Over a minute of control time in rd2 over 2 minutes of control time in rd 4 and almost a minute of control time in rd 5. They landed the same strikes in rd 4 and almost the same in rd 2 and 5 but DJ didn't do any offensive grappling to get back for Cejudo scoring in grappling. Not a draw 3 rounds to 2 for Cejudo only for casuals who don't like scoring the grappling.
The more I watch Demetrius Johnson the more I think he’s the GOAT. His flow style is beautiful to watch & the way he frames is perfect. His IQ is also phenomenal. Look at how he tried to time Cejudo’s pawing 5:05. Right as Cejudo’s lead hand goes down Mighty Mouse throws an overhand 5:075:55. Right as Cejudo’s lead hand goes up Might Mouse throws a body kick 5:015:5817:4723:34. Looking back at the sequence 4:53. Every time Cejudo’s hand went up Dj made sure to touch it. Dj’s rhythm was broken at 4:56 as he touched Cejudo’s hand while it was down. Immediately Dj resets defensively correcting a mistake. The fact that he made all of these adjustments within 10 seconds is insane
It's known UFC was tired of DJ, it was this or remove the weight class cause everyone knew the outcome. Cejuudo trains with him now cause of the respect he's shown for him, and the sport.
Fights arent won on stats alone. Cejudo won the close rounds by being on par w the striking but more dominant in the grappling exchanges. Close fight but a clean win.
Yeah, People used to trashtalk him for "being just a wrestler that's it" but dude's a machine! He handled it perfectly, kept composure, didn't make it obvious it isn't just bad step long enough for DJ not to go for the kill and circled away from the powerside until 100%. Recovered really fast too which is mostly genetic and mental, most fighters are shut for atleast 30 minutes after that, regular people would take a day off from an office job for that. Not many can keep their cool against THE GOAT of the weightclass fighting quite literally on a rubbery peg just 30 seconds in. Hell, most people straight puss out and just take the loss when that happens. He didn't even mention it happened, just kept going.
D.j damaged him with knees, body kicks, legs kicks, an boxed him up. Cejudo was a great challenge an got little damage on take downs. He didn't take the belt in my eyes. It was a close one. Love seeing these old matches because this is a high caliber fight. Still til this day a classic. Not many MMA fighters can put on a dance like this. They both leveled up. Waiting for triple c return. Mighty mouse still the Goat. Beating up niggas twice his sizem salute to these warriors an being able to enjoy their journey as it continues. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 They both are.
Totally agree with you. Beside the "old match" part. I mean, it is after all only 5 years ago. Many of the fighters from then are still on the roster to this day.
Wow! Not often that we get to see 2 of the worlds greatest, most elite fighters face each other like this. They're both so damn good that they nearly canceled each other out. I had zero clue who had won at the end. Amazing fight!
I think there might have been a sense of relief for him. Obviously he'd still be disappointed, but maybe he felt like because the championship belt which in a way tethered him to the ufc was gone, he was free. Also, DJ is always a class act no matter what so even if whatever I said isn't true, I'm not surprised that he reacted the way he did
Mighty Mouse was ready to move in from UFC as they never gave him the respect or tried pushing him promotional wise. Dana White is bout nothing but the money and has made the UFC into a circus show like WWE which personally has taken away from the sport not to mention the fact that Dana White doesn't wanna pay fighters shit too smh That's why you have so many great fighters like DJ going to these other promotions like ONE and Bellator which is just sad to me when DJ made twice the amount in each fight then he made in any fight I'm the UFC although he was a title holder with 11 title successful defenses before his last fight in the UFC which by far the largest/biggest promotion of MMA yet their rivals in MMA promotions can pay these fighters twice the amount! I do not even support the UFC at all and as long as Dana White is in charge the UFC is gonna be taken out eventually by another promotion
That was one of the best technical fights ever. I don’t think the decision was right though. He didn’t do enough after his take downs to earn the win. DJ is just to good. Shut him down every time and mostly dominated in the stand up. I think DJ edged him.
The foot rolling was a result of a kick on the backside of the knee where there is a nerve. This is the same thing that happened to Sean O'Malley against Marlon Vera
DJ won 4-1, only lost rd4. Cejudo has done nothing with his takedowns and DJ bouncing right back up on most. DJ landed more shots in every rounds and harder ones too.... They wanted DJ gone, they got him gone. Most under appreciated UFC fighter ever....
LATINOS UNIDOS LATINOS THE STRONGEST: noom69 I ALSO DUS AGREE WITH YOU!!!! CEJUDO WON THAT FIGHT!!!! HE DESERVED THE VICTORY. YOU'RE JUST MAKING EXCUSES FOR JOHNSON!!!! CEJUDO WON!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
it's amazing to me that the commentary team and even the guys in the back completely ignored the kick that caused the compromised leg in the first place
Dude is easily the most underrated ufc fighter ever! Dana is stupid for not still having him in the UFC! Mighty Mouse is one of the 5 best MMA fighters ever imo he is so dam good and never is satisfied always trying to improve his craft!
@@rb9888 the fight was not close. Dj out strikes him every round. Stuffed most the take downs. Only 2 take downs actually kept him on the ground for some time and even then dj beat him up majority of those rounds.
