Bantamweight

Dominick Cruz

Last fought: Aug 2022

RECORD

Pro

24-4-0

UFC

7-3-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	18:19
Fight Completion Rate	83.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.67
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	68-23 (74.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	41-15 (73.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	27-8 (77.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	84.0%
% Time in Control	12.3%
% Time Controlled	3.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	77.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.50
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.37
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.13
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.7%
Distance Strike Defense	67.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.16
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.58
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.86
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.20
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.66
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.08

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Dominick Cruz League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

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	0.1
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 2022Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 4, 2:17

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

Marlon Vera61/15639%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 3

▼ 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 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2021Bantamweight

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 2020BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 4:58

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

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

▼ 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 2016BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

Cody Garbrandt68/19535%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:40KD 2

▼ 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 2016BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dominick Cruz87/26133%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:24KD 1

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 2016BantamweightTITLE

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 2014Bantamweight

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 2011BantamweightTITLE

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 2011BantamweightTITLE

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com