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Dominick Cruz

Dominick Cruz

DEFENSIVE STRIKER
ANTI-WRESTLER
established · 10 UFC fights
23-4
Record
7 KO · 1 SUB · 15 DEC
Wins by method
LossLossWinWinLoss
Recent form
37
Age
173 cm
Height
173 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2022-08-13
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P75
Volume
P88
Striking Efficiency
P33
Range Sniper
P34
Kickboxing
P59
Clinch Striking
P19
Defensive Striking
P98
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P71
Pressure Wrestling
P59
Top Control
P59
Submission
P13
Anti-Wrestling
P98
Grappling Defense
P97
Scrambler
P46
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P32
Finisher
P2
Damage Resistance
P16
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P47
Pace
P87
Late Fighter
P80
GLOBAL
Versatility
P89
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2022-08-13
Striking
4.26
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.21
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
38%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
66%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.08
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.57
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
2.29
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
7.20
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
32%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
84%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:51
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.08
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head66%
Body18%
Leg16%
Position
Distance89%
Clinch7%
Ground4%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2145R3143increasing
TakedownsR1100R282R3114increasing
ControlR1100R252R3129increasing
Model track record
100%
Model correct (1/1)
—
Fighter wins when model favored
0/1
Fighter wins when model underdog
—
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Fights
2022-08-13
vs Marlon Vera Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
45.1%
Model · pick ✓
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