@@saucegotti9416 even if you would consider the takedowns and top control as round winning moments. That would only give cejudo round 2 and 4 And round 5 cejudo literally did nothing outside of a few strikes in the last 15 seconds.. the fact that jones can get the decision against Reyes but Mighty Mouse gets robbed against Henry is wild!
@@saucegotti9416 what? half of the fight was dj on his back. even dc and rogan were not sure who is winning and imho the last round went to cejudo. he was more active and hit dj pretty well.
I remember watching this fight and never understood how they gave this fight to Henry. It was a close fight to be fair but almost all the big shots were landed by DJ body kicks, head kicks, flying knees to the body of Henry. Henry did a great Job with the wrestling but he really did nothing with it on the ground. Control is the last thing that is supposed to be judged and should only be judged when the damage is equal.
because you at least needs some amount of distance/space to initiate ground impound. As Cejudo and every one of us(I'm surprised you didn't) know how DJ can roll out of the submission upon giving just a tiny space for him. We've seen him done that again and again not just in this fight, but in previous ones too! What you think Cejudo being dumb is in fact him being a smartass, for not giving DJ a space, scoring controls and pressures, at the same time spending DJ' gas tank. Anyway this fight was a close call.
It's because DJ's escape game is incredible, the moment he gives him space DJ would have a chance to post out, Henry played it smart by keeping dominant position and mostly going for submission threats
@@lukejuarez6594 Henry didn't go for many, maybe none, submissions. All he did was lay and pray. Ref should of stood them up after 30 seconds of doing nothing.
Shame we'll never a get a trilogy to this. Such a close fight although I personally had it for DJ. I think MMA judging has shifted more towards damage recently and this fight might have been scored differently if it took place today.
@@brandonalvarado5362 true he could come back but idk, dj lost decision I believe was influenced by the problems between him and Dana at the time, Dana had it out for DJ, even trying to eliminate the flyweight division and all, why DJ was cut after loosing. Maybe him and Dana bury it but who knows. Sad what corporate America can do to the little guys
@@Ramzez702 You hit the nail on the head. Ive been saying this he wanted tye 125 pounders eliminated he brought in Henry who shouldn't had even fought for the belt. He was 2 and 2 after losing to DJ the first time. Which was a 1st round stoppage.
DJ is still the best 125-135 lb fighter on the planet. And watching him prove it, against even better competition at ONE Championship, has been an absolute treat. His battle with Rodtang in a mixed rules match was absolutely EPIC. It will be a match talked about for decades. And for good reason. Similar to Rufus vs Changpuek 30 + yrs ago.
Idk man, it was Henry who was leaking blood. In todays UFC/MMA judging, those takedown and control time with no sun attempt or damage wouldn’t be worth shit. I think they just needed a new champion after DJs incredibly long reign.
it's mixed martial arts, so wrestling and jiu jitsu are martial arts aswell and part of this sport, and takedowns and ground control gains you a lot of points. yes dj did more damage but nothing really big, cejudo never wobbled or bleeded that much, but he clearly lost the grappling fight, cejudo deserved the win here
@@joshreid1006 not true, belal always wins by lay n pray, if you hold someone on the ground for minutes you'll win surely the round if you dont get damage
@@TheLuffyKirin Okay but he still out damages them lol. It seems you’re a little behind in the UFC, they literally have changed the rules since this fight and have went away from control to damage. Watch like a Weasel breakdown or something….
Never seen this fight. First time. Both fighters are top 8 greatest all time. You won’t see a better match up ever. The wrestling and technique is astronomical. Best fight I ever seen.
If someone controls opponent on the ground for 4 minutes and 55 seconds and does "nothing", would you judge the round based on those 5 seconds on the feet? If Cejudo was doing nothing on the ground and was just lying there inactively, then referee should have stood them up, but at no point was Cejudo inactive on the ground. He might not have done much damage, but he sure was active enough to keep controling him down. The crowd didn't even boo once, which tells you a lot about "just holding him down".
strikes to the leg and body don't count as much as strikes to the head. DJ only won rds 1 and 3. Clear win for Cejudo. Not clear for the casuals that don't understand mma scoring.
That expression is just made up by salty idiots who don't have a clue how to score matches and just want to watch someone get flatlined, a championship match is scored just like any other. With that being said, i would've score this match a draw, there was one round in there that didn't really go to either guy, and they both got 2 a piece.
@@elijahwinter3176 Henry before retiring was the complete package. Insanely high fight IQ, super elite wrestling, great boxing technique, very good striking, amazing chin and big heart. One of my favorite fighters ever. I think if he returns against Aljo he wins decisively, how do you see that fight playing out Elijah?
@@elijahwinter3176 I love Aljo, but I doubt he will knock Cejudo out or out point him. And I’m 100% sure he won’t submit a freestyle wrestling Gold medalist. Henry will nullify Aljo wrestling completely and in my opinion he has better stand up. Cejudo KO’d prime TJ and timed up a perfect knee on Dominick Cruz, that’s highly impressive. I think his boxing and speed will be a key factor.
