Henry Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American professional

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. He is the former

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(UFC) Flyweight Champion and 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. He is the only person to win an

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and a UFC title. He is considered to be among the greatest combat athletes of all time due to his accomplishments in

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and

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. During his wrestling career, Cejudo, who competed at 55 kilograms, most notably became the youngest American

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at the

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at age 21 (record later broken by Kyle Snyder, 20, in

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) and was also the 2007 Pan American Games champion, as well as a multiple–time Pan American Continental and US National champion. On May 9, 2020, Cejudo successfully defended his UFC bantamweight title by TKO over

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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.

Background

Born to Mexican immigrants Jorge Cejudo and Nelly Rico in

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, Henry Cejudo is the second youngest of the family's seven siblings. As a result of his violent father's drug and alcohol abuse, Cejudo's family constantly moved around the Los Angeles area. Four-year-old Henry and the rest of the children with her, Nelly fled to

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before Jorge — who was jailed after threatening to kill his whole family and subsequently getting into an altercation in the street — was released. Jorge was deported when Cejudo was six years old and died when Cejudo was about 20 years old. After a couple of years in New Mexico, the family relocated to

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. In Phoenix, the family lived in Maryvale in poverty despite their mother working multiple jobs to make the ends meet. Cejudo also never slept alone in his own bed until he was provided one by

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while participating in a residency program at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Henry also started competing as an amateur boxer, and won the annual state Copper Gloves boxing tournament in 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. Cejudo enrolled at

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in 2010 and graduated in 2015 with a degree in

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Wrestling career

Early career

Inspired by his older brother

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, who was an undefeated four-time

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state champion with a record of 150 wins and zero defeats, Henry also became a four-timer. His

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and

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year titles were won in

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, before he moved to

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, to become a resident athlete at the

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. He won the Colorado state championships ( CHSAA) as a junior and

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, and was named ASICS National High School Wrestler of the Year in 2006. In the same year, he was selected in the

Magazine's Dream Team of High School All-Americans. In 2006, Cejudo won the Fargo National title in

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. Soon after his victory, he began full-time training at the

. There, he prepared for the Junior World Championships; after a fifth-place finish in 2005, Cejudo was able to claim the silver medal for the

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. He opted to pursue an international career rather than competing in

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Senior level

2005–2007

Cejudo made his senior level debut on October 23, 2005, at the Sunkist Open, at the age of 18. He earned notable victories over NCAA champion Jason Powell and three-time All-American Tanner Gardner before finishing fifth. On April 15, 2006, he won the US National Championship at 55 kilograms, qualifying for the US World Team Trials and becoming the first high schooler to do so since the organization (USAW) was established as the sport's governing body in 1983. At the WTT, he defeated an eventual accomplished wrestler in

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in the opening match of the Challenge Tournament before making it to the

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finals. There, he was downed twice by the 00' Olympic Silver medalist and 98' World Champion

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, losing the spot. He quickly bounced back a week later with a Pan American title. In his last competition of the year, Cejudo took part of the Sunkist Open, where he lost in the second round. On March 22, 2007, he captured a bronze medal at the World Cup. In April 7, he claimed his second US National title while compiling wins over collegiate and international standout

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and two-time All-American Vic Moreno. On May 18, he earned his second Pan American title. Cejudo then made the US World Team after two straight wins over Matt Azevedo. Before the

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, he warmed up with a

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title. At the World's, he was taken out in the opening round by

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's Erkin Tadzhimetov and placed 31st.

