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“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

79%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

Average

22%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

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. Landed	20	24	23	17	16
Avg. Absorbed	14	19	16	14	14
Avg. Net	+6	+5	+7	+4	+2

Grappling

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

Finish Rate

14%

Decision Fighter

div avg 46%

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

10 fights

Marlon VeraVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R4 · 2:17Aug '22

+31

·92 SS (37%)·61 abs·2/7 td·65s ctrl·3 kd taken

Pedro MunhozVeteran

U-DEC R3Dec '21

+29

·103 SS (38%)·74 abs·1/9 td·6s ctrl·1 kd taken

Casey Kenney

S-DEC R3Mar '21

+15

·89 SS (44%)·74 abs·2/9 td·127s ctrl

Henry CejudoVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 4:58May '20

-20

·33 SS (41%)·53 abs·0/4 td·1 td taken·1 kd taken

↵ 41mo layoff

Cody Garbrandt

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '16

+20

·88 SS (30%)·68 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·2 kd taken

Urijah FaberVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jun '16

+53

·87 SS (33%)·34 abs·3/7 td·1 td taken·204s ctrl·1 kd landed

TJ DillashawVeteran

TITLE

S-DEC R5Jan '16

·112 SS (37%)·109 abs·4/11 td·1 td taken·33s ctrl

↵ 16mo layoff

Takeya Mizugaki

KO/TKO R1 · 1:01Sep '14

+24

·26 SS (74%)·2 abs·2/2 td·23s ctrl

↵ 35mo layoff

Demetrious Johnson

U-DEC R5Oct '11

-3

·60 SS (50%)·63 abs·10/19 td·1 td taken·761s ctrl·1 sub att

Urijah Faber

TITLE

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

79%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

22%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
Landed	20	24	23	17	16
Absorbed	14	19	16	14	14
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

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

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

Marlon VeraVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R4·Aug '22

92 SS (37%)·61 abs·2/7 td·65s ctrl·3 kd taken

Pedro MunhozVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Dec '21

103 SS (38%)·74 abs·1/9 td·6s ctrl·1 kd taken

Casey Kenney

S-DEC·R3·Mar '21

89 SS (44%)·74 abs·2/9 td·127s ctrl

Henry CejudoVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·May '20

33 SS (41%)·53 abs·0/4 td·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Cody GarbrandtTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '16

88 SS (30%)·68 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·2 kd taken

Urijah FaberVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jun '16

87 SS (33%)·34 abs·3/7 td·1 td taken·204s ctrl·1 kd

TJ DillashawVeteranTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Jan '16

112 SS (37%)·109 abs·4/11 td·1 td taken·33s ctrl

Takeya Mizugaki

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

Round 110 rounds

Round 29 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Round 46 rounds

Round 55 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=10

n=9

n=8

n=6

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net