Clear win for DJ, 1,2,4 were obviously his rounds. Outlanded him with better “effective striking” doing greater damage, especially leg kicks as those really added up. There’s a strong case he won round 3 but for arguments sake we’ll give it to henry. Round 5 was close I’d just edge it to Henry though. 48-47 at the worst for DJ. The counter argument is the TDs, these barely come into it. Cejudos grappling was by definition not “efffective”, he controlled DJ for a few minutes landing very little strikes and not going for a single submission. As much as I love DC his bias for wrestling seriously showed during this. Dj proving once again he’s tho goat🐐
@@metalface_villain totally agree. UFC needed a new champ to hype up knowing DJ was on his way out. Still this was a great fight. Henry kept pressuring him and got some great take downs. Both these guys are elite.
Any other ufc champ could have did what dj did but not even strike just run around and win. The facts the dj lost is crazy to me. Just bc of two take downs
Bro how can you say that?Cejudo definitely won round 4.Then round 5 he landed more strikes had a clean takedown and had more control. In round 2 there is a debate because dj had more strikes but cejudo had a couple of clean takedowns.In any case you cannot say DJ won 100% or that it was a robbery.it was extremely close
@@antonispappas490 cejudo landed 0 damage the entire fight even when cejudo had control on the ground he landed like three soft love taps to the body and that was it. The whole time cejudo had any control he did nothing with it. Everytime dj landed it had a visible effect on cejudo which was not the case the other way around. You may score a fight only based off control time but if you're doing nothing with that time does it really make a difference. All of cejudos takedowns shouldve been thrown out the window cuz he just lied on top of him. No submission threat no ground and pound threat. Dj controlled every aspect of the fight
@@anthonyrivers3905 i agree but you cannot say it was robbery.But I also think that the rules then hadn’t changed, it was about control over damage.In any case it was a close fight.Both fighters are goated
DJ won the fight. But Henry got the moral victory by surviving with the GOAT for the 25 mins and staying in there every step of the way. DJ and jones are two GOATs. I’ll even take DJ ahead of Jones
seemed like demetrious at first, although henry was probably unfortunately discouraged from an stability of perhaps a limb of his...., but i wouldnt have necesarily guessed that henry wouldve been bold enough to stick an open hand out like he was doing in the beginning and later on. henry taking advice from his corner appeared to pay off, although mighty mouse still had displayed some thing of comfortability while being pressed and could get back to his feet well at times. however, with cejudo being ready to really escalate his exuberance when capitalizing and being distinctly more effective in the clinch between the two, then johnson wouldve been something of an impression of not being able to make a mistake. everything taken together, its my guess henry wouldve capitalized more if the fight continued as he also didn't overly appear affected when struck, even if demetrious was already ahead on whoever and all's scorecards..
Definitely need a third fight before they are past it. I think the right deal could see him coming back to the UFC but I don't think it's going to happen DJ is too happy at One Championship
them talking about the peroneal nerve before it was a thing is pretty funny lol sounds like they're being sarcastic with how confused they are about his drop-foot
Right smh when DC was trying saying that the scorecard on takedowns was wrong cause he's a wrestling coach and Cejudo had more takedowns even if he didn't secure position which is stupid cause yes in wrestling that's a takedown but this isn't wrestling this is MMA and what good is a takedown when the opponent rolls right out of it and gets right back up smh in no way do I believe Cejudo won this l fight at best it was a draw and imo in order to take the belt you have to take the belt without any doubt that you deserve it! Honestly feel like UFC did DJ dirty as they never gave him the respect DJ deserved as well as both the UFC(Dana "lives in his own world" White) and DJ wanted to sever ties and go the separate ways smh DJ landed more significant strikes 81 to 51 DJ significant strikes land percentage was 60% to Cejudo 34% Smh Cejudo attempted 11 takedowns only got 3 takedowns despite the fact that he won agold medal in wrestling and was the youngest USA wrestler to ever win a gold medal Cejudo couldn't even oppose his will grappling lmfao no way in hell should Cejudo won the fight
Man DJ won 100% even if it’s close like this you always give it to the champ. You have to win by a landslide in decisions to get the belt or KO the champ to get the belt. Not like this man…
Aquí en le importa la decisión de los jueces 😑 tiene un mérito enorme lo de Jonson peleando con alguien más grande y dominando en su Straking, los derribos no lo pudieron someter, puede que allá perdido pero para mí sigue siendo hasta fecha de hoy el mejor mosca que a tenido la UFC 😕👌
This comment section is the living proof that MMA fans don't know shit about fighting. Cejudo had the whole match to himself except the first round. But they saying Dj outstruck Cejudo. What a load of crap!
1 - DJ 2 - HC 3 - DJ 4 - HC 5 - HC I think HC took more damage with those kicks. But since it is scored on a per round basis, HC's grappling edges it out and gives him those rounds.
Johnson is 1 of the very few quintessential Champs, person, family man, embassedor, innately gifted, athlete to ever grace ufc history....ya...im a huge fan...period..
Seriously, DJ was totally robbed. Cejudo didn't land any damage, no ground and pound following take downs, didn't threaten submissions...literally nothing. DJ landed all the damage and busted him up good. I just don't get how the judges come to these conclusions.
Tactical win, there is no perfect fighter, hence cejudo with wide foot stance leaves open to leg kicks. Would like to see same match up in smaller cage.
