Was prime Henry Cejudo at the same DJ level?

[Uber_Noober]

 

[DanDragon Machi]

Fight IQ, submission grappling and the clinch. Cejudo won a questionable decision against a slightly past prime MM.

Past prime MM? He he was just coming off one of his most spectacular victories lol

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Cejudo left when he was at an absolute peak/beast of a fighter


Very bad in hind-sight thinking he could easily reach that level again

I feel like if he had stayed instead of “mini-retire” he could smashed plenty of heads

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Past prime MM? He he was just coming off one of his most spectacular victories lol

And so was Fedor when he went into the Arlovski fight doesn't mean their prime wasn't over. Not all fighters decline like falling off a cliff.

 

[jx820]

They were both great, but had wildly different careers.

IMO Mighty Mouse is the most technically brilliant fighter in the sport's history.

Cejudo is one of the most gifted competitive minds, and a phenominal athlete.

 

[Psychojoe86]

Cejudo was definitely on the rise and performing very well, but he also avoided virtually every top contender in their prime at 135, with the exception of Moraes (which didn't age well).

I think Cejudo was eager to stop challenging himself once he reached his mid thirties, so more power to him for retiring when he did. He should have stayed there. Returning hasn't been good for him.

 

[acannxr]

I just wached DJ x Cejudo II recently and seemed to me Cejudo reached the same, if not higher, level than Might Mouse

DM had a better bjj but not enough to submt Cejudo. In wrestling Henry was cleary superior and in striking the difference was miminum. Both had speed, power and IQ pretty similar

DJ was also fighting with a torn LCL in that fight.

Johnson: Partially tore LCL during loss to Cejudo

Demetrious Johnson, the former 11-time UFC flyweight champion, said he suffered a high-grade partial tear in his LCL during his split decision loss to Henry Cejudo at UFC 227 on Aug. 4.

www.espn.com

DJ has a knockout win over Cejudo, while the best Cejudo managed was going 50-50 with a compromised DJ.

 

[kingmob6]

The title of this thread sounds like cejudo is spinning records.

Is ccc better than Deadmaus?

 

[Neck&Neck]

DJ Khaled level

 

[pick999]

dj did way more damage in that fight and henry just held on doing nothing

 

[DanDragon Machi]

Cejudo was definitely on the rise and performing very well, but he also avoided virtually every top contender in their prime at 135, with the exception of Moraes (which didn't age well).

I think Cejudo was eager to stop challenging himself once he reached his mid thirties, so more power to him for retiring when he did. He should have stayed there. Returning hasn't been good for him.

Which were the fighters better than Moraes at 135 back then? He did only two fights there is...

 

[nonoob]

DJ is FLW GOAT.

Cejudo is still a beast, though.

Both are true.
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Mighty Mouse IMHO was far more advanced as an all around MMA warrior.

If it was a cringe contest...Henry wins by a longshot !

 

[Psychojoe86]

Which were the fighters better than Moraes at 135 back then? He did only two fights there is...

Yan, Sterling, etc. my point was that he retired very suddenly, winning only 2 fights ever at 135

 

[jarj]

I don't know about Cejudo, but Ian McCall got robbed vs MM

 

[JustBleed69]

I've watched that fight 3xs and every time scored it 4-1 for Cejudo. Never quite understood the controversy on that one.

 

[r-harper-1]

Pretty tough style match for Dj , but I thought DJ won the rematch and think Henry is a level below DJ

 

[DanDragon Machi]

I've watched that fight 3xs and every time scored it 4-1 for Cejudo. Never quite understood the controversy on that one.

Me too

I watched it several times and every time I saw a clear victory for Cejudo

 

[cburm]

I just wached DJ x Cejudo II recently and seemed to me Cejudo reached the same, if not higher, level than Might Mouse

DM had a better bjj but not enough to submt Cejudo. In wrestling Henry was cleary superior and in striking the difference was miminum. Both had speed, power and IQ pretty similar

Henry won due to stalling and being on top. But I didn't see him as an equal skill wise to MM.

 

[Fact Checker]

They were both in their prime for the rematch…. Cejudo won. End of story


All the revisionist history MM fangirls can cry about it, doesn’t change facts

 

[DanDragon Machi]

They were both in their prime for the rematch…. Cejudo won. End of story


All the revisionist history MM fangirls can cry about it, doesn’t change facts

Yep, but not always the winner in a fight defines who is the best. What makes the comparision difficult is the difference in the amount of fights the two had at their peak