“The Dominator” Bantamweight
Dominick Cruz
7-3-0
UFC record, 10 fights, 183.3 min
24-4-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
4-2
in 6 title fights
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 68"
- Weight
- 135 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Sat, Mar 9, 1985, age 41
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Jul 2, 2011
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Aug 13, 2022
01/How he wins
in 7 wins
1 KO/TKO (punches to head on ground), 6 decisions in 7 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 2 |
| Decision | 6 | 1 |
| All | 7 | 3 |
02/Career rates
10 fights, 183.3 min
Sig strikes landed
4.26 per min
780 in 183.3 min, 10 fights
Sig strike accuracy
38.0%
780 of 2,053 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
3.21 per min
588 of 1,721 landed on him in 183.3 min
Takedowns
2.29 per 15 min
28 of 88 · 183.3 min
Takedown accuracy
31.8%
28 of 88 attempts
Takedown defence
31 of 37
defended of attempted on him, 183.3 min
Control time
1:51 per 15 min
22:38 of 183:16
Knockdowns
1
scored in 183.3 min, 10 fights
Submission attempts
0.08 per 15 min
1 in 183.3 min
Where his sig strikes land
89% distance, 7% clinch, 4% ground
693 distance, 53 clinch, 34 ground of 780 landed
What he hits
66% head, 18% body, 16% leg
518 head, 141 body, 121 leg of 780 landed
Cage time
183:16
10 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
4-2 in 6
- Lv Henry CejudoBantamweight, title fight. Sat, May 9, 2020, UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje. KO/TKO, R2 4:58
- Lv Cody GarbrandtBantamweight, title fight. Fri, Dec 30, 2016, UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
- Wv Urijah FaberBantamweight, title fight. Sat, Jun 4, 2016, UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
- Wv TJ DillashawBantamweight, title fight. Sun, Jan 17, 2016, UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz. Split decision, R5 5:00
- Wv Demetrious JohnsonBantamweight, title fight. Sat, Oct 1, 2011, UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
- Wv Urijah FaberBantamweight, title fight. Sat, Jul 2, 2011, UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
04/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | 10 | 7-3-0 | 183.3 | 780 of 2,053 | 4.26 | 28 of 88 | 22:38 of 183:16 | 1 | 1 in 7 |
| All | 10 | 7-3-0 | 183.3 | 780 of 2,053 | 4.26 | 28 of 88 | 22:38 of 183:16 | 1 | 1 in 7 |
05/By year
2011 to 2022
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 17.3 | 92 of 249 | 5.32 | 2 of 7 | 1:05 of 17:17 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 30.0 | 192 of 476 | 6.40 | 3 of 18 | 2:13 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 10.0 | 33 of 81 | 3.31 | 0 of 4 | 0:00 of 9:58 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 75.0 | 287 of 854 | 3.83 | 7 of 25 | 3:58 of 75:00 | 1 | 0 in 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 1.0 | 26 of 35 | 25.57 | 2 of 2 | 0:23 of 1:01 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 50.0 | 150 of 358 | 3.00 | 14 of 32 | 14:59 of 50:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| All | 10 | 7-3-0 | 183.3 | 780 of 2,053 | 4.26 | 28 of 88 | 22:38 of 183:16 | 1 | 1 in 7 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 10 of 10 | 46.0 | 195 of 445 | 4.24 | 8 of 23 | 5:32 of 46:01 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 2 | 9 of 10 | 45.0 | 218 of 582 | 4.85 | 5 of 17 | 2:34 of 44:58 | 1 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
| Round 3 | 8 of 10 | 40.0 | 183 of 509 | 4.58 | 5 of 21 | 5:43 of 40:00 | 0 | 1 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 4 | 6 of 10 | 27.3 | 104 of 281 | 3.81 | 2 of 10 | 2:42 of 27:17 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
| Round 5 | 5 of 10 | 25.0 | 80 of 236 | 3.20 | 8 of 17 | 6:07 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 | 5, won 4 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
10 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 13, 2022UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz | Marlon VeraBantamweight | LKO/TKO, R4 2:17Kick to Head At Distance | 92 of 249 | 2 of 7 | 1:05 | 0 | 17:17 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 11, 2021UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Pedro MunhozBantamweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. | 103 of 274 | 1 of 9 | 0:06 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 6, 2021UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Casey KenneyBantamweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Mike Bell 29 - 28. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. | 89 of 202 | 2 of 9 | 2:07 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 9, 2020UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | Henry CejudoBantamweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R2 4:58Knee to Head At Distance | 33 of 81 | 0 of 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 9:58 | Rounds |
| Fri, Dec 30, 2016UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey | Cody GarbrandtBantamweight, title fight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Derek Cleary 46 - 48. Tony Weeks 47 - 48. Jeff Mullen 46 - 48. | 88 of 291 | 0 of 7 | 0:01 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 4, 2016UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | Urijah FaberBantamweight, title fight | WUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Ron McCarthy 45 - 50. Jeff Mullen 45 - 50. Wade Vierra 46 - 49. | 87 of 261 | 3 of 7 | 3:24 | 1 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sun, Jan 17, 2016UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz | TJ DillashawBantamweight, title fight | WSplit decision, R5 5:00David Ginsberg 47 - 48. Sal D'amato 49 - 46. Tony Weeks 46 - 49. | 112 of 302 | 4 of 11 | 0:33 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 27, 2014UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | Takeya MizugakiBantamweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:01Punches to Head On Ground | 26 of 35 | 2 of 2 | 0:23 | 0 | 1:01 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 1, 2011UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson | Demetrious JohnsonBantamweight, title fight | WUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Richard Bertrand 45 - 50. Cardo Urso 46 - 49. Jeff Blatnick 45 - 50. | 60 of 120 | 10 of 19 | 12:41 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 2, 2011UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | Urijah FaberBantamweight, title fight | WUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Sal D'amato 45 - 50. Patricia Morse-Jarman 46 - 49. Glenn Trowbridge 47 - 48. | 90 of 238 | 4 of 13 | 2:18 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.