I always thought they should’ve done the trilogy after Cejudo left the ufc & Johnson was in one fc. It would’ve been the biggest fight outside the ufc at that time & Johnson still had never been finished. Smh 🤦🏽♂️
Just with the amount of kicks he landed in this fight he one. You can see multiple times throughout the fight they try to glaze cejudo when all he did was get hit that whole fight. Regardless if he had pre injury they just didn’t want Mighty Mouse to leave as champ
SECTION OF RULES ON GRAPPLING!! "It shall be noted that a successful takedown is not merely a changing of position, but the establishment of an attack from the use of the takedown. Top and bottom position fighters are assessed more on the impactful/effective result of their actions, more so than their position."
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This easily could've been a draw
Cejudo looked extremely impressive tho nobody was doing that to mighty mouse
Best comment I completely agree with you
Dj still won 😂
Doing what exactly? Tripping him?
@@Blood-hound Who's hand did the referee raise?
Over a minute of control time in rd2 over 2 minutes of control time in rd 4 and almost a minute of control time in rd 5. They landed the same strikes in rd 4 and almost the same in rd 2 and 5 but DJ didn't do any offensive grappling to get back for Cejudo scoring in grappling. Not a draw 3 rounds to 2 for Cejudo only for casuals who don't like scoring the grappling.
The more I watch Demetrius Johnson the more I think he’s the GOAT. His flow style is beautiful to watch & the way he frames is perfect. His IQ is also phenomenal. Look at how he tried to time Cejudo’s pawing 5:05. Right as Cejudo’s lead hand goes down Mighty Mouse throws an overhand 5:07 5:55. Right as Cejudo’s lead hand goes up Might Mouse throws a body kick 5:01 5:58 17:47 23:34. Looking back at the sequence 4:53. Every time Cejudo’s hand went up Dj made sure to touch it. Dj’s rhythm was broken at 4:56 as he touched Cejudo’s hand while it was down. Immediately Dj resets defensively correcting a mistake. The fact that he made all of these adjustments within 10 seconds is insane
Excellent observation and analysis
The most underrated and under appreciated fighter of all time
Jon Jones is the only GOAT
@@kuraimarongwe no
@@goead yes he is
18:42
Great throw and readjustment by Henry and PHENOMINAL recovery from DJ!
That was a dope sequence by two high level fighters!
again at 19:37
I literally came here to comment about that crazy ass move from DJ. And yours was the first comment I saw 🤣
Crazy how you can be beating someone for 2mins and 30 seconds but they can just hold you down for the same amount of time and they win the round.
Crazy how that just happened with sugar shawn, opposite outcome lol
@@Botmfeeder02 was just about to say
@@Botmfeeder02 I was thinking about that too rn that I decided to finally watch this fight
So stupid
He was barely winning its not like he was way ahead
Fight stat shown that DJ won round 124... I think UFC just didnt want him to leave as the champ
It's known UFC was tired of DJ, it was this or remove the weight class cause everyone knew the outcome. Cejuudo trains with him now cause of the respect he's shown for him, and the sport.
Facts
@@djsuswbsb why ufc was tired of such a technical and high IQ fighter?
DJ won rounds 1 and 3. Cejudo won round 2, 4 (outstruck DJ check the stats) , and 5
Fights arent won on stats alone. Cejudo won the close rounds by being on par w the striking but more dominant in the grappling exchanges. Close fight but a clean win.
It's so crazy to me that both these dudes are smaller than the average woman but would absolutely KILL me in a fight
Never thought of it that way 😂
Now this guys training together, and they are the best team
Man to have his ankle go like that that early in the fight and not lose composure is what makes GOATs
Yeah,
People used to trashtalk him for "being just a wrestler that's it" but dude's a machine!
He handled it perfectly, kept composure, didn't make it obvious it isn't just bad step long enough for DJ not to go for the kill and circled away from the powerside until 100%. Recovered really fast too which is mostly genetic and mental, most fighters are shut for atleast 30 minutes after that, regular people would take a day off from an office job for that.
Not many can keep their cool against THE GOAT of the weightclass fighting quite literally on a rubbery peg just 30 seconds in.
Hell, most people straight puss out and just take the loss when that happens. He didn't even mention it happened, just kept going.
D.j damaged him with knees, body kicks, legs kicks, an boxed him up. Cejudo was a great challenge an got little damage on take downs. He didn't take the belt in my eyes. It was a close one. Love seeing these old matches because this is a high caliber fight. Still til this day a classic. Not many MMA fighters can put on a dance like this. They both leveled up. Waiting for triple c return. Mighty mouse still the Goat. Beating up niggas twice his sizem salute to these warriors an being able to enjoy their journey as it continues. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 They both are.
i agree DJ wins, and then adesanya goes out run in front of romero and win the fight ;D
I agree too
For me it's Cejudo
Totally agree with you. Beside the "old match" part. I mean, it is after all only 5 years ago. Many of the fighters from then are still on the roster to this day.
It wasn't even close. He hung in there with dj that's about it.
Wow! Not often that we get to see 2 of the worlds greatest, most elite fighters face each other like this. They're both so damn good that they nearly canceled each other out. I had zero clue who had won at the end. Amazing fight!
Please check stats and you will come to know.
