Dominick Cruz UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age41 (Mar 9, 1985)

Height5'8"

Weight135 lbs

Reach68"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Dominick Cruz
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	31.8%
Takedown Defense	83.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:51
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	85.7%
Avg Fight Time	18:19
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Takedown Accuracy	13.9%
Takedown Defense	83.3%
Control Time/Fight	0:39

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Marlon Vera

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz • Aug 2022

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 4, 2:17

Dominick Cruz92/24937%TD 2/7Ctrl 1:05

Marlon Vera61/15639%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	21/61	34%	2/2	0:49	—
	Marlon Vera	9/33	27%	0/0	0:03	1

R2	Dominick Cruz	32/78	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marlon Vera	19/52	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	28/80	35%	0/3	0:16	—
	Marlon Vera	21/49	43%	0/0	0:02	—

R4	Dominick Cruz	11/30	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marlon Vera	12/22	55%	0/0	0:05	2

WIN

vs. Pedro Munhoz

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dominick Cruz103/27438%TD 1/9Ctrl 0:06

Pedro Munhoz74/17044%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	25/51	49%	1/2	0:03	—
	Pedro Munhoz	21/45	47%	0/0	0:10	1

R2	Dominick Cruz	35/113	31%	0/2	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	27/57	47%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	43/110	39%	0/5	0:03	—
	Pedro Munhoz	26/68	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Casey Kenney

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dominick Cruz89/20244%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:07

Casey Kenney74/19338%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	26/56	46%	0/2	0:00	—
	Casey Kenney	23/63	37%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	36/82	44%	0/3	0:00	—
	Casey Kenney	33/73	45%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	27/64	42%	2/4	2:07	—
	Casey Kenney	18/57	32%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Henry Cejudo

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje • May 2020

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 4:58

Dominick Cruz33/8141%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

Henry Cejudo53/8364%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	14/29	48%	0/3	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	19/29	66%	1/2	0:08	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	19/52	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	34/54	63%	0/3	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Cody Garbrandt

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dominick Cruz88/29130%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:01

Cody Garbrandt68/19535%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	20/50	40%	0/2	0:00	—
	Cody Garbrandt	12/38	32%	1/1	0:09	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	19/60	32%	0/2	0:00	—
	Cody Garbrandt	16/45	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	20/70	29%	0/2	0:01	—
	Cody Garbrandt	17/46	37%	0/0	0:01	—

R4	Dominick Cruz	17/54	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cody Garbrandt	15/47	32%	0/0	0:06	2

R5	Dominick Cruz	12/57	21%	0/1	0:00	—
	Cody Garbrandt	8/19	42%	0/3	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Urijah Faber

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dominick Cruz87/26133%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:24

Urijah Faber34/15921%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	10/24	42%	1/3	1:53	—
	Urijah Faber	4/13	31%	1/1	0:10	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	21/58	36%	0/0	0:08	1
	Urijah Faber	6/29	21%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	21/65	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	10/40	25%	0/2	0:00	—

R4	Dominick Cruz	18/57	32%	0/0	0:04	—
	Urijah Faber	7/44	16%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Dominick Cruz	17/57	30%	2/3	1:19	—
	Urijah Faber	7/33	21%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. TJ Dillashaw

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz • Jan 2016

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dominick Cruz112/30237%TD 4/11Ctrl 0:33

TJ Dillashaw109/40827%TD 1/8Ctrl 1:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	21/62	34%	1/5	0:07	—
	TJ Dillashaw	19/87	22%	0/2	0:12	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	17/52	33%	2/2	0:10	—
	TJ Dillashaw	16/79	20%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	19/54	35%	1/1	0:13	—
	TJ Dillashaw	19/77	25%	0/2	0:03	—

R4	Dominick Cruz	25/58	43%	0/2	0:03	—
	TJ Dillashaw	22/70	31%	1/1	0:56	—

R5	Dominick Cruz	30/76	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	33/95	35%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Takeya Mizugaki

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:01

Dominick Cruz26/3574%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:23

Takeya Mizugaki2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	26/35	74%	2/2	0:23	—
	Takeya Mizugaki	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Demetrious Johnson

UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson • Oct 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dominick Cruz60/12050%TD 10/19Ctrl 12:41

Demetrious Johnson63/17736%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	15/26	58%	1/2	2:17	—
	Demetrious Johnson	18/38	47%	1/3	0:59	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	18/30	60%	2/5	2:01	—
	Demetrious Johnson	15/34	44%	0/3	1:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	9/20	45%	2/3	2:42	—
	Demetrious Johnson	11/29	38%	0/0	0:34	—