2008

Cejudo started off the most successful year of his freestyle career in March 2, with a Pan American title. He failed to secure his third consecutive US National title after he was pinned by Matt Azevedo, not before defeating recent All-American

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. At the US Olympic Team Trials, he started off by comfortably downing two opponents to make it to the best-of-three. There, he had a hard-fought series with 04' Olympic Silver medalist and defending Olympic Teamer

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, whom he went 2–1 with, earning the US Olympic Team spot. At the

, Cejudo opened up with a win over

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, the 06' World Champion; after losing the first period 0–1, he bounced back with 3–2 and 4–3 periods. In the next round, he faced Besarion Gochashvili from

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; the same results as his opening bout popped up, after losing the first period 1–3, he came back with scores of 3–2 and 3–0 to defeat Gochashvili. He then wrestled

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, whom he took out after once again losing the first period (3–5) and winning the next two (3–2, 4–3). In the finale, he met Tomohiro Matsunaga, a

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ese athlete who was coming fresh off an Asian title; he won the first period after scoring the biggest move and won the second period after a comfortable 3–0 score. This made Cejudo the youngest

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to win Olympic Gold in wrestling history at age 21 (record was later broken by Kyle Snyder, 20, in

). He then took a break from his freestyle wrestling career.

2011–2012

After announcing that he would try to make a second Olympic run in 2010, Cejudo made his comeback at the 2011 Beat the Streets charity event, where he beat Rasul Mashezov 2–0 and 4–3. In his first tournament since his lay-off, Cejudo claimed a Sunkist Open title after compiling four victories, on October 28, 2011. On November 26, 2011, he earned a silver medal from the

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Challenge, after being defeated in the finals by Ghenadie Tulbea. At the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials, Cejudo downed

before being defeated by the top-seed

, failing to make his second US Olympic Team. After the Simmons match, Cejudo put his shoes in the middle of the mat, signaling his retirement from the sport.

Appearances post-retirement

While already an undefeated

prospect, Cejudo made a brief return to the sport at the "Agon V:

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against the World" event by wrestling Tony Ramos (who would go on to win the US Open weeks later) on April 4, 2015, weeks after his win over Chris Cariaso at UFC 185. Despite riding an 8–2 lead, he was defeated by that year's World Team Member after he scored eight more points of his own, ending the match 8–10. In June 2018, Cejudo was prestigiously inducted into the

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as a Distinguished Member. Soon after his exhibition match with Ramos, Cejudo flirted with the possibility of making a 2016 Olympic Run, however, his intentions never materialized. After his UFC retirement in May 2020, Cejudo expressed that he "could never see myself coming back (to wrestling)", but that he was interested in visiting his former coach

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and training with 2020

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winner Spencer Lee, which he did in October 2020.

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. Despite wrestling at 121 pounds during his wrestling career, Cejudo fought at 135 pounds in his MMA debut. He defeated Michael Poe by TKO due to punches in his MMA debut on March 2, 2013, for the Arizona-based World Fighting Federation. 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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On July 25, 2014, Cejudo signed with the UFC. He is the third Olympic gold medalist wrestler in company history, after Mark Schultz and

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. Cejudo was expected to face Scott Jorgensen on August 30, 2014, at

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. 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. In light of this, and his history of missing weight, president

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said Cejudo had to move up to bantamweight or leave the UFC. In his eventual debut, Cejudo faced

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in a bantamweight bout on December 13, 2014, at

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. Cejudo won the fight by unanimous decision. Cejudo faced Chris Cariaso in a flyweight bout on March 14, 2015, at UFC 185. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Cejudo faced Chico Camus on June 13, 2015, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Cejudo was briefly linked to a bout against former title challenger

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on September 5, 2015, at

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. However, the fight did not take place at the event. In turn, Cejudo faced

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on November 21, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale. He won the fight by split decision. Brandon Moreno confirmed that he helped Cejudo train for this fight. On September 16, 2015, Cejudo announced that he would refuse to fight in Nevada after the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended and fined

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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. 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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round, being dropped with a variety of strikes. In May 2016, the UFC announced that Cejudo would be one of the coaches, opposite

on The Ultimate Fighter 24. The pairing faced each other on December 3, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. Cejudo lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Cejudo was expected to face

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on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211. However, on May 10, Cejudo pulled out of the fight with a hand injury and the bout was canceled. Cejudo faced

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on September 9, 2017, at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. This win also won Cejudo his first ''

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'' bonus award. A rescheduled fight with Pettis took place on December 2, 2017, at

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. Cejudo won the fight by unanimous decision.

