Dominick Cruz
"The Dominator"
| Age | 40 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Reach | 173 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
28
fights
24
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
5
bonuses
4
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
July 02, 2011
UFC debuts
August 13, 2022
UFC last fight
3h03:16
time in the cage
18:20
avg time by combat
70.0%
win rate
14.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1621
as of August 13, 2022
🥇 Peak Elo
1651
on June 04, 2016
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
76
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total strikes defense | 96 | 61% |
| 2. | Takedowns defense | 93 | 84% |
| 3. | Distance strikes landed | 85 | 18.91 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes attempted | 84 | 61.03 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes differential | 81 | +5.24 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Total strikes accuracy | 11 | 42% |
| 3. | Significant strikes accuracy | 18 | 38% |
| 4. | Ground strikes landed | 26 | 0.93 / round |
| 5. | Submissions attempted | 30 | 0.03 / round |
77
Boxing Score
64
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+5.24
/ round
💫 Strike differential
18.9 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
14.2 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
35.7%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
67.8%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
45
Wrestling Score
8
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.8 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
31.8%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
83.8%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
37s / round
⏱ Control Time
11s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.9 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
72.3%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Dominick Cruz's UFC Fight History
August 13, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
Bantamweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 4 (2:17).
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December 11, 2021 - UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 06, 2021 - UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Bantamweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 09, 2020 - UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Bantamweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Knee) at round 2 (4:58).
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December 30, 2016 - UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
Bantamweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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June 04, 2016 - UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Bantamweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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January 17, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
Bantamweight title fight
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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September 27, 2014 - UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (1:01).
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October 01, 2011 - UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
Bantamweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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July 02, 2011 - UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
Bantamweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights