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#4. Henry Cejudo's offensive wrestling
While Dillashaw is a great wrestler, his wrestling style is not as well-suited as Henry Cejudo's to prey on Sterling's preference for kicking at range. Sterling's kicking means he must always be on the front foot to push his opponents back to prevent them from taking away the time and space needed to throw kicks, or on the backfoot retreating to create space to throw kicks if his opponent is applying pressure.
Both options expose Sterling to takedowns. If he throws frequent kicks against Cejudo, he will likely be tripped to the ground once Cejudo times his kicks and catches one of them, tucking them under his armpit and pushing him back to upset his balance before tripping him. Similarly, being on the backfoot will also open him up to Cejudo's trips.
Henry Cejudo specializes in inside trips against opponents eager to separate themselves from him. Upon entering the clinch, Cejudo waits for his foe to retreat. When they do so, he often turns at an angle, hooking his leg on the inside of theirs before tripping them over it. If Sterling, in his desperation to back up and create space for his kicks, does so, he'll likely concede frequent takedowns against Henry Cejudo.
#3. Cejudo's boxing matches up well with Sterling's kicking
While Cejudo's most recent outings in the octagon were defined by his karate stance, he can still implement his pressure boxing approach when needed. Against Marlon Moraes, a powerful kicker, Cejudo initially used his karate stance until his lead leg was repeatedly punished by low kicks. He then adjusted quickly, resorting to the pressure boxing that defined his early MMA striking.
In doing so, he forced Moraes onto the backfoot, taking away the time, space, and leverage the Brazilian needed to throw kicks. Henry Cejudo applied consistent pressure, causing Moraes to retreat from his punches in order to reset his preferred kicking range, which exhausted the Brazilian and disrupted his striking. Cejudo succeeded in doing so against a more powerful kicker with better boxing than Sterling, so his chances against 'Funk Master' might be even better.