R4	Dominick Cruz	9/29	31%	2/4	2:29	—
	Demetrious Johnson	7/37	19%	0/0	0:01	—

R5	Dominick Cruz	9/15	60%	3/5	3:12	—
	Demetrious Johnson	12/39	31%	0/0	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Urijah Faber

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dominick Cruz90/23838%TD 4/13Ctrl 2:18

Urijah Faber50/17029%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	17/51	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	10/33	30%	0/1	0:27	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	21/57	37%	1/1	0:15	—
	Urijah Faber	5/33	15%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	16/46	35%	0/2	0:21	—
	Urijah Faber	9/40	22%	1/1	0:06	—

R4	Dominick Cruz	24/53	45%	0/3	0:06	—
	Urijah Faber	18/42	43%	0/1	0:12	—

R5	Dominick Cruz	12/31	39%	3/7	1:36	—
	Urijah Faber	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (8 fights)

WIN

vs. Scott Jorgensen

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis • Dec 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dominick Cruz117/34134%TD 6/7Ctrl 8:16

Scott Jorgensen42/21120%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	33/77	43%	0/0	0:09	—
	Scott Jorgensen	16/60	27%	1/3	0:41	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	20/42	48%	1/2	2:51	—
	Scott Jorgensen	7/22	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	26/87	30%	1/1	0:58	—
	Scott Jorgensen	11/48	23%	0/0	0:14	—

R4	Dominick Cruz	14/44	32%	3/3	2:44	—
	Scott Jorgensen	3/26	12%	0/0	0:15	—

R5	Dominick Cruz	24/91	26%	1/1	1:34	—
	Scott Jorgensen	5/55	9%	1/2	0:12	—

WIN

vs. Joseph Benavidez

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez • Aug 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dominick Cruz58/18831%TD 6/9Ctrl 5:53

Joseph Benavidez35/20517%TD 0/11Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	17/44	39%	1/2	1:31	—
	Joseph Benavidez	8/38	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	12/44	27%	1/1	0:05	—
	Joseph Benavidez	11/59	19%	0/4	0:13	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	11/44	25%	1/2	0:13	—
	Joseph Benavidez	10/43	23%	0/4	0:26	—

R4	Dominick Cruz	4/7	57%	2/2	3:44	—
	Joseph Benavidez	1/5	20%	0/2	0:55	—

R5	Dominick Cruz	14/49	29%	1/2	0:20	—
	Joseph Benavidez	5/60	8%	0/1	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Brian Bowles

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz • Mar 2010

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Dominick Cruz42/10939%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:51

Brian Bowles15/8917%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	21/43	49%	1/1	0:35	—
	Brian Bowles	6/39	15%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	21/66	32%	1/1	0:16	—
	Brian Bowles	9/50	18%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joseph Benavidez

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles • Aug 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dominick Cruz36/12928%TD 6/9Ctrl 2:45

Joseph Benavidez31/12425%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	9/33	27%	2/4	1:05	—
	Joseph Benavidez	12/36	33%	0/0	0:42	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	16/51	31%	2/2	0:47	—
	Joseph Benavidez	8/41	20%	0/1	0:33	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	11/45	24%	2/3	0:53	—
	Joseph Benavidez	11/47	23%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Ivan Lopez

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki • Apr 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 3:24

Dominick Cruz30/8834%TD 7/10Ctrl 9:10

Ivan Lopez12/4626%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	5/31	16%	3/5	3:20	—
	Ivan Lopez	7/18	39%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	12/29	41%	3/3	4:07	—
	Ivan Lopez	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	13/28	46%	1/2	1:43	—
	Ivan Lopez	3/17	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ian McCall

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone • Jan 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dominick Cruz57/23924%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

Ian McCall32/15820%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	23/74	31%	0/2	0:00	—
	Ian McCall	12/48	25%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	16/82	20%	0/2	0:00	—
	Ian McCall	10/48	21%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	18/83	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ian McCall	10/62	16%	1/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Charlie Valencia

WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver • Jun 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dominick Cruz61/38016%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:19

Charlie Valencia33/15222%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	18/125	14%	0/1	0:04	—
	Charlie Valencia	9/48	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dominick Cruz	16/112	14%	0/1	0:15	—
	Charlie Valencia	14/52	27%	0/1	0:02	—

R3	Dominick Cruz	27/143	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charlie Valencia	10/52	19%	0/0	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Urijah Faber

WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio • Mar 2007

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:38

Dominick Cruz4/1233%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:32

Urijah Faber4/1331%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dominick Cruz	4/12	33%	2/2	0:32	—
	Urijah Faber	4/13	31%	0/0	0:06	—