Marcio Cruz

Q: What is Marcio Cruz's UFC record?

Marcio Cruz is 2-2 as a Heavyweight fighter — 1 by knockout, 1 by submission. Last fight: Lost to Andrei Arlovski by KO/TKO, Dec 2006. 2nd best significant strike defence at Heavyweight (68.6%). Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

Q: Who has Marcio Cruz lost to in the UFC?

Marcio Cruz has 2 UFC losses: Jeff Monson (2006), Andrei Arlovski (2006).

Q: Who did Marcio Cruz fight last?

Marcio Cruz lost to Andrei Arlovski by KO/TKO in round 1 at UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 on December 30, 2006.

Q: How tall is Marcio Cruz and what is the reach?

Marcio Cruz is 6' 4" tall and weighs 232 lbs.

Q: How many UFC fights has Marcio Cruz had?

Marcio Cruz has had 4 UFC fights: 2 wins, 2 losses.

Q: What is Marcio Cruz's win rate and finish rate?

Marcio Cruz has won 2 of 4 UFC fights, a 50% win rate. 2 of those wins came inside the distance, a 100% finish rate: 1 by knockout (50%) and 1 by submission (50%).

Q: How many takedowns and strikes has Marcio Cruz landed in the UFC?

In 4 UFC fights with official stats, Marcio Cruz has landed 83 significant strikes (46.1% accuracy) and 1 takedown (7.1% of attempts).

Q: How old is Marcio Cruz?

Marcio Cruz is 48 years old (born April 24, 1978).

"Pe de Pano"

Heavyweight 2-2 Retired

Age: 48
Height: 6' 4"
Stance: Orthodox

Last 4 W W L L

Last L vs Andrei Arlovski Dec 30, 2006

2L Streak

1 KO

1 SUB

150 Days/Fight

2.92 Sig Str/Min

0.04 TD/Min

7 Rounds

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Statistics

2Wins

2Losses

0Draws

How the wins came

1 KO/TKO 1 Submission 0 Decision

Win rate50%2/4
Finish rate100%2/2
KO rate50%1/2
Sub rate50%1/2

Advanced Stats

46.1% Sig. Strike Acc.

7.1% Takedown Acc.

20.8 Sig. Strikes/Fight

0.3 Takedowns/Fight

0 Knockdowns/Fight

1:31 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head

46%

Body

18%

Leg

36%

Career Timeline 4 fights

966 Current ELO

1,067 Prime ELO (Feb 2006)

-34 Career Change

LOSS

vs Andrei Arlovski KO/TKO · R1 Dec 30, 2006

-62 → 965

→

LOSS

vs Jeff Monson Decision - Split · R3 Apr 15, 2006

-39 → 1,027

→

WIN

vs Frank Mir KO/TKO · R1 Feb 4, 2006 ▲ PRIME

+37 → 1,066

→

WIN

vs Keigo Kunihara Submission · R2 Oct 7, 2005

+29 → 1,029

→

Career Statistics 4 of 4 bouts with official stats

Pace

2.92 Strikes landed per minute 1.51 Strikes absorbed per minute 0.53 Takedowns per 15 minutes

+1.41 Strike differential per minute

0.00 Knockdowns per 15 minutes

1.58 Submission attempts per 15 minutes

1:31 Control time per fight

UFC record

2-2 Record

4 Bouts

2 Wins

2 Losses

50.0% Win rate

2 Current losing streak

2 Longest win streak

LLWW Last five

How the fights end

1 Win by KO/TKO

1 Win by submission

0 Wins by decision

1 First-round finish

100.0% Finish rate

1 Loss by KO/TKO

0 Losses by submission

1 Loss by decision

Striking

83 Significant strikes landed

180 Significant strikes attempted

46.1% Significant strike accuracy

20.8 Strikes landed per fight

43 Significant strikes absorbed

68.6% Strike defence

142 Total strikes landed

0 Knockdowns scored

0 Knockdowns absorbed

Where the strikes land

38 Landed to the head

45.8% Head share

15 Landed to the body

18.1% Body share

30 Landed to the legs

36.1% Leg share

From where

46 Landed at distance

55.4% Distance share

7 Landed in the clinch

8.4% Clinch share

30 Landed on the ground

36.1% Ground share

Grappling

1 Takedown landed

14 Takedowns attempted

7.1% Takedown accuracy

5 Takedowns conceded

37.5% Takedown defence

3 Submission attempts

0 Reversals

6m 5s Total control time

11m 2s Control time conceded

Octagon time

28m 27s Total octagon time

7:07 Average fight time

4 Bouts with a comparable clock

Career Rankings where Marcio Cruz sits

29th of 1,810 Significant strike defence 68.6% UFC-wide Top 2%

52nd of 1,822 Significant strikes absorbed per minute 1.51 UFC-wide Top 3%

2nd of 159 Significant strike defence 68.6% Heavyweight Top 2%

183rd of 1,822 Strike differential per minute +1.41 UFC-wide Top 11%

10th of 159 Significant strikes absorbed per minute 1.51 Heavyweight Top 7%

137th of 1,823 Submission attempts per 15 minutes 1.58 UFC-wide Top 8%

251st of 1,858 Average fight time 7:07 UFC-wide Top 14%

25th of 159 Strike differential per minute +1.41 Heavyweight Top 16%

16th of 159 Submission attempts per 15 minutes 1.58 Heavyweight Top 11%

22nd of 331 Wins by submission 1 Heavyweight Tied Top 7%

406th of 2,780 Wins by submission 1 UFC-wide Tied Top 15%

661st of 2,780 Wins by finish 2 UFC-wide Tied Top 24%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Marcio Cruz is a Heavyweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 2-2. Of 2 career wins, 2 have come by finish (1 by knockout and 1 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 966, with a career peak of 1,067.

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What is Marcio Cruz's UFC record?

Marcio Cruz is 2-2 as a Heavyweight fighter — 1 by knockout, 1 by submission.

Last fight: Lost to Andrei Arlovski by KO/TKO, Dec 2006. 2nd best significant strike defence at Heavyweight (68.6%).

UFC record: 2-2
KO/TKO wins: 1
Submission wins: 1
Losing streak: 2

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

Who has Marcio Cruz lost to in the UFC?

Marcio Cruz has 2 UFC losses: Jeff Monson (2006), Andrei Arlovski (2006).

Who did Marcio Cruz fight last?

Marcio Cruz lost to Andrei Arlovski by KO/TKO in round 1 at UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 on December 30, 2006.

How tall is Marcio Cruz and what is the reach?

Marcio Cruz is 6' 4" tall and weighs 232 lbs.

How many UFC fights has Marcio Cruz had?

Marcio Cruz has had 4 UFC fights: 2 wins, 2 losses.

What is Marcio Cruz's win rate and finish rate?

Marcio Cruz has won 2 of 4 UFC fights, a 50% win rate. 2 of those wins came inside the distance, a 100% finish rate: 1 by knockout (50%) and 1 by submission (50%).

How many takedowns and strikes has Marcio Cruz landed in the UFC?

In 4 UFC fights with official stats, Marcio Cruz has landed 83 significant strikes (46.1% accuracy) and 1 takedown (7.1% of attempts).

How old is Marcio Cruz?

Marcio Cruz is 48 years old (born April 24, 1978).