Johnson didn't seem mad at all when he heard cejudo won
You have to take it from the champion
I think there might have been a sense of relief for him. Obviously he'd still be disappointed, but maybe he felt like because the championship belt which in a way tethered him to the ufc was gone, he was free. Also, DJ is always a class act no matter what so even if whatever I said isn't true, I'm not surprised that he reacted the way he did
because they are friends in real life .
@@metalface_villain read again " they are friends in real life" so why did u come up with mr wise guy shit???
Mighty Mouse was ready to move in from UFC as they never gave him the respect or tried pushing him promotional wise. Dana White is bout nothing but the money and has made the UFC into a circus show like WWE which personally has taken away from the sport not to mention the fact that Dana White doesn't wanna pay fighters shit too smh That's why you have so many great fighters like DJ going to these other promotions like ONE and Bellator which is just sad to me when DJ made twice the amount in each fight then he made in any fight I'm the UFC although he was a title holder with 11 title successful defenses before his last fight in the UFC which by far the largest/biggest promotion of MMA yet their rivals in MMA promotions can pay these fighters twice the amount! I do not even support the UFC at all and as long as Dana White is in charge the UFC is gonna be taken out eventually by another promotion
That was one of the best technical fights ever. I don’t think the decision was right though. He didn’t do enough after his take downs to earn the win. DJ is just to good. Shut him down every time and mostly dominated in the stand up. I think DJ edged him.
UFC is always very stupid for giving free points to grappling exchanges that amount to nothing.
DJ completely destroyed that leg of Henry I'm surprised he didn't check any of those
Moraes did the same thing to Henry. He doesn’t check kicks he just eats them
It almost physically hurts me just to see that ankle rolling. Bringing back PTSD memories. 🤕
The foot rolling was a result of a kick on the backside of the knee where there is a nerve. This is the same thing that happened to Sean O'Malley against Marlon Vera
That’s what I was thinking
Funny to think of looking back. Jimmy Crute vs Anthony Smith is another good example of the same thing.
Thank you. I was like omg he kicked him y'all didn't see ?!
Bet
Sean was a freak accident, he didnt really lose so it should've been doctor stoppage.
DJ won 4-1, only lost rd4. Cejudo has done nothing with his takedowns and DJ bouncing right back up on most. DJ landed more shots in every rounds and harder ones too.... They wanted DJ gone, they got him gone. Most under appreciated UFC fighter ever....
LATINOS UNIDOS LATINOS THE STRONGEST: noom69 I ALSO DUS AGREE WITH YOU!!!! CEJUDO WON THAT FIGHT!!!! HE DESERVED THE VICTORY. YOU'RE JUST MAKING EXCUSES FOR JOHNSON!!!! CEJUDO WON!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
@CQCguy123 Agreed with everything you said completely, props 👊
Cejudo won round 2 and 4. Ended on top in round 2 which was the biggest moment in a slow round and won round 4 with the grappling
How on earth did you not score round 2 for Cejudo? Wow thankfully you aren't a judge lol
He sucks. Boom. Roasted
Great sportsmanship and respect shown by the guys in the ring.
it's amazing to me that the commentary team and even the guys in the back completely ignored the kick that caused the compromised leg in the first place
Clearly staged. They new who the winner was. We all know who the real one was though
DJ
Yeah came here just to watch the drop foot action. 2 big calf kicks to start the fight
Joe Rogan being Dana's little puppet. He pisses me off sometimes
Should have been a 10-8 round. Henry did nothing in the 1st
@@joeschmidt4991absolutely not. Just a 10-9
Most high level fight in UFC history
Man what I would give to see dj back in the ufc. He's even better now than he was back then.
Dude is easily the most underrated ufc fighter ever! Dana is stupid for not still having him in the UFC! Mighty Mouse is one of the 5 best MMA fighters ever imo he is so dam good and never is satisfied always trying to improve his craft!
till this day i don’t think Mighty Mouse lost bro
it was so close. but i think cejudo won
@@rb9888 I think dj won
@@rb9888 the fight was not close. Dj out strikes him every round. Stuffed most the take downs. Only 2 take downs actually kept him on the ground for some time and even then dj beat him up majority of those rounds.
@@saucegotti9416 even if you would consider the takedowns and top control as round winning moments.
That would only give cejudo round 2 and 4
And round 5 cejudo literally did nothing outside of a few strikes in the last 15 seconds.. the fact that jones can get the decision against Reyes but Mighty Mouse gets robbed against Henry is wild!
@@saucegotti9416 what? half of the fight was dj on his back. even dc and rogan were not sure who is winning and imho the last round went to cejudo. he was more active and hit dj pretty well.
Dj is the fastest living fighter on planet earth..
I remember watching this fight and never understood how they gave this fight to Henry. It was a close fight to be fair but almost all the big shots were landed by DJ body kicks, head kicks, flying knees to the body of Henry. Henry did a great Job with the wrestling but he really did nothing with it on the ground. Control is the last thing that is supposed to be judged and should only be judged when the damage is equal.
Does Cejudo know that you're allowed to punch your opponent when on the ground? He did noting buy lay on him. DJ won this fight.
because you at least needs some amount of distance/space to initiate ground impound. As Cejudo and every one of us(I'm surprised you didn't) know how DJ can roll out of the submission upon giving just a tiny space for him. We've seen him done that again and again not just in this fight, but in previous ones too!
