Ultimate Fighting Championship
On January 5, 2012, it was announced that Cedenblad had signed with the UFC. [5]
Cedenblad made his UFC debut against Francis Carmont on April 14, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva. [6] [7] After a good performance in the begin of the fight, winning the first round, he eventually lost via rear naked choke submission in the second round. [8]
Cedenblad was expected to face Rafael Natal at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson, [9] but was forced out of the bout with an injury, and was replaced by Sean Spencer. [10]
He was briefly linked to a bout against Robert McDaniel on August 28, 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2, [11] but McDaniel's opponent was later changed to be Brad Tavares. [12]
Instead, Cedenblad faced Jared Hamman on August 31, 2013, at UFC 164. [13] He won the fight by submission due to a guillotine choke 57 seconds into the first round, giving him his first UFC win and serving Hamman the first submission loss of his career. [14]
Cedenbald was expected to face Alessio Sakara on October 26, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 30, replacing an injured Tom Watson. [15] However, Cedenblad himself later had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury, and was replaced by newcomer Nicholas Musoke, one of his main training partners. [16] [17]
Next he faced undefeated Krzysztof Jotko on May 31, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 41. [18] After controlling the first round of action, he won the fight by submission due to a guillotine choke in the very last second of round two, serving Jotko the first loss of his career. [19] He was also awarded his first Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts. [20] [21]
Cedenblad faced touted undefeated promotional newcomer Scott Askham on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 53. [22] [23] Despite getting caught and dropped by a front kick in round two, Cedenbland controlled the action through the rest of the fight, earning the unanimous decision victory. [24]
Coming back from a one-and-a-half-year layoff due to injuries, Cedenblad faced Garreth McLellan on May 8, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 87. [25] He scored a knockdown from a straight right hand in round 1 and won the fight by TKO early in round 2 after stunning McLellan with a head kick followed by a barrage of uppercuts against the fence. [26]
Cedenblad returned to face Jack Marshman on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 99. [27] He lost the back and forth fight via TKO in the second round. [28]
Cedenblad was expected to face Chris Camozzi on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 109. [29] However, Cedenblad was removed from the card on 27 March and replaced by Trevor Smith. [30]
On August 14, 2018, it was announced that Cedenblad announced he retired from the sport due to numerous and continuous injuries. [31]
