Dominick Cruz
| Dominick Cruz | |
|---|---|
Cruz in 2017 | |
| Born | Dominick Rogelio Cruz March 9, 1985 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nickname | The Dominator |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight (2008–2025) Featherweight (2006–2008) Lightweight (2005–2006) |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Team | Alliance MMA (2006–2025) |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Lloyd Irvin |
| Years active | 2005–2025 |
| 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 |
| Other information | |
| Website | dominickcruzmma |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Dominick Rogelio Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, sports analyst and color commentator. He competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the first ever and former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cruz has also competed for World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), and was the final WEC Bantamweight Champion. He is considered to be one of the greatest bantamweight fighters of all time.
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. 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.