Henry Cejudo

Cejudo's second comeback ended with a clear three-round loss to Payton Talbott, who beat him to the pace and volume over the full 15 minutes. UFC's official result logged three 30-27 cards for Talbott, and UFCStats credited Talbott with a 134-60 edge in significant strikes in the fight that became Cejudo's final MMA appearance.

Key moments

• All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Talbott.
• UFCStats logged a 134-60 significant-strike edge in Talbott's favor.
• The fight went the full three rounds at bantamweight.
• Cejudo announced his second retirement after the loss.

Cejudo's Seattle main event ended awkwardly rather than conclusively. Song won a technical decision after an accidental eye poke early in the fourth round left Cejudo unable to continue, and the official scorecards showed that Song had done enough through the first three rounds to take the fight on points.

Key moments

• An accidental eye poke at the beginning of round four stopped the fight.
• The official result was a technical unanimous decision for Song.
• The judges returned scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27.
• It gave Cejudo another loss in a main-event bantamweight matchup.

Dvalishvili gave Cejudo a hard version of the modern bantamweight pace problem: constant pressure, layered wrestling and almost no quiet moments to reset. UFC's official result logged three 29-28 cards for Dvalishvili, and UFCStats showed the shape of the fight clearly with a 74-29 significant-strike edge and five completed takedowns for the Georgian contender.

Key moments

• All three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Dvalishvili.
• UFCStats credited Dvalishvili with a 74-29 edge in significant strikes.
• Dvalishvili also completed five takedowns in the three-round fight.
• The loss closed Cejudo's first outing after the Sterling title-fight return.

Cejudo's first fight after a three-year retirement was competitive enough to keep the title conversation alive, but he still came up short against Sterling over 25 minutes. UFC's official result recorded a split decision for Sterling on scores of 47-48, 48-47 and 48-47, leaving Cejudo close to a second bantamweight reign without actually reclaiming the belt.

Key moments

• Returned from nearly three years away to challenge for the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
• The judges scored the fight 47-48, 48-47 and 48-47 for Sterling.
• The bout went the full five rounds in Newark.
• Cejudo's comeback began with a close title-fight loss rather than an immediate belt recapture.

Cejudo's final fight of his championship peak was a strange, violent title defense against a returning Dominick Cruz. UFC's official result logged the finish at 4:58 of round two, and pre-fight UFC framing around the matchup pointed to the leg kicks Cejudo used to slow Cruz before the clinch knee and follow-up punches finished the bout and set up the first retirement announcement.

Key moments

• Defended the UFC Bantamweight Championship in the UFC 249 co-main event.
• The official stoppage came at 4:58 of round two.
• Cejudo used damaging leg kicks before the finishing knee-and-punch sequence.
• He announced his retirement in the cage immediately after the win.