two years after challenging for the flyweight title, cejudo faced demetrious johnson in a rematch for ufc flyweight championship title in the co-main event at ufc 227 on august 4, 2018. cejudo went on to win the back-and-forth fight via split decision to become the ufc's second flyweight champion and first olympic gold medalist to capture ufc gold. this fight earned him the fight of the night award. 13 of 25 media outlets scored the bout in favor of cejudo, while 12 scored it for johnson.