Henry Cejudo was born on February 9,1987 and is an American professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler.
52 Facts About Henry Cejudo
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Henry Cejudo is the former UFC Flyweight Champion and Bantamweight Champion.
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Henry Cejudo 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.
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Henry Cejudo is considered to be among the greatest combat athletes of all time due to his accomplishments in MMA and freestyle wrestling.
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Henry Cejudo's father was deported when Cejudo was six years old and died when Cejudo was about 20 years old.
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Henry Cejudo never slept alone in his own bed until he was provided one by USA Wrestling while participating in a residency program at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado.
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Henry Cejudo started competing as an amateur boxer, and won the annual state Copper Gloves boxing tournament in 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Henry Cejudo enrolled at Grand Canyon University in 2010 and graduated in 2015 with a degree in Theology.
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Henry Cejudo won the Colorado state championships as a junior and senior, and was named ASICS National High School Wrestler of the Year in 2006.
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In 2006, Henry Cejudo won the Fargo National title in freestyle.
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Henry Cejudo opted to pursue an international career rather than competing in college.
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Henry Cejudo made his senior level debut on October 23,2005, at the Sunkist Open, at the age of 18.
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Henry Cejudo earned notable victories over NCAA champion Jason Powell and three-time All-American Tanner Gardner before finishing fifth.
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Henry Cejudo quickly bounced back a week later with a Pan American title.
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Henry Cejudo then made the US World Team after two straight wins over Matt Azevedo.
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Henry Cejudo failed to secure his third consecutive US National title after he was pinned by Matt Azevedo, not before defeating recent All-American Obe Blanc.
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Henry Cejudo then wrestled Azerbaijan's Namig Sevdimov, whom he took out after losing the first period and winning the next two.
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Henry Cejudo then took a break from his freestyle wrestling career.
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At the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials, Henry Cejudo downed Obe Blanc before being defeated by the top-seed Nick Simmons, failing to make his second US Olympic Team.
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In June 2018, Henry Cejudo was prestigiously inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
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On January 30,2013, Henry Cejudo announced on his Twitter page that he planned to begin training for a career in MMA.
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Henry Cejudo defeated Michael Poe by TKO due to punches in his MMA debut on March 2,2013, for the Arizona-based World Fighting Federation.
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Henry Cejudo is the third Olympic gold medalist wrestler in company history, after Mark Schultz and Kevin Jackson.
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Henry Cejudo was expected to face Scott Jorgensen on August 30,2014, at UFC 177.
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However, due to medical issues on the day of the weigh-ins, Henry Cejudo was forced out of the bout and the fight was canceled.
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In light of this, and his history of missing weight, president Dana White said Henry Cejudo had to move up to bantamweight or leave the UFC.
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Henry Cejudo faced Chris Cariaso in a flyweight bout on March 14,2015, at UFC 185.
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Henry Cejudo faced Chico Camus on June 13,2015, at UFC 188.
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Henry Cejudo was briefly linked to a bout against former title challenger Joseph Benavidez on September 5,2015, at UFC 191.
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In turn, Henry Cejudo faced Jussier Formiga on November 21,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.
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On September 16,2015, Henry 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.
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Henry Cejudo cited the NSAC's process in determining Diaz's guilt as the reason for the boycott.
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Henry Cejudo lost the fight via TKO in the first round, being dropped with a variety of strikes.
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In May 2016, the UFC announced that Henry Cejudo would be one of the coaches, opposite Joseph Benavidez on The Ultimate Fighter 24.
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Henry Cejudo was expected to face Sergio Pettis on May 13,2017, at UFC 211.
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Henry Cejudo faced Wilson Reis on September 9,2017, at UFC 215.
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Henry Cejudo won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Two years after challenging for the UFC Flyweight title, Henry Cejudo rematched with Johnson in the co-main event at UFC 227 on August 4,2018.
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Henry 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.
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In November 2018, Henry Cejudo revealed that he had signed a six-fight contract with UFC.
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Henry Cejudo won the fight via TKO just 32 seconds into the first round to retain his title.
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Henry Cejudo faced Marlon Moraes on June 8,2019 at UFC 238 for the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship.
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Henry Cejudo won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Henry Cejudo became inactive until 2020 due to a shoulder injury.
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In December 2019, Henry Cejudo agreed to relinquish the UFC Flyweight title in order to focus on the bantamweight division.
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Henry Cejudo became inactive until 2020 due to a shoulder injury.
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Henry Cejudo was scheduled to face Jose Aldo on May 9,2020 at UFC 250.
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Henry Cejudo faced a replacement in Dominick Cruz on May 9,2020 at UFC 249.
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Henry Cejudo won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
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The announcement was met with some skepticism, as various UFC commentators and fighters stated their opinion that Henry Cejudo was using the announcement as a contract negotiation ploy.
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Henry Cejudo made an appearance on the May 27,2020 episode of AEW Dynamite alongside fellow MMA fighters Rashad Evans and Vitor Belfort to support Mike Tyson in confronting members of Chris Jericho's Inner Circle.
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Two months later, Henry Cejudo confirmed he was in talks with AEW about potentially signing a contract, stating that he was considering competing in amateur wrestling as well.