Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. He is a former 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. Cejudo is also the only person to win an Olympic gold medal as a wrestler and a UFC title. He is considered to be among the greatest combat athletes of all time due to his accomplishments in MMA and freestyle wrestling. During his wrestling career, Cejudo competed at 55 kilograms and became the youngest American Olympic Gold medalist in wrestling history at the time, winning the 2008 Summer Olympics at age 21. On the Senior level freestyle wrestling circuit, he was also the 2007 Pan American Games champion, as well as a multiple–time Pan American Continental and US National champion. As of May 9, 2023, he is #3 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Background Born to Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles, California, 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.