Henry Cejudo
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 39
- Height
- 5′4″1.63 m
- Reach
- 64″163 cm
- Stance StanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Nationality
- United States
- Team
- Fight Ready - Scottsdale, AZ
- Active
- 2013–2025
Record
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LossRecord after fight: 16-6-0DEC
UFC 323
6 Dec 2025
6 Dec 2025
Talbott's right hand and body work were the difference in a three-round decision loss for Cejudo. Cejudo was backed onto the ropes by an uppercut and a knee in Round 2 and pushed for takedowns in Round 3, but all three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Talbott.
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Key moments
- Talbott landed a hard right hand early in Round 1 and took Cejudo down mid-round before Cejudo scrambled back up.
- In Round 2 Talbott worked the body and landed an uppercut and a knee that put Cejudo on the ropes.
- Cejudo took Talbott down in Round 3 and ended up on top, but Talbott kept landing to the body.
- All three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Talbott.
LossRecord after fight: 16-5-0DEC
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
22 Feb 2025
22 Feb 2025
Cejudo's Seattle main event ended awkwardly rather than conclusively.
Key moments
- An accidental eye poke at the beginning of round four stopped the fight.
- The judges returned scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27.
- It gave Cejudo another loss in a main-event bantamweight matchup.
LossRecord after fight: 16-4-0DEC
UFC 298
17 Feb 2024
17 Feb 2024
Dvalishvili gave Cejudo a hard version of the modern bantamweight pace problem: constant pressure, layered wrestling and almost no quiet moments to reset.
Key moments
- All three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Dvalishvili.
- Dvalishvili also completed five takedowns in the three-round fight.
- The loss closed Cejudo's first outing after the Sterling title-fight return.
LossRecord after fight: 16-3-0DEC
Opponent: Aljamain SterlingsplitR5 5:00
UFC 288
6 May 2023
6 May 2023
Cejudo's first fight after a three-year retirement was competitive enough to keep the title conversation alive, but he still came up short against Sterling over 25 minutes.
Key moments
- Returned from nearly three years away to challenge for the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- The judges scored the fight 47-48, 48-47 and 48-47 for Sterling.
- The bout went the full five rounds in Newark.
WinRecord after fight: 16-2-0TKO
Opponent: Dominick Cruzknee and punchesR2 4:58
UFC 249
9 May 2020
9 May 2020
Cejudo's final fight of his championship peak was a strange, violent title defense against a returning Dominick Cruz.
Key moments
- Defended the UFC Bantamweight Championship in the UFC 249 co-main event.
- The official stoppage came at 4:58 of round two.
- Cejudo used damaging leg kicks before the finishing knee-and-punch sequence.
- He announced his retirement in the cage immediately after the win.
8 Jun 2019
19 Jan 2019
4 Aug 2018
2 Dec 2017
9 Sep 2017
3 Dec 2016
23 Apr 2016
21 Nov 2015
13 Jun 2015
14 Mar 2015
13 Dec 2014
31 Jan 2014
11 Oct 2013
18 May 2013
19 Apr 2013
24 Mar 2013
2 Mar 2013
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Henry Cejudo won Olympic gold in freestyle wrestling in 2008. His wrestling achievements also include Pan American and U.S. national championships, while his MMA accomplishments include UFC titles at flyweight and bantamweight.
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