UFC 238 Results: Cejudo vs. Moraes

Henry Cejudo added the bantamweight championship to his flyweight belt at UFC 238 on June 8, 2019. At the United Center in Chicago, Cejudo stopped Marlon Moraes in round three, while Valentina Shevchenko defended the women’s flyweight title with a head-kick knockout of Jessica Eye. Thirteen fights were completed.

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Cejudo changes the fight against Moraes

Moraes’s kicks and striking gave Cejudo problems early in their contest for the vacant 135-pound championship. Cejudo adjusted by pressing closer, using clinch offense and sustained pressure to reduce the space available to the Brazilian.

By round three, the flyweight champion had taken command. Ground strikes brought the stoppage at 4:51, making Cejudo a simultaneous champion in two divisions. His comeback within the fight distinguished the result from a straightforward early finish.

Shevchenko’s head kick ends the co-main event

Shevchenko controlled the opening round against Eye before landing the decisive left head kick just 26 seconds into round two. The knockout secured her first successful defense of the women’s flyweight championship.

Tony Ferguson and Donald Cerrone supplied another major attraction. After two active rounds, severe swelling around Cerrone’s eye prevented him from continuing. Ferguson’s official victory was a doctor-stoppage TKO at 5:00 of the second round, rather than a third-round finish.

Bantamweight contenders and preliminary standouts

Petr Yan defeated Jimmie Rivera by unanimous decision, and Aljamain Sterling also won a decision over Pedro Munhoz. Both results mattered on an evening that crowned a new bantamweight champion. Blagoy Ivanov defeated Tai Tuivasa in the main card’s heavyweight contest.

Tatiana Suarez won against Nina Ansaroff, Alexa Grasso defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and Calvin Kattar stopped Ricardo Lamas in the first round. Yan Xiaonan, Darren Stewart and Katlyn Chookagian added decision victories, while Eddie Wineland knocked out Grigory Popov. That depth made the Chicago card significant across several divisions beyond the title fights.

Complete UFC 238 results

• Henry Cejudo defeated Marlon Moraes — TKO (punches), round 3, 4:51; won vacant bantamweight title.
• Valentina Shevchenko defeated Jessica Eye — KO (head kick), round 2, 0:26; retained women’s flyweight title.
• Tony Ferguson defeated Donald Cerrone — TKO (doctor stoppage), round 2, 5:00.
• Petr Yan defeated Jimmie Rivera — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Blagoy Ivanov defeated Tai Tuivasa — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Tatiana Suarez defeated Nina Ansaroff — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Aljamain Sterling defeated Pedro Munhoz — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Alexa Grasso defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Calvin Kattar defeated Ricardo Lamas — TKO (punches), round 1, 4:06.
• Yan Xiaonan defeated Angela Hill — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Darren Stewart defeated Bevon Lewis — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Eddie Wineland defeated Grigory Popov — KO (punches), round 2, 4:47.
• Katlyn Chookagian defeated Joanne Calderwood — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 238 results and title-fight reports; Event results record.

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