Double Champion

Two years after challenging for the Flyweight title, Cejudo faced Demetrious Johnson in a rematch for

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title in the co-main event at

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on August 4, 2018. 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. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. 13 of 25 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Cejudo, while 12 scored it for Johnson. In November 2018, Cejudo revealed that he had signed a six-fight contract with UFC. In the first defense of his

, Cejudo was initially scheduled to face UFC Bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw on January 26, 2019, at

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. 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. 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. The win also earned Cejudo his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. 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. Cejudo faced Marlon Moraes on June 8, 2019 at

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for the vacant

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. He won the fight via TKO in the third round. 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. In December 2019, Cejudo agreed to relinquish the UFC Flyweight title in order to focus on the bantamweight division.

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Cejudo faced Marlon Moraes on June 8, 2019 at

for the vacant

. He won the fight via TKO in the third round. 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. It was revealed later that Cejudo suffered a rolled ankle mere days before the fight, requiring therapy to even compete. Cejudo was scheduled to face

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on May 9, 2020 at UFC 250. However, Aldo pulled out on April 8 due to visa issues. Cejudo faced a replacement in

on May 9, 2020 at

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.

Retirement

Immediately after the Cruz fight on May 9, 2020, Cejudo announced his retirement from professional fighting 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. On May 24, the UFC officially vacated the bantamweight title and removed Cejudo's name from their rankings, based on his retirement announcement. In May 2022, Cejudo's coach Eric Albarracin revealed that Cejudo had re-entered the USADA testing pool with an intent to return to competition in late 2022.

Personal life

Cejudo and his wife Karolina have a daughter, America (born 2021).

Other ventures

Cejudo made an appearance on the May 27, 2020 episode of

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alongside fellow MMA fighters Rashad Evans and

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to support

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in confronting members of

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's Inner Circle. Two months later, Cejudo confirmed he was in talks with AEW about potentially signing a contract, stating that he was also considering competing in

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as well. Cejudo, along with his manager Ali Abdelaziz, fellow fighters

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and Colby Covington, and UFC President

, all appeared at a rally for President

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...

in September 2020.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

(One time) ***One successful title defense **

(One time) ***One successful title defense **Seventh multi-divisional champion in UFC history **Fourth simultaneous multi-divisional champion ** Fight of the Night (One time) **

(Three times) * MMAjunkie ** 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Demetrious Johnson ** 2019 June Fight of the Month vs. Marlon Moraes *

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** 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Demetrious Johnson *

MMA Weekly ''SB Nation'' (an abbreviation for their full name ''SportsBlogs Nation'') is a sports blogging network owned by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong in 2005. The blog from which the netwo ...

** 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Demetrious Johnson *MMADNA.nl **2018 Upset of the Year

Freestyle wrestling

;2011 * Henri Deglane Challenge * Sunkist Kids International Open ;2008 *

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...

(55 kg) * Pan American Championships (55 kg) * US Olympic Team Trials (55 kg) * U.S Senior National Championship (55 kg) *John Smith Award winner ;2007 *

* 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

, - , Win , align=center, 16–2 ,

, TKO (knee and punches) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:58 ,

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which th ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–2 , Marlon Moraes , TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:51 ,

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–2 , T.J. Dillashaw , TKO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:32 ,

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–2 , Demetrious Johnson , Decision (split) ,

, , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–2 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:25 ,

Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anch ...

, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–2 ,

, Decision (split) , The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–1 , Demetrious Johnson , TKO (knees to the body) , UFC 197 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:49 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center , 10–0 ,

, Decision (split) , The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum , , align=center , 3 , align=center , 5:00 ,

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is ancho ...

