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Flyweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Henry Cejudo won · S-DEC R5
Elo1491
Demetrious Johnson
Elo1472
Henry Cejudo

Demetrious JohnsonvsHenry CejudoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Saturday, August 4, 2018Los Angeles, California, USA

Official fight result

Henry Cejudo won

S-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupDemetrious Johnson: WrestlervsHenry Cejudo: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Demetrious Johnson wins(81.2%)

Actual result: Henry Cejudo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Demetrious Johnson at -470 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Demetrious Johnson enters on a 5-fight win streak.
  • Henry Cejudo enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Demetrious Johnson has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Demetrious Johnson
Red Corner
VS
Henry Cejudo
Blue Corner
-470
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+375
(21%)
1491
Elo
1472
39
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'3"
Height
5'4"
167.64 cm
Reach
162.56 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Demetrious JohnsonW5 streak
oldest →
W
vs John Dodson · Sep 15
W
KOvs Henry Cejudo · Apr 16
W
vs Tim Elliott · Dec 16
W
SUBvs Wilson Reis · Apr 17
W
SUBvs Ray Borg · Oct 17
latest
Henry CejudoL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Dominick Cruz · May 20
L
vs Aljamain Sterling · May 23
L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Feb 24
L
vs Song Yadong · Feb 25
L
vs Payton Talbott · Dec 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Demetrious JohnsonMetricHenry Cejudo
3.43
Strikes / min
3.83
1.66
Strikes absorbed / min
3.84
67%
Strike defense
57%
3.35
TDs / 15 min
1.78
65%
Takedown defense
72%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.77Δ 1.78 — meaningful gap-0.01

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1689 vs 1572Strikes64.2 vs 46.4Takedowns4.3 vs 2.0Sub Atts0.71 vs 0.13Form1.0 vs 0.6
Demetrious JohnsonHenry Cejudo

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Demetrious Johnson(10 fights)Henry Cejudo(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +19.1|Blue -19.1
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Demetrious JohnsonTargetHenry Cejudo

By target zone

23
37% acc · 28%
Head
29
25% acc · 57%
19
90% acc · 23%
Body
18
72% acc · 35%
39
76% acc · 48%
Leg
4
67% acc · 8%

By position

73
58% acc · 90%
Distance
31
26% acc · 61%
7
88% acc · 9%
Clinch
17
77% acc · 33%
1
100% acc · 1%
Ground
3
60% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Demetrious Johnson rounds
1
even
2
Henry Cejudo rounds
Round 1Demetrious Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:00
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:29Control
Round 3Demetrious Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns1
Control0:27
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:09Control
Round 4Henry Cejudo edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:00
9Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:14Control
Round 5Henry Cejudo edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:09
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:45Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
81 / 134
Sig Strikes
51 / 147
59.2%
Sig Str %
34.6%
121 / 174
Total Strikes
80 / 178
1 / 2
TDs
3 / 11
50%
TD %
35%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:36
Ctrl Time
4:37

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Henry Cejudo4 / 294 / 290 / 10
1Demetrious Johnson21 / 3221 / 320 / 00
2Henry Cejudo11 / 3319 / 421 / 20
2Demetrious Johnson15 / 2930 / 440 / 10
3Henry Cejudo10 / 3012 / 320 / 30
3Demetrious Johnson20 / 2832 / 401 / 10
4Demetrious Johnson9 / 1818 / 270 / 00
4Henry Cejudo9 / 1922 / 321 / 10
5Henry Cejudo17 / 3623 / 431 / 40
5Demetrious Johnson16 / 2720 / 310 / 00

Demetrious Johnson

StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights17

Henry Cejudo

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights16