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Dominick Cruz lands 3.9 and absorbs 2.6 significant strikes per minute. Positive striking margin. Outputs more than concedes on the feet.

Dominick Cruz's takedown activity is a consistent part of the output. Takedown threat ranks in the upper third of the division.

Dominick Cruz wins 84% of rounds across 38 scored. Consistently wins rounds by a clear margin.

Dominick Cruz has 2 KO/TKO losses in 3 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.70 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 55 out of 99, low for the division.

Dominick Cruz's last fight was over 47 months ago.

Dominick Cruz is 41 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Bantamweight
“The Dominator”

Dominick Cruz

24-410 UFC
Wrestler
Form
Inactive
6× Title
7× 5R
Goes Long
High Wear
5'8"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLMarlon Vera·KO/TKO·R4·3yr ago
Fighter Context
7–3UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
6Dec
·
18.3min/fight
·
183UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
7–3(10 fights)
·
14%finish rate
·
+3.1str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
3–2(5 fights)
·
0%finish rate
·
+0.8str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+1.30
Positive
80%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.394
Strong
76%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
55
Average
21%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
84%
Dominant
95%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Dominick Cruz — 3.91 significant strikes per minute, 33% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.61 strikes per minute.

Cruz
Distance Striker
Bantamweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.91
Str. Accuracy33%
780UFC landed/2,053attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.1 vs avg2.61
Str. Defense70%
KD Rate / fight0.10
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.70
CQ KO Power
Below Avg1%ile0.13
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
67%
Body
19%
Leg
14%
By Position
Distance86%
/
Clinch7%
/
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 110 rounds
Round 29 rounds
Round 38 rounds
Round 46 rounds
Round 55 rounds
Avg. Landed2024231716
Avg. Absorbed1419161414
Avg. Net+6+5+7+4+2
Grappling

Dominick Cruz — 2.8 takedowns per 15 minutes, 42% takedown accuracy, 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 83% takedown defense.

Cruz
Control Wrestler
·136s ctrlActive Control
Bantamweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.82
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.20
TD Accuracy42%
28UFC landed/88attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense83%
31UFC defended/37opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing

Dominick Cruz — 7 UFC wins (1 KO/TKO, 6 decision), 14% finish rate.

Finish Rate
14%
Decision Fighter
div avg 47%
How They Lose
3UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 7
Submission0 / 7
Decision6 / 7
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 3
Submission0 / 3
Decision1 / 3
Loss Pattern
Mixed
1 early · 1 late · 1 dec across 3 losses
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3R4R5
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
57%
4 of 7 rounds won following a lost round
Decision Margin
1.9pts
W5 dec
—
L1 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
2SD
·
0MD
·
29%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 81 vs 75 first half
0+32+64+97+129avg↵↵↵201120142016202020212022

10 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.12.53.8R1R2R3
R1n=10
R2n=9
R3n=8
Outputsig strikes / min
4.2
4.8
4.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.0
3.8
3.3
Diff
+1.3
+1.1
+1.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼TD Acc-36%L3
18%78%138%WWWLLWWL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Cruz — 10 UFC Fights

Dominick Cruz — UFC fight record: 7 wins, 3 losses.