, Mexico , , - , Win , align=center , 9–0 , Chico Camus , Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center , 3 , align=center , 5:00 ,

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, Mexico , , - , Win , align=center , 8–0 , Chris Cariaso , Decision (unanimous) , UFC 185 , , align=center , 3 , align=center , 5:00 ,

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center , 7–0 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic , , align=center , 3 , align=center , 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center , 6–0 , Elias Garcia , Decision (unanimous) , Legacy FC 27 , , align=center , 3 , align=center , 5:00 ,

Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center , 5–0 , Ryan Hollis , Decision (unanimous) , Legacy FC 24 , , align=center , 3 , align=center , 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center , 4–0 , Miguelito Marti , TKO (punches) , Gladiator Challenge: American Dream , , align=center , 1 , align=center , 1:43 ,

Lincoln, California Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States, part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. Located in an area of rapid suburban development, it grew 282.1 percent between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest-growing city over 10,00 ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center , 3–0 , Anthony Sessions , TKO (punches) , WFF 10: Cejudo v Sessions , , align=center , 1 , align=center , 4:23 ,

Chandler, Arizona Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and a suburb in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, to the north by Mesa, to the west by Phoenix, to t ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center , 2–0 , Sean Henry Barnett , TKO (punches) , Gladiator Challenge: Battleground , , align=center , 1 , align=center , 4:55 ,

San Jacinto, California San Jacinto ( ; ; Spanish for " St. Hyacinth") is a city in Riverside County, California. It is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south and Beaumont, California, to its north. The mountains associated with ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center , 1–0 , Michael Poe , TKO (submission to punches) , WFF MMA: Pascua Yaqui Fights 4 , , align=center , 1 , align=center , 1:25 ,

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, United States ,

Freestyle record

, - ! colspan="7", Senior Freestyle Matches , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location , - , Loss , 42–11 , align=left, Tony Ramos , style="font-size:88%", 8–10 , style="font-size:88%", April 4, 2015 , style="font-size:88%", 2015 Agon V: Iowa against the World , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,

Iowa City Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time ...

, Iowa , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 42–10 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 0–3, 9–5, 2–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, April 21, 2012 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2012 US Olympic Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

, Iowa , - , Win , 42–9 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 2–0 , - , Win , 41–9 , align=left, Earl Hall , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 5–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 40–9 , align=left, Ghenadie Tulbea , style="font-size:88%", 1–3, 2–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, November 26, 2011 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2011 Henri Deglane Challenge , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, - , Win , 40–8 , align=left, Rodrigo Rodriguez , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 39–8 , align=left, Chakir Ansari , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 2–2, 2–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 38–8 , align=left, Danny Felix , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, October 28, 2011 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2011 Sunkist International Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

Mesa A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a ...

, Arizona , - , Win , 37–8 , align=left, Jarrod Patterson , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 8–2 , - , Win , 36–8 , align=left, Aso Palani , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 3–2 , - , Win , 35–8 , align=left, Ben Kjar , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–0 , - , Win , 34–8 , align=left, Rasul Mashezov , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 4–3 , style="font-size:88%", May 5, 2011 , style="font-size:88%", 2011 Beat The Streets: USA vs. Russia , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

, New York , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 33–8 , align=left, Tomohiro Matsunaga , style="font-size:88%", 2–2, 3–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, August 19, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4,

, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

, - , Win , 32–8 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 3–5, 3–2, 4–3 , - , Win , 31–8 , align=left, Besarion Gochashvili , style="font-size:88%", 1–3, 3–2, 3–0 , - , Win , 30–8 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 3–2, 4–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 29–8 , align=left ,

, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 3–0, 3–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, June 15, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2008 US Olympic Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Veg ...

, Nevada , - , Loss , 28–8 , align=left ,

, style="font-size:88%", 0–2, 3–6 , - , Win , 28–7 , align=left ,

, style="font-size:88%", 3–2, 4–0 , - , Win , 27–7 , align=left, Danny Felix , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2008 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament , - , Win , 26–7 , align=left , Grant Nakamura , style="font-size:88%", 5–0, 6–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 25–7 , align=left, Matt Azevedo , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, April 26, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2008 US Senior National Wrestling Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, Nevada , - , Win , 25–6 , align=left, Danny Felix , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 3–0 , - , Win , 24–6 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 3–0 , - , Win , 23–6 , align=left, Kelly Martinez , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–0, 7–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 22–6 , align=left, Andy Gonzalez , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 2, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2008 Pan American Wrestling Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