What you think Cejudo being dumb is in fact him being a smartass, for not giving DJ a space, scoring controls and pressures, at the same time spending DJ' gas tank.
Anyway this fight was a close call.
It's because DJ's escape game is incredible, the moment he gives him space DJ would have a chance to post out, Henry played it smart by keeping dominant position and mostly going for submission threats
@@lukejuarez6594 Henry didn't go for many, maybe none, submissions. All he did was lay and pray. Ref should of stood them up after 30 seconds of doing nothing.
No Cejudo won
Shame we'll never a get a trilogy to this. Such a close fight although I personally had it for DJ. I think MMA judging has shifted more towards damage recently and this fight might have been scored differently if it took place today.
Never say never if nick can come back so can Mighty Mouse
@@brandonalvarado5362 true he could come back but idk, dj lost decision I believe was influenced by the problems between him and Dana at the time, Dana had it out for DJ, even trying to eliminate the flyweight division and all, why DJ was cut after loosing. Maybe him and Dana bury it but who knows. Sad what corporate America can do to the little guys
@@Ramzez702 the fact that you think the judges decision was influence by Dana is laughable and ignorant
@@Ramzez702 You hit the nail on the head. Ive been saying this he wanted tye 125 pounders eliminated he brought in Henry who shouldn't had even fought for the belt. He was 2 and 2 after losing to DJ the first time. Which was a 1st round stoppage.
@@JavierNYC423 that Latino favoritism isn't allowing you to appreciate an all time great fighter in DJ
DJ was leaving UFC and UFC didn't wanted him leave them as a champ.
DJ is still the best 125-135 lb fighter on the planet. And watching him prove it, against even better competition at ONE Championship, has been an absolute treat.
His battle with Rodtang in a mixed rules match was absolutely EPIC.
It will be a match talked about for decades. And for good reason.
Similar to Rufus vs Changpuek 30 + yrs ago.
Dj won, maybe even every round, all those kicks... henry got some takedowns, but little to zero damage with them. DJ deserved the win
Idk man, it was Henry who was leaking blood. In todays UFC/MMA judging, those takedown and control time with no sun attempt or damage wouldn’t be worth shit. I think they just needed a new champion after DJs incredibly long reign.
Cejudo did almost nothing at all to damage DJ and got beat up. Awful decision.
it's mixed martial arts, so wrestling and jiu jitsu are martial arts aswell and part of this sport, and takedowns and ground control gains you a lot of points.
yes dj did more damage but nothing really big, cejudo never wobbled or bleeded that much, but he clearly lost the grappling fight, cejudo deserved the win here
@@TheLuffyKirin Not true, if it were todays rules Henry loses 100%. Control means nothing in the rule set, all about damage.
@@joshreid1006 not true, belal always wins by lay n pray, if you hold someone on the ground for minutes you'll win surely the round if you dont get damage
@@TheLuffyKirin Okay but he still out damages them lol. It seems you’re a little behind in the UFC, they literally have changed the rules since this fight and have went away from control to damage. Watch like a Weasel breakdown or something….
Wow dj is really just incredible, those rolls to avoid the take down, is simply priceless
Beautiful fight
The take down defense was crazy in this fight 😮 and Henry remembered those knee’s from the last fight 😂 great defense 10:12
Just days until Henrys''comeback''.
Never seen this fight. First time. Both fighters are top 8 greatest all time. You won’t see a better match up ever. The wrestling and technique is astronomical. Best fight I ever seen.
I just posted the same. We'll never see that much talent share the cage ever again
@@lilgames-o6d makhachev vs volk, literally p4p #1 and #2
Henry laid on DJ the last 2 mins of round 4. No significant strikes he was basically holding DJ down from getting up and beating his as$
so?
If someone controls opponent on the ground for 4 minutes and 55 seconds and does "nothing", would you judge the round based on those 5 seconds on the feet? If Cejudo was doing nothing on the ground and was just lying there inactively, then referee should have stood them up, but at no point was Cejudo inactive on the ground. He might not have done much damage, but he sure was active enough to keep controling him down. The crowd didn't even boo once, which tells you a lot about "just holding him down".
Very close fight but DJ won that one
Most combined talent that will ever share the cage. Such a great match up there isn't a good argument for a winner
strikes to the leg and body don't count as much as strikes to the head. DJ only won rds 1 and 3. Clear win for Cejudo. Not clear for the casuals that don't understand mma scoring.
It use to be... to be the champ you have to beat the champ. I do not think Henry beat DJ
That expression is just made up by salty idiots who don't have a clue how to score matches and just want to watch someone get flatlined, a championship match is scored just like any other.
With that being said, i would've score this match a draw, there was one round in there that didn't really go to either guy, and they both got 2 a piece.
I think cejudo won
I would have loved this fight at both fighters prime. It would have been even better. For me these two are the best flyweights ever by far.
@@elijahwinter3176 nah henry wasn’t. He got so much better at striking later on when he was defending double champ.
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Henry before retiring was the complete package.
Insanely high fight IQ, super elite wrestling, great boxing technique, very good striking, amazing chin and big heart.
One of my favorite fighters ever.
