Dominick Cruz

BantamweightOutfighter
7 - 3

10 UFC Fights | 70% Win Rate | 1 Finishes (14%)

Height
5' 8"
Reach
68"
Weight
135 lbs.
Age
41
Orthodox

Dominick Cruz UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Dominick Cruz is 7-3 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 1 win by knockout and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-4, 17-1 of it outside the UFC. Cruz competes at bantamweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'8" with a 68" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Marlon Vera by knockout in Aug 2022.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 91st percentile among 182 bantamweight fighters (2.8/fight).

Dominick Cruz's UFC win rate is 70% (7 of 10 fights), and 14% of those wins came by finish. Cruz averages 2.8 takedowns per fight at 32% accuracy and stops 84% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
24-4
UFC Record
7-3
Height
5'8"
Reach
68"
Age
41
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Marlon Vera · KO/TKO · Aug 2022

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Dominick Cruz's Last 5 Fights

Cruz is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Marlon Vera · KO/TKO · R4 2:17 · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · Aug 2022
  2. Win vs Pedro Munhoz · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 2021
  3. Win vs Casey Kenney · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 2021
  4. Loss vs Henry Cejudo · KO/TKO · R2 4:58 · UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 2020
  5. Loss vs Cody Garbrandt · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 2016

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.3
+1.3x ratio
Accuracy
38%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.10

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.2
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+1.1
Opp. Accuracy Against
34%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
2.8
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
32%
Takedown Defense
84%
Control Time / Fight
2:16
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
10% KO
0% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Dominick Cruz vs Average

Dominick Cruz's UFC Fight History

10 UFC fights on record (7-3), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LMarlon VeraKO/TKOR4 · 2:17UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz2022-08-13
WPedro MunhozDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier2021-12-11
WCasey KenneyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya2021-03-06
L★Henry CejudoKO/TKOR2 · 4:58UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje2020-05-09
L★Cody GarbrandtDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey2016-12-30
W★Urijah FaberDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 22016-06-04
W★TJ DillashawDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz2016-01-17
WTakeya MizugakiKO/TKOR1 · 1:01UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso2014-09-27
W★Demetrious JohnsonDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson2011-10-01
W★Urijah FaberDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber2011-07-02

How Cruz Ranks at Bantamweight

Percentile among the 182 bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.3 sig. strikes/min
73rd percentile
Striking accuracy38%
23rd percentile
Strikes absorbed3.2/min
58th percentile
Takedowns2.8/fight
91st percentile
Takedown defense84%
91st percentile
Knockdown power0.10/fight
38th percentile

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