10 Best Pound-For-Pound Fighters Currently In The UFC

5. Henry Cejudo

You could argue that no fighter has had a quicker rise to prominence in recent memory than Henry Cejudo.

At the end of 2016, he'd just suffered his second defeat in a row - off the back of his first ever to Demetrious Johnson for the Flyweight title - and was looking like a star on the decline.

Then, Cejudo took out Wilson Reis early in the second round of their clash at UFC 215 and he simply didn't look back.

The Olympic gold medalist bounced back from the worst run of his career by then out-classing Sergio Pettis and even took down the greatest Flyweight of all time in 'Mighty Mouse' to become the new Champion of the division - thus avenging that earlier loss.

If that wasn't enough, Cejudo then went on to win the vacant Bantamweight Championship a year later by TKO'ing Marlon Moraes in the third round at UFC 238 and proudly held two belts over his shoulders as the undisputed Bantamweight and Flyweight king.

To go from your career worst stretch to becoming a double-champ in two-and-a-half years is nothing short of insane and Cejudo stands as an example of what can be achieved if you continue to bet on yourself - even when the chips are down.

He may only hold the Bantamweight title today - after having his Flyweight belt stripped due to inactivity - but that's definitely enough to make this writer's P4P top 5.

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