Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Lloyd Irvin[6]
Years active
2005–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
28
Wins
24
By knockout
7
By submission
1
By decision
16
Losses
4
By knockout
2
By submission
1
By decision
1
Website
dominickcruzmma.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Dominick Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist, sports analyst and commentator.[7] He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cruz has also competed for World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), and was the final WEC Bantamweight Champion. As of May 14, 2024, he is #13 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.[8]
Cruz is noted for his unorthodox movement, powerful wrestling base, quick striking, and his tendency to attack from angles in a fashion unlike any other fighter on the UFC roster.[9] He won the WEC bantamweight title in March 2010, and won the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship the following December. After defending the belt twice in 2011, Cruz was sidelined by injuries in 2012 and subsequently stripped of the title in 2014. On January 17, 2016, he regained the bantamweight championship with a split-decision win over T.J. Dillashaw. Numerous media outlets called this victory the greatest comeback story in MMA history.[10][11]
^"Dominick Cruz". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
DominickCruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist, sports analyst and commentator. He currently competes in the Bantamweight...
second time by defeating DominickCruz by guillotine choke submission at 1:38 of round 1, the first of only four losses in Cruz's career. At WEC 28: WrekCage...
this card. The event marked the return of former bantamweight champion DominickCruz, after nearly three years on the sideline, first with a coaching assignment...
Benavidez fought DominickCruz in a rematch for the WEC Bantamweight Championship on August 18, 2010, at WEC 50. Benavidez lost to Cruz for a second time...
fight via TKO in the opening minute of the first round. Garbrandt faced DominickCruz for the UFC Bantamweight Championship on December 30, 2016, at UFC 207...
DominickCruz and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber. The pairing first met at featherweight on WEC 26 in 2007, where Faber defeated Cruz...
Night award and also Font's bonus due to his weight miss. Vera faced DominickCruz on August 13, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 41. Vera won the fight via knockout...
Rousey. A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between then champion DominickCruz and Cody Garbrandt co-headlined the event. A potential heavyweight title...
record-breaking 6 times during the fight. Johnson fought DominickCruz on October 1, 2011, at UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson for the UFC bantamweight title, losing...
Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus"...
faced former UFC Bantamweight Champion DominickCruz on December 11, 2021, at UFC 269. Despite knocking Cruz down twice and almost finishing him in the...
by the promotion at the time, former two-time bantamweight champion DominickCruz (who hadn't fought since December 2016) was expected to replace him...
driver Beatriz Cruz (born 1980), Puerto Rican track and field athlete Carl Bryan Cruz (born 1991), Filipino basketball player DominickCruz (born 1985),...
2024-01-13. Dewar, Val (2022-08-13). "UFC San Diego: Marlon Vera Puts Down DominickCruz with Blistering Head Kick". Cageside Press. Archived from the original...
the broadcast following the Cruz vs Faber bout. Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses. Fight of the Night: DominickCruz vs. Urijah Faber Knockout of...
lb (57 to 61 kg) Prior to UFC-WEC merger, DominickCruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC...
20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. "WEC 53: DominickCruz, Scott Jorgensen Fight To Be First UFC Bantamweight Champion". sbnation...
cancellation of a bout between season 15 coaches DominickCruz and Urijah Faber, due to a torn ACL for Cruz. In addition, the expected fight between the TUF:...
Champion DominickCruz. However, on January 6, UFC President Dana White announced that Cruz had torn his groin in training and pulled from the fight. Cruz had...
Bantamweight Champion DominickCruz and John Lineker was scheduled for the event. However, on December 11, it was announced that Cruz suffered from a shoulder...
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