UFC UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Final

Bantamweight

Payton Talbott vs Henry Cejudo

Payton Talbott
United States

Payton Talbott

11-1

Winner

VS
Henry Cejudo
United States

Henry Cejudo

“Triple C”

16-6

Winner

Payton Talbott

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

6 December 2025 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Payton Talbott beat Henry Cejudo by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Payton Talbott landed 156 of 240 total strikes and 3 of 5 takedowns, with 3:31 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.

Tale of the tape

Payton TalbottHenry Cejudo
11-1Record16-6
27Age on fight night38
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)
70.5″ (179 cm)Reach64″ (163 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Reno Academy of CombatTeamFight Ready
Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFromLos Angeles, California, United States

Fight statistics

156of 240 · 65%Total strikes landed77of 136 · 57%
104of 183Head strikes44of 97
39of 44Body strikes16of 18
13of 13Leg strikes17of 21
3of 5Takedowns1of 7
1Knockdowns0
3:31Control time2:39

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Payton TalbottRoundHenry Cejudo
50/67strikes2/2TD0KD1:37controlR126/49strikes0/2TD0KD0:00control
57/95strikes1/1TD1KD0:36controlR230/52strikes1/1TD0KD2:13control
49/78strikes0/2TD0KD1:18controlR321/35strikes0/4TD0KD0:26control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Sal D'amato

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

David Lethaby

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Payton Talbott

  1. WFelipe Limaunanimous decision2025
  2. LRaoni Barcelosunanimous decision2025
  3. WYanis GhemmouriKO/TKO R1 0:192024
  4. WCameron SaaimanKO/TKO R2 0:212024
  5. WNick Aguirresubmission R3 0:582023

Henry Cejudo

  1. LSong Yadongunanimous decision2025
  2. LMerab Dvalishvili2024
  3. LAljamain Sterlingsplit decision2023
  4. WDominick CruzKO/TKO R2 4:582020
  5. WMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R3 4:512019

Also on this card

Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr YanBantamweightunanimous decisionAlexandre Pantoja vs Joshua VanFlyweightKO/TKO R1 0:26Brandon Moreno vs Tatsuro TairaFlyweightKO/TKO R2 2:24Jan Blachowicz vs Bogdan GuskovLight Heavyweightmajority decisionGrant Dawson vs Manuel TorresLightweightKO/TKO R1 2:25

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