Cejudo vs Johnson

Who won Cejudo vs Johnson?

Henry Cejudo beat Demetrious Johnson by split decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 227, on Saturday 4th August 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Henry Cejudo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC flyweight championship.

Cejudo vs Johnson stats

Henry Cejudo stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Demetrious Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 5 of those wins by knock out and 11 by submission.

The stats suggested Cejudo had a large advantage in power over Johnson, boasting at 42% knock out percentage over Johnson's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had a massive advantage over Cejudo, boosting at 41% submission rate over Cejudo's 0%.

Henry Cejudo was the same age as Demetrious Johnson, at 36 years old.

Cejudo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Cejudo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights. He had fought 54 less professional rounds, 47 to Johnson's 101.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Henry Cejudo had been fighting more than Demetrious Johnson.

Going to this contest, Henry Cejudo had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 28 days ago, while Demetrious Johnson's last outing had been 5 years, 7 months and 23 days ago.

Cejudo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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