I think if he returns against Aljo he wins decisively, how do you see that fight playing out Elijah?
@@elijahwinter3176 I love Aljo, but I doubt he will knock Cejudo out or out point him.
And I’m 100% sure he won’t submit a freestyle wrestling Gold medalist.
Henry will nullify Aljo wrestling completely and in my opinion he has better stand up.
Cejudo KO’d prime TJ and timed up a perfect knee on Dominick Cruz, that’s highly impressive.
I think his boxing and speed will be a key factor.
Dana putting the belt on backwards is still funny in 2023 LOL
Clear win for DJ, 1,2,4 were obviously his rounds. Outlanded him with better “effective striking” doing greater damage, especially leg kicks as those really added up. There’s a strong case he won round 3 but for arguments sake we’ll give it to henry. Round 5 was close I’d just edge it to Henry though. 48-47 at the worst for DJ. The counter argument is the TDs, these barely come into it. Cejudos grappling was by definition not “efffective”, he controlled DJ for a few minutes landing very little strikes and not going for a single submission. As much as I love DC his bias for wrestling seriously showed during this.
Dj proving once again he’s tho goat🐐
What? How can you say round two went to DJ?
@@metalface_villain totally agree. UFC needed a new champ to hype up knowing DJ was on his way out. Still this was a great fight. Henry kept pressuring him and got some great take downs. Both these guys are elite.
I was rooting for Henry in this one but I was surprised he got the decision. Very close but I thought DJ did enough to keep the belt.
he definitely didnt do enough but if dj defended that would be 13 consecutive title wins for dj and the shut down of the division
@@zvydvy go check official fight stats . DJ deffo own that
Any other ufc champ could have did what dj did but not even strike just run around and win. The facts the dj lost is crazy to me. Just bc of two take downs
@@saucegotti9416 and he didn't even do whole lot when he did take him down
Just rewatched this dj won 100%
Very biased commentary for cejudo too
Bro how can you say that?Cejudo definitely won round 4.Then round 5 he landed more strikes had a clean takedown and had more control. In round 2 there is a debate because dj had more strikes but cejudo had a couple of clean takedowns.In any case you cannot say DJ won 100% or that it was a robbery.it was extremely close
@@antonispappas490 cejudo landed 0 damage the entire fight even when cejudo had control on the ground he landed like three soft love taps to the body and that was it. The whole time cejudo had any control he did nothing with it. Everytime dj landed it had a visible effect on cejudo which was not the case the other way around. You may score a fight only based off control time but if you're doing nothing with that time does it really make a difference. All of cejudos takedowns shouldve been thrown out the window cuz he just lied on top of him. No submission threat no ground and pound threat. Dj controlled every aspect of the fight
@@anthonyrivers3905 i agree but you cannot say it was robbery.But I also think that the rules then hadn’t changed, it was about control over damage.In any case it was a close fight.Both fighters are goated
Nope
DJ won the fight. But Henry got the moral victory by surviving with the GOAT for the 25 mins and staying in there every step of the way. DJ and jones are two GOATs. I’ll even take DJ ahead of Jones
Can't believe Cejudo couldn't find an opening for a choke or some sort of shoulder lock. He needs to learn a little BJJ.
Rogan speculating what happened to his leg while his coach is literally talking to him about it...
….any one is just more legendary than they were when they defeat dj
THIS CAN BE DRAW. LOOK AT THE FACE IF DAMAGED AT CEJUDO EYE. ---- THEY GAVE CEJUDO THE BELT TO HYPE IT FOR THIRD FIGHT. DJOHNSON FACE IS SO FRESH.
Bet
DJ was just in stupid good shape. He hopped up after that fourth round and trotted to his corner like he was taking his dog to the park
seemed like demetrious at first, although henry was probably unfortunately discouraged from an stability of perhaps a limb of his...., but i wouldnt have necesarily guessed that henry wouldve been bold enough to stick an open hand out like he was doing in the beginning and later on. henry taking advice from his corner appeared to pay off, although mighty mouse still had displayed some thing of comfortability while being pressed and could get back to his feet well at times. however, with cejudo being ready to really escalate his exuberance when capitalizing and being distinctly more effective in the clinch between the two, then johnson wouldve been something of an impression of not being able to make a mistake. everything taken together, its my guess henry wouldve capitalized more if the fight continued as he also didn't overly appear affected when struck, even if demetrious was already ahead on whoever and all's scorecards..
Definitely need a third fight before they are past it.
I think the right deal could see him coming back to the UFC but I don't think it's going to happen DJ is too happy at One Championship
Sal never disappoints. Always terrible scoring 💯
Whether you think Cejudo won or DJ won, I think its cool that we all can see the argument for the other guy winning
them talking about the peroneal nerve before it was a thing is pretty funny lol sounds like they're being sarcastic with how confused they are about his drop-foot
The way Bruce said Demetrious was so epic
This fight was clearly won by DJ .. 2 to 0 .. UFC I do not value this tremendous and historic fighter, Henry Cejudo knows it..........
DC gets all lathered up when mouse goes down. But says not much when he pops back up.
