freestyle wrestling career, Cejudo won an Olympic Gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, a Pan American Championship, and was a two-time USA National Team member.

On May 9, 2020, Cejudo successfully defended his UFC bantamweight title by knocking out Dominick Cruz in the second round. He announced his retirement from professional fighting immediately after the fight, although there was widespread speculation that the retirement would be temporary.[6] Less than a month later, Cejudo announced that he would come out of retirement if he could fight Alexander Volkanovski. His goal would be to claim the UFC featherweight championship, which would be his third title in a different weight class.[7]

Background

Born to Mexican immigrants Jorge Cejudo and Nelly Rico in Los Angeles, California, Henry Cejudo is the second youngest child of the family.[8][9] As a result of his violent father's drug and alcohol abuse, Cejudo's family constantly moved around the Los Angeles area.[8]

Four-year old Henry and the rest of the children with her, Nelly fled to New Mexico before Jorge – who was jailed after threatening to kill his whole family and subsequently getting into an altercation in the street – was released.[8] Jorge would later be deported and end up deceased when Henry was about 20 years old.[8] After a couple of years in New Mexico, the family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona. In Phoenix, the family lived in Maryvale in poverty despite their mother working multiple jobs to make the ends meet.[10][8]

Cejudo also never slept alone in his own bed until he was provided one by U.S.A. Wrestling while participating in a residency program at the U.S. Olympic training facility.[11] Henry also started competing as an amateur boxer, and won the annual state Copper Gloves boxing tournament in 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona.[12][13][14]

Wrestling career

Inspired by his older brother Angel, who was a four-time state champion with a record of 150 wins and zero defeats,[15] Henry also became a four-time high school state champion. His freshman and sophomore year titles were won in Arizona, before he moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to become a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. He won the Colorado state high school championships as a junior and senior, and was named ASICS National High School Wrestler of the Year in 2006. In the same year, he was selected in the Wrestling USA Magazine’s Dream Team of High School All-Americans. [16]

In 2006, while still in high school, Cejudo won the USA Wrestling national freestyle championship.[17] Soon after his victory, he began full-time training at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[18]

Following successful performances at the Pan American Games and Pan American Championships, Cejudo won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the time, he was the youngest American to become an Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.[19] After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Cejudo took an extended break from competition, before retiring from freestyle wrestling in 2012.[20]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

On January 30, 2013, Cejudo announced on his Twitter page that he planned to begin training for a career in MMA.[21][22] Despite wrestling at 121 pounds during his wrestling career, Cejudo fought at 135 pounds in his MMA debut.[23] He defeated Michael Poe by TKO due to punches in his MMA debut on March 2, 2013, for the Arizona-based World Fighting Federation.[24]

Over the next year, Cejudo amassed a record of 6-0 with three wins by TKO, one by submission, and two by decision. Prior to signing with the UFC, Cejudo was listed as the #1 ranked bantamweight prospect in the MMA Prospects Report 2013.[25]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On July 25, 2014, Cejudo signed with the UFC.[26] He is the third Olympic gold medalist wrestler in company history, after Mark Schultz and Kevin Jackson.[27] Cejudo was expected to face Scott Jorgensen on August 30, 2014, at UFC 177.[28] However, due to medical issues on the day of the weigh-ins, Cejudo was forced out of the bout and the fight was subsequently canceled.[29] In light of this, and his history of missing weight, president Dana White said Cejudo had to move up to bantamweight or leave the UFC.[30]

In his eventual debut, Cejudo faced Dustin Kimura in a bantamweight bout on December 13, 2014, at UFC on Fox 13.[31] Cejudo won the fight by unanimous decision.[32]

Cejudo faced Chris Cariaso in a flyweight bout on March 14, 2015, at UFC 185.[33] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[34]

Cejudo faced Chico Camus on June 13, 2015, at UFC 188.[35] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[36]

Cejudo was briefly linked to a bout against former title challenger Joseph Benavidez on September 5, 2015, at UFC 191.[37] However, the fight did not take place at the event. In turn, Cejudo faced Jussier Formiga on November 21, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.[38] He won the fight by split decision.[39]

On September 16, 2015, Cejudo announced that he would refuse to fight in Nevada after the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended and fined Nick Diaz following a failed drug test at UFC 182. Cejudo cited the NSAC's process in determining Diaz's guilt as the reason for the boycott.[40] Despite the lack of change in NSAC procedure, Cejudo ended his Nevada boycott to face UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197 for the Flyweight title.[41] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round, being dropped with a variety of strikes.[42]