Result
Method
10 fights
L
Marlon VeraVeteran
TITLEBW
KO/TKO R4 · 2:17Aug '22
+31
·92 SS (37%)·61 abs·2/7 td·65s ctrl·3 kd taken
W
Pedro MunhozVeteran
BW
U-DEC R3Dec '21
+29
·103 SS (38%)·74 abs·1/9 td·6s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Casey Kenney
BW
S-DEC R3Mar '21
+15
·89 SS (44%)·74 abs·2/9 td·127s ctrl
L
Henry CejudoVeteran
TITLEBW
KO/TKO R2 · 4:58May '20
-20
·33 SS (41%)·53 abs·0/4 td·1 td taken·1 kd taken
↵ 41mo layoff
L
Cody Garbrandt
TITLEBW
U-DEC R5Dec '16
+20
·88 SS (30%)·68 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·2 kd taken
W
Urijah FaberVeteran
TITLEBW
U-DEC R5Jun '16
+53
·87 SS (33%)·34 abs·3/7 td·1 td taken·204s ctrl·1 kd landed
W
TJ DillashawVeteran
TITLEBW
S-DEC R5Jan '16
+3
·112 SS (37%)·109 abs·4/11 td·1 td taken·33s ctrl
↵ 16mo layoff
W
Takeya Mizugaki
BW
KO/TKO R1 · 1:01Sep '14
+24
·26 SS (74%)·2 abs·2/2 td·23s ctrl
↵ 35mo layoff
W
Demetrious Johnson
BW
U-DEC R5Oct '11
-3
·60 SS (50%)·63 abs·10/19 td·1 td taken·761s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Urijah Faber
TITLEBW
U-DEC R5Jul '11
+40
·90 SS (38%)·50 abs·4/13 td·1 td taken·138s ctrl
Cruz — Prior Tracked Fights (8)
WScott JorgensenWECU-DECR5—
WIvan LopezWECU-DECR3—
WIan McCallWECU-DECR3—
WCharlie ValenciaWECU-DECR3—
LUrijah FaberWECSUBR1—
WBrian BowlesWECKO/TKOR2—
WJoseph BenavidezWECU-DECR3—
WJoseph BenavidezWECS-DECR5—
All Fighters
Bantamweight
“The Dominator”

Dominick Cruz

24-410 UFC
Form
5'8"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLMarlon Vera·KO/TKO·3yr ago
Fighter Context
7–3UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
6Dec
·
18.3min/fight
·
183UFC min
vs. Winning Record7–3
vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–2
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+1.30
80%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.394
76%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
55
21%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
84%
95%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Cruz
Bantamweight avg
Distance Striker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.91
Str. Accuracy33%
780UFC landed/2,053attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.1 vs avg2.61
Str. Defense70%
KD Rate / Fight0.10
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.70
CQ KO Power
Below Avg1%ile0.13
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
67%
Body
19%
Leg
14%
By Position
Dist86%
Clinch7%
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=10
R2
n=9
R3
n=8
R4
n=6
R5
n=5
Landed2024231716
Absorbed1419161414
Net+6+5+7+4+2
Grappling
Cruz
Bantamweight avg
Control Wrestler
136s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.82
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.20
TD Accuracy42%
28UFC landed/88attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense83%
31UFC defended/37opp. attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
14%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
6Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
KO (W)
KO (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
57%4 of 7 rounds
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
1.9pts
W5 dec
—more needed
L1 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
2SD
·
0MD
·
29%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.12.53.8R1R2R3
R1n=10
R2n=9
R3n=8
Outputsig strikes / min
4.2
4.8
4.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.0
3.8
3.3
Diff
+1.3
+1.1
+1.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Cruz — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Marlon VeraVeteranTITLEBW
KO/TKO·R4·Aug '22
92 SS (37%)·61 abs·2/7 td·65s ctrl·3 kd taken
W
Pedro MunhozVeteranBW
U-DEC·R3·Dec '21
103 SS (38%)·74 abs·1/9 td·6s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Casey KenneyBW
S-DEC·R3·Mar '21
89 SS (44%)·74 abs·2/9 td·127s ctrl
L
Henry CejudoVeteranTITLEBW
KO/TKO·R2·May '20
33 SS (41%)·53 abs·0/4 td·1 td taken·1 kd taken
L
Cody GarbrandtTITLEBW
U-DEC·R5·Dec '16
88 SS (30%)·68 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·2 kd taken
W
Urijah FaberVeteranTITLEBW
U-DEC·R5·Jun '16
87 SS (33%)·34 abs·3/7 td·1 td taken·204s ctrl·1 kd
W
TJ DillashawVeteranTITLEBW
S-DEC·R5·Jan '16
112 SS (37%)·109 abs·4/11 td·1 td taken·33s ctrl
W
Takeya MizugakiBW
KO/TKO·R1·Sep '14
26 SS (74%)·2 abs·2/2 td·23s ctrl
Cruz — Prior Tracked Fights (8)
WScott JorgensenWECU-DECR5
WIvan LopezWECU-DECR3
WIan McCallWECU-DECR3
WCharlie ValenciaWECU-DECR3
LUrijah FaberWECSUBR1
WBrian BowlesWECKO/TKOR2
WJoseph BenavidezWECU-DECR3
WJoseph BenavidezWECS-DECR5
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