Man charged with DUI, assault after crashing into a home, UFC fighter Henry Cejudo helps apprehend suspect

PHOENIX - A man was arrested after a vehicle drove directly into a home near 18th Street and Berridge Lane.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 22-year-old Angel Cota, was booked on charges that range from DUI to assault.

UFC star Henry Cejudo helped detain Cota.

Angel Cota

What they're saying:

Cejudo said he was working from home when he heard a noise outside that caught his attention.

""Boom! I knew he had hit something or somebody," he said. "I felt like it was right next to us and it was probably about four or five houses down to the point where I was actually able to see the car, see it just run through the neighborhood like you wouldn't believe. This car was probably going 70-80 miles per hour."

What we know:

The vehicle ended up driving into Henry's neighbor's home, but that's not where the action ended.

Phoenix Police say the Cota tried to leave the scene, forcing Cejudo to get involved.

"I said 'hey man, you guys aren't going nowhere' and then the owner of this house, Wayne, ends up getting in front and tries to stop him and the dude ends up punching him. Now not only did he just, you know, run into his house with his car but then he decides to assault him and once I saw that I knew I had to step in," said Cejudo.

Cejudo, 16-5-0 in his UFC career, used his professional skills to deescalate the situation.

"I grabbed him, controlled him pretty quickly, put both of his hands behind his back and smacked him around a little bit," he said.

The other side:

Signs of the reckless driving remain visible in the neighborhood.

Another neighbor, who wanted to remain anonymous, points out the signs left behind.

"You can see there's kind of skid marks on the pavement there where they must've overcorrected and headed through our yard between two orange trees. How they missed the trees? I don't know, and you can kind of see the line on here," the neighbor said. "They were kind of flying."

Dig deeper:

The tight-knit neighborhood is just happy no one was injured in the chaos since just hours before a block party was taking place along the same street.

"At 6:30 the party had ended and there was probably about 30 kids on the neighbor's yard. Luckily, it was at 6:30 not 8:30 because if it was at the time - I was thinking - somebody was just gonna not be good. I'm actually surprised now that after everything that happened that nobody died," said Cejudo.