In May 2016, the UFC announced that Cejudo would be one of the coaches, opposite Joseph Benavidez on The Ultimate Fighter 24. The pairing faced each other on December 3, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale.[43][44] Cejudo lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.[45]

Cejudo was expected to face Sergio Pettis on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211.[46] However, on May 10, Cejudo pulled out of the fight with a hand injury and the bout was canceled.[47]

Cejudo faced Wilson Reis on September 9, 2017, at UFC 215.[48] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.[49] This win also won Cejudo his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[50]

A rescheduled fight with Pettis took place on December 2, 2017, at UFC 218.[51] Cejudo won the fight by unanimous decision.[52]

Double Champion

Two years after challenging for the Flyweight title, Cejudo faced Demetrious Johnson in a rematch for UFC Flyweight Championship title in the co-main event at UFC 227 on August 4, 2018.[53][54] Cejudo went on to win the back-and-forth fight via split decision to become the UFC's second Flyweight champion and first Olympic gold medalist to capture UFC gold.[55] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[56] 13 of 25 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Cejudo, while 12 scored it for Johnson.[57]

In November 2018, Cejudo revealed that he had signed a six-fight contract with UFC.[58]

In the first defense of his UFC Flyweight Championship, Cejudo was initially scheduled to face UFC Bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw on January 26, 2019, at UFC 233.[59] However, after that pay-per-view event was canceled, the fight was moved a week earlier to headline UFC Fight Night 143 on January 19, 2019.[60][61] It was the first title fight to showcase the new UFC legacy belt. Cejudo won the fight via TKO just 32 seconds into the first round to retain his title.[62] The win also earned Cejudo his second Performance of the Night bonus award.[63] On 9 April 2019, USADA announced that Dillashaw had tested positive for EPO in pre and post-fight screenings and had been suspended for two years.[64] Cejudo faced Marlon Moraes on June 8, 2019 at UFC 238 for the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship.[65] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.[66] This win made Cejudo the fourth fighter to hold championships simultaneously in two weight divisions in UFC, and earned him the Performance of the Night award. Cejudo became inactive until 2020 due to a shoulder injury.[67]

In December 2019, Cejudo agreed to relinquish the UFC Flyweight title in order to focus on the bantamweight division.[68]

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Cejudo faced Marlon Moraes on June 8, 2019 at UFC 238 for the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship.[69] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.[66] This win made Cejudo the fourth fighter to hold championships simultaneously in two weight divisions in UFC, and earned him the Performance of the Night award. Cejudo became inactive until 2020 due to a shoulder injury.[67]

Cejudo was scheduled to face José Aldo on May 9, 2020 at UFC 250.[70] However, Aldo pulled out on April 8 due to visa issues. Cejudo faced a replacement in Dominick Cruz on May 9, 2020 at UFC 249.[71] Cejudo successfully defended his UFC bantamweight title by knocking out Cruz in the second round. Cejudo hit Cruz with a knee to the face that dropped Cruz to the canvas; he then rained punches on Cruz until the referee stopped the fight with 2 seconds remaining in the round.

Retirement controversy

Immediately after the Cruz fight, Cejudo announced his retirement from professional fighting[6] The announcement was met with some skepticism, as various UFC commentators and fighters stated their opinion that Cejudo was using the announcement as a contract negotiation ploy.[72] Fellow fighter Petr Yan commented that he thought Cejudo was retiring in order to avoid fighting him.[72] Yan and another UFC bantamweight contender, Aljamain Sterling, called on UFC President Dana White to vacate the bantamweight title and allow the pair to fight for it.[73]

Cejudo himself admitted at the post-fight press conference that he would fight again if UFC President Dana White offered him enough money, stating, "He knows the number, but let all these other bantamweights kill each other."[74]

A week later, Cejudo's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, stated in an interview that Cejudo was not retired, and would probably return to fighting in the summer of 2020.[75] On May 24, the UFC officially vacated the bantamweight title and removed Cejudo's name from their rankings.[76]

On June 8, 2020, Cejudo announced that he would be willing to come out of retirement to fight Alexander Volkanovski in order to claim the UFC featherweight championship, which would be his third title in a different weight class.[7]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC Bantamweight Championship (One time)
    • One successful title defense
  • UFC Flyweight Championship (One time)
    • One successful title defense
  • Seventh multi-divisional champion in UFC history
  • Fourth simultaneous multi-divisional champion
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Demetrious Johnson
  • Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Wilson Reis, T.J. Dillashaw, and Marlon Moraes[67]
• MMAjunkie
  • 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Demetrious Johnson[77]
  • 2019 June Fight of the Month vs. Marlon Moraes[78]
• MMA Fighting
  • 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Demetrious Johnson[79]
• MMA Weekly
  • 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Demetrious Johnson[80]
• MMADNA.nl
  • 2018 Upset of the Year[81]

