Cejudo vs Cruz

Who won Cejudo vs Cruz?

Henry Cejudo beat Dominick Cruz by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 249, on Saturday 9th May 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Bantamweight championship.

Cejudo vs Cruz stats

Henry Cejudo stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dominick Cruz made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Henry Cejudo's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Henry Cejudo's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Dominick Cruz's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Cejudo had an advantage in power over Cruz, with a 47% knock out percentage over Cruz's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cruz had a slight advantage over Cejudo, with a 5% submission rate over Cejudo's 0%.

Henry Cejudo was the younger man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Cruz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cejudo. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Cejudo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 20 years and 2 months earlier than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 53 to Cruz's 83.

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