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Bantamweight · “The Dominator”

Dominick Cruz

7-3-0
5'8"Height
68"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1985-03-09Born
1KO wins
0Sub wins
14.3%Finish rate
18:19Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.26
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.21
Striking accuracy38.0%
Striking defense65.8%
Takedowns / 15 min2.29
Takedown accuracy31.8%
Takedown defense83.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.08
Control time12.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2014-09-27 vs Takeya Mizugaki — 25.57/min (W) 14-09 2016-01-17 vs TJ Dillashaw — 4.48/min (W) 16-01 2016-06-04 vs Urijah Faber — 3.48/min (W) 16-06 2016-12-30 vs Cody Garbrandt — 3.52/min (L) 16-12 2020-05-09 vs Henry Cejudo — 3.31/min (L) 20-05 2021-03-06 vs Casey Kenney — 5.93/min (W) 21-03 2021-12-11 vs Pedro Munhoz — 6.87/min (W) 21-12 2022-08-13 vs Marlon Vera — 5.32/min (L) 22-08
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

10 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Marlon Vera 13-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 2:17 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · 2022-08-13
92/249Sig. strikes
61/156Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
1:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pedro Munhoz 9-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · 2021-12-11
103/274Sig. strikes
74/170Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Casey Kenney 5-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · 2021-03-06
89/202Sig. strikes
74/193Absorbed
2/9Takedowns
2:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Henry Cejudo 9-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 4:58 — UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · 2020-05-09
33/81Sig. strikes
53/83Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cody Garbrandt 5-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · 2016-12-30
88/291Sig. strikes
68/195Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Urijah Faber 9-4 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · 2016-06-04
87/261Sig. strikes
34/159Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
3:24Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W TJ Dillashaw 8-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · 2016-01-17
112/302Sig. strikes
109/408Absorbed
4/11Takedowns
0:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Takeya Mizugaki 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:01 — UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · 2014-09-27
26/35Sig. strikes
2/10Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Demetrious Johnson 2-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson · 2011-10-01
60/120Sig. strikes
63/177Absorbed
10/19Takedowns
12:41Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Urijah Faber 1-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · 2011-07-02
90/238Sig. strikes
50/170Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
2:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

7-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 10

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Bantamweight average, over 118 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.3 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 38.0% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 65.8% avg 56.6%
Takedowns /15 min 2.3 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 31.8% avg 37.2%
Takedown defense 83.8% avg 63.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.5
Control time 12.3% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 14.3% avg 47.4%