Freestyle wrestling

2011

• Henri Deglane Challenge
• Sunkist Kids International Open

2008

• Summer Olympics (55 kg)
• Pan American Championships (55 kg)
• US Olympic Team Trials (55 kg)
• U.S Senior National Championship (55 kg)
• John Smith Award winner[82]

2007

• Pan American Games
• Pan American Championships
• US World Team Trials (55 kg)
• U.S Senior National Championship (55 kg)

2006

• Pan American Championships
• US World Team Trials (55 kg)
• U.S Senior National Championship (55 kg)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches	16 wins	2 losses
By knockout	8	1
By decision	8	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	16–2	Dominick Cruz	TKO (knee and punches)	UFC 249	May 9, 2020	2	4:58	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Defended the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Retired after bout. Title vacated on May 24, 2020.
Win	15–2	Marlon Moraes	TKO (punches)	UFC 238	June 8, 2019	3	4:51	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Won the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win	14–2	T.J. Dillashaw	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw	January 19, 2019	1	0:32	Brooklyn, New York, United States	Defended the UFC Flyweight Championship. Performance of the Night. Dillashaw tested positive in pre and post-fight drug tests for erythropoietin (EPO). Cejudo vacated the title on February 29, 2020.
Win	13–2	Demetrious Johnson	Decision (split)	UFC 227	August 4, 2018	5	5:00	Los Angeles, California, United States	Won the UFC Flyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win	12–2	Sergio Pettis	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 218	December 2, 2017	3	5:00	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win	11–2	Wilson Reis	TKO (punches)	UFC 215	September 9, 2017	2	0:25	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Performance of the Night.
Loss	10–2	Joseph Benavidez	Decision (split)	The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale	December 3, 2016	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Cejudo was deducted one point in round 1 due to repeated low blows.
Loss	10–1	Demetrious Johnson	TKO (knees and punches)	UFC 197	April 23, 2016	1	2:49	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
Win	10–0	Jussier Formiga	Decision (split)	The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum	November 21, 2015	3	5:00	Monterrey, Mexico
Win	9–0	Chico Camus	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 188	June 13, 2015	3	5:00	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	8–0	Chris Cariaso	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 185	March 14, 2015	3	5:00	Dallas, Texas, United States
Win	7–0	Dustin Kimura	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic	December 13, 2014	3	5:00	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Bantamweight bout.
Win	6–0	Elias Garcia	Decision (unanimous)	Legacy FC 27	January 31, 2014	3	5:00	Houston, Texas, United States	Flyweight debut; Cejudo missed weight (128.5 lbs).
Win	5–0	Ryan Hollis	Decision (unanimous)	Legacy FC 24	October 11, 2013	3	5:00	Dallas, Texas, United States	Catchweight (128 lbs) bout.
Win	4–0	Miguelito Marti	TKO (punches)	Gladiator Challenge: American Dream	May 18, 2013	1	1:43	Lincoln, California, United States
Win	3–0	Anthony Sessions	TKO (punches)	WFF 10: Cejudo v Sessions	April 19, 2013	1	4:23	Chandler, Arizona, United States	Won the vacant WFF Bantamweight Championship.
Win	2–0	Sean Henry Barnett	TKO (punches)	Gladiator Challenge: Battleground	March 24, 2013	1	4:55	San Jacinto, California, United States
Win	1–0	Michael Poe	TKO (punches)	WFF MMA: Pascua Yaqui Fights 4	March 2, 2013	1	1:25	Tucson, Arizona, United States	Bantamweight debut.