, United States , - , Win , 21–6 , align=left, Vinicius Pedrosa , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 7–0 , - , Win , 20–6 , align=left, John Pineda , style="font-size:88%", 2–1, 2–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 19–6 , align=left, Taghi Dadashi , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–4 , style="font-size:88%;", September 17, 2007 , style="font-size:88%;",

2007 World Wrestling Championships The 2007 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event took place from September 17 to September 23, 2007. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men' ...

, style="text-align:left; font-size:88%;",

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world an ...

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 19–5 , align=left, Andy Moreno , style="font-size:88%", N/A , style="font-size:88%", August 14, 2007 , style="font-size:88%",

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...

, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 18–5 , align=left , Matt Azevedo , style="font-size:88%", 4–1, 1–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, June 10, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2007 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

, Nevada , - , Win , 17–5 , align=left , Matt Azevedo , style="font-size:88%", 3–4, 3–3, 2–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 16–5 , align=left,

Fredy Serrano Freddy Alejandro Serrano Sichaca (born September 22, 1979) is a male former Olympic freestyle wrestler from Colombia and a current mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2013, he has formerly competed for the UFC and was al ...

, style="font-size:88%", N/A , style="font-size:88%", May 18, 2007 , style="font-size:88%", 2007 Pan American Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,

San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital it ...

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south ...

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 15–5 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 4–4, 4–3, 5–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, April 7, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2007 US Senior National Wrestling Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, Nevada , - , Win , 14–5 , align=left, Vic Moreno , style="font-size:88%", 2–1, 1–1, 2–1 , - , Win , 13–5 , align=left, Patrick McCaffery , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–0 , - , Win , 12–5 , align=left, Michael Martinez , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 3–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 11–5 , align=left, Erkin Tadzhimetov , style="font-size:88%", 1–4, 0–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, October 14, 2006 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2006 Sunkist International Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

, United States , - , Win , 11–4 , align=left, Jamie Macari , style="font-size:88%", 2–2, 6–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 10–4 , align=left ,

, style="font-size:88%", 0–2, 2–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, June 28, 2006 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2006 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, United States , - , Loss , 10–3 , align=left ,

, style="font-size:88%", 3–1, 1–3, 0–2 , - , Win , 10–2 , align=left, Luke Eustice , style="font-size:88%", 2–4, 3–2, 2–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2006 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament , - , Win , 9–2 , align=left ,

, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 2–1, 3–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 8–2 , align=left, Luis Ibáñez , style="font-size:88%", N/A , style="font-size:88%", May 31, 2006 , style="font-size:88%", 2006 Pan American Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 7–2 , align=left, Matt Azevedo , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 2–1, 4–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, April 15, 2006 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2006 US Senior National Wrestling Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, Nevada , - , Win , 6–2 , align=left, Luke Eustice , style="font-size:88%", 2–2, 3–1 , - , Win , 5–2 , align=left, Mark Mcknight , style="font-size:88%", 2–2, 1–1 , - , Win , 4–2 , align=left, Grant Nakamura , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 2–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 3–2 , align=left, Jeremy Mendoza , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 4–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, October 23, 2005 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2005 Sunkist International Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,

, United States , - , Loss , 2–2 , align=left, Matt Azevedo , style="font-size:88%", 0–2, 1–0, 2–4 , - , Loss , 2–1 , align=left, Luke Eustice , style="font-size:88%", 0–3, 0–1 , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Tanner Gardner , style="font-size:88%", 1–6, 7–0, 5–3 , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Jason Powell , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 3–4, 8–2 , -

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Background

Wrestling career

Early career

Senior level

2005–2007

2008

2011–2012

Appearances post-retirement

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Double Champion

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Retirement

Personal life

Other ventures

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Freestyle wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

Freestyle record

See also

References

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