Right smh when DC was trying saying that the scorecard on takedowns was wrong cause he's a wrestling coach and Cejudo had more takedowns even if he didn't secure position which is stupid cause yes in wrestling that's a takedown but this isn't wrestling this is MMA and what good is a takedown when the opponent rolls right out of it and gets right back up smh in no way do I believe Cejudo won this l fight at best it was a draw and imo in order to take the belt you have to take the belt without any doubt that you deserve it! Honestly feel like UFC did DJ dirty as they never gave him the respect DJ deserved as well as both the UFC(Dana "lives in his own world" White) and DJ wanted to sever ties and go the separate ways smh DJ landed more significant strikes 81 to 51 DJ significant strikes land percentage was 60% to Cejudo 34% Smh Cejudo attempted 11 takedowns only got 3 takedowns despite the fact that he won agold medal in wrestling and was the youngest USA wrestler to ever win a gold medal Cejudo couldn't even oppose his will grappling lmfao no way in hell should Cejudo won the fight
DJ won this I don’t even care what y’all think 😂
Shows u how good dj is
They really have no ufc fights of Mighty Mouse!? That’s crazy.
Man DJ won 100% even if it’s close like this you always give it to the champ. You have to win by a landslide in decisions to get the belt or KO the champ to get the belt. Not like this man…
Both deserved to win this one
Aquí en le importa la decisión de los jueces 😑 tiene un mérito enorme lo de Jonson peleando con alguien más grande y dominando en su Straking, los derribos no lo pudieron someter, puede que allá perdido pero para mí sigue siendo hasta fecha de hoy el mejor mosca que a tenido la UFC 😕👌
these guy actually LOOK like the 2 best fighting in the weight class....
This comment section is the living proof that MMA fans don't know shit about fighting. Cejudo had the whole match to himself except the first round. But they saying Dj outstruck Cejudo. What a load of crap!
LATINOS UNIDOS LATINOS THE STRONGEST: EXCELLENT FIGHT!!! HENRY CEJUDO EMERGED VICTORIOUS⚔️💪🔥⚔️🏆
It seriously feels like two midgets fighting. 😂
1 - DJ
2 - HC
3 - DJ
4 - HC
5 - HC
I think HC took more damage with those kicks. But since it is scored on a per round basis, HC's grappling edges it out and gives him those rounds.
DJ knew he was gonna lose UFC was after his ass 😂
that ankle shit is uncomfortable to watch
Calf kicks are no joke
Demetrius Johnson is better than Cejudo, way slicker, faster, higher fight IQ.
Round 2 to Cejudo is absolute nonsense. The takedown barely did damage and DJ easily outdamage him across the round.
I really want to Aljo to win, but Henry’s wrestling here is crazy
The mma "Montreal screw job"😒😅🤣
I've watched this fight 3 times and DJ won all three IMO
DJ won the first 3 rounds
Wow 😮
Cejudo is a great fighter
He fights like Khabib , I was surprised, he fights very smartly
Yea dj got robbed cuz Dana didn't want him as champ anymore. Its sad they show more respect for showmen rather than real fighters with great talent
He leaned on the UFC Performance institute extensively, two separate one week visits.
Funny to me Joe didn’t realize Demetrius was shutting off the nerve in Henry’s calf with the calf kicks
Johnson is 1 of the very few quintessential Champs, person, family man, embassedor, innately gifted, athlete to ever grace ufc history....ya...im a huge fan...period..
Complete domination by Cejudo. should be unanimous decesion.
esta pelea la gano claramente DJ.. 2 a 0 .. UFC no valoro a este tremendo e historico peleador , Henry cejudo lo sabe..........
Straight BS. Henry was shocked.
Seriously, DJ was totally robbed. Cejudo didn't land any damage, no ground and pound following take downs, didn't threaten submissions...literally nothing. DJ landed all the damage and busted him up good. I just don't get how the judges come to these conclusions.
you know the scorings fucked when you hear the name sal d'amato
Tactical win, there is no perfect fighter, hence cejudo with wide foot stance leaves open to leg kicks. Would like to see same match up in smaller cage.
DJ foi garfado pelo Ufc, sabemos quem foi de fato o verdadeiro campeão 🔥👊🏼
I always thought they should’ve done the trilogy after Cejudo left the ufc & Johnson was in one fc. It would’ve been the biggest fight outside the ufc at that time & Johnson still had never been finished. Smh 🤦🏽♂️
Great fight Mighty Mouse & Triple C r both 🐐’s
Calf kick are very powerful we see that in the first round
Just with the amount of kicks he landed in this fight he one. You can see multiple times throughout the fight they try to glaze cejudo when all he did was get hit that whole fight. Regardless if he had pre injury they just didn’t want Mighty Mouse to leave as champ
Johnson is cool man! Top 3 GOAT for sure
GREAT FIGHT!
2 mins left in the 4th round DJ had the half guard sweep ! I never see the half guard sweep and these are black belts ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Burning one with Triple C and Mike Tyson would be the greatest thing ever!!!
I think Johnson had the better fight but Cejudo won the rounds
SECTION OF RULES ON GRAPPLING!!
"It shall be noted that a successful takedown is not merely a changing of
position, but the establishment of an attack from the use of the takedown. Top and bottom
position fighters are assessed more on the impactful/effective result of their actions, more so
than their position."
In case this helps clear up anyone's opinion