[83]

Freestyle record

World Championships & Olympic Games Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2012 US Olympic Team Trials 5th at 55kg
Loss	38–12	Ben Kjar	Forfeit	April 21, 2012	2012 US Olympic Team Trials	Iowa City, Iowa
Loss	38–11	Nick Simmons	0-3, 9-5, 2-5
Win	38–10	Obe Blanc	1-0, 2-0
Win	37–10	Earl Hall	1-1, 5-3
2011 Henri Deglane at 55kg
Loss	36–10	Ghenadie Tulbea	1-3, 2-6	October 28, 2011	2011 Henri Deglane Challenge	Nice, France
Win	36–9	Rodrigo Rodriguez	2-0, 6-0
Win	35–9	Chakir Ansari	4-0, 2-2, 2-1
2011 Sunkist Open at 55kg
Win	34–9	Danny Felix	0-0, 1-0	October 28, 2011	2011 Sunkist International Open	Mesa, Arizona
Win	33–9	Jarrod Patterson	4-0, 8-2
Win	32–9	Aso Palani	2-0, 3-2
Win	31–9	Ben Kjar	1-0, 1-0
2008 Summer Olympics at 55kg
Win	30–9	Tomohiro Matsunaga	2-0, 3-0	August 19, 2008	2008 Summer Olympics	Beijing, China
Win	29–9	Namig Sevdimov	3-5, 3-2, 4-3
Win	28–9	Besarion Gochashvili	1-3, 3-2, 3-0
Win	27–9	Radoslav Velikov	0-1, 3-2, 4-3
2008 US Olympic Team Trials at 55kg
Win	26–9	Stephen Abas	0-1, 3-0, 3-0	July 15, 2008	2008 US Olympic Team Trials	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	25–9	Stephen Abas	0-2, 3-6
Win	25–8	Stephen Abas	3-2, 4-0
Win	24–8	Danny Felix	1-0, 1-0		2008 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	23–8	Grant Nakamura	5-0, 6-1
2008 US Nationals at 55kg
Loss	22–8	Matt Azevedo	Fall	April 26, 2008	2008 US Senior National Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	22–7	Danny Felix	1-0, 3-0
Win	21–7	Obe Blanc	1-0, 3-0
Win	20–7	Kelly Martinez	Tech Fall 7-0, 7-0
2008 Pan American Championships at 55kg
Win	19–7	Andy Gonzalez	Fall	March 2, 2008	2008 Pan American Wrestling Championships	Colorado, United States
Win	18–7	Vinicius Pedrosa	Tech Fall 6-0, 7-0
Win	17–7	John Pineda	2-1, 2-2
2007 UWW world 31st at 55kg
Loss	16–7	Taghi Dadashi	0-1, 0-4	September 17, 2007	2007 World Wrestling Championships	Baku, Azerbaijan
2007 US World Team Trials at 55kg
Win	16–6	Matt Azevedo	4-1, 1-0	June 10, 2007	2007 US World Team Trials	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	15–6	Matt Azevedo	3-4, 3-3, 2-0
2007 US Nationals at 55kg
Win	14–6	Nick Simmons	4-4, 4-3, 5-0	April 7, 2007	2007 US Senior National Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	13–6	Vic Moreno	2-1, 1-1, 2-1
Win	12–6	Patrick McCaffery	1-0, 1-0
Win	11–6	Michael Martinez	1-0, 3-0
2006 Sunkist Open at 55kg
Loss	10–6	Michael Dunkum	Forfeit	October 14, 2006	2006 Sunkist International Open	Arizona, United States
Loss	10–5	Erkin Tadzhimetov	1-4, 0-1
Win	10–4	Jamie Macari	2-2, 6-0
2006 US World Team Trials at 55kg
Loss	9–4	Sammie Henson	0-2, 2-3	June 28, 2006	2006 US World Team Trials	Iowa, United States
Loss	9–3	Sammie Henson	3-1, 1-3, 0-2
Win	9–2	Luke Eustice	2-4, 3-2, 2-2		2006 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	8–2	Franklin Gómez	0-1, 2-1, 3-1
2006 US Nationals at 55kg
Win	7–2	Matt Azevedo	0-1, 2-1, 4-2	April 15, 2006	2006 US Senior National Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	6–2	Luke Eustice	2-2, 3-1
Win	5–2	Mark Mcknight	2-2, 1-1
Win	4–2	Grant Nakamura	7-0, 2-1
2005 Sunkist Open 5th at 55kg
Win	3–2	Jeremy Mendoza	1-0, 4-0	October 23, 2005	2005 Sunkist International Open	Arizona, United States
Loss	2–2	Matt Azevedo	0-2, 1-0, 2-4
Loss	2–1	Luke Eustice	0-3, 0-1
Win	2–0	Tanner Gardner	1-6, 7-0, 5-3
Win	1–0	Jason Powell	4-0, 3-4, 8-2

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

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External links

• Henry Cejudo at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Henry Cejudo from Sherdog

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Demetrious Johnson	2nd UFC Flyweight Champion August 4, 2018 – May 9, 2020 Vacated	Vacant
Preceded by T.J. Dillashaw	7th UFC Bantamweight Champion Vacated	Vacant