Dominick Cruz (24-4, 8) was born in San Diego, California, U.S. on March 9, 1985. At the age of 19 years on January 29, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Eddie Castro, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
On July 2, 2011, 26-year old Dominick Cruz made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC 132 against a 32-year old Urijah Faber, winning the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC bantamweight champion on January 17, 2016 at age 30 on his 22nd professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz after defeating a 29-year old T.J. Dillashaw via 5-round split decision.
Cruz' last fight was a 4th-round KO loss to Marlon Vera at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz at age 37 on August 13, 2022. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Dominick Cruz' best fights have been against Brian Bowles, T.J. Dillashaw, Urijah Faber, Demetrious Johnson, Takeya Mizugaki, Scott Jorgensen and Joseph Benavidez.
Cruz has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Aug 13, 2022 37 years, 5 months 24-4 (8) | 29 years, 8 months 21-7-1 (17) | UFC | BT | 4 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
27  | Dec 11, 2021 36 years, 9 months 24-3 (8) | 35 years, 3 months 19-6 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Mar 6, 2021 35 years, 11 months 23-3 (8) | 29 years, 11 months 16-2-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
25  | May 9, 2020 35 years, 2 months 22-3 (8) | 33 years, 3 months 15-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches For UFC bantamweight title |
24  | Dec 30, 2016 31 years, 9 months 22-2 (8) | 25 years, 5 months 10-0 (9) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost UFC bantamweight title |
23  | Jun 4, 2016 31 years, 2 months 22-1 (8) | 37 years 33-8 (24) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC bantamweight title |
22  | Jan 17, 2016 30 years, 10 months 21-1 (8) | 29 years, 11 months 12-2 (9) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | WIN Won UFC bantamweight title |
21  | Sep 27, 2014 29 years, 6 months 20-1 (8) | 30 years, 9 months 20-7-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
20  | Oct 1, 2011 26 years, 6 months 19-1 (7) | 25 years, 1 months 7-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC bantamweight title |
19 | Jul 2, 2011 26 years, 3 months 18-1 (7) | 32 years, 1 months 25-4 (18) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC bantamweight title |
18  | Dec 16, 2010 25 years, 9 months 17-1 (7) | 28 years, 2 months 11-3 (5) | WEC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended WEC bantamweight title |
17  | Aug 18, 2010 25 years, 5 months 16-1 (7) | 26 years 12-1 (10) | WEC | BT | 5 | SD | WIN Defended WEC bantamweight title |
16  | Mar 6, 2010 24 years, 11 months 15-1 (7) | 29 years, 8 months 8-0 (8) | WEC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Won WEC bantamweight title |
15 | Aug 9, 2009 24 years, 5 months 14-1 (6) | 25 years 10-0 (8) | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Apr 5, 2009 24 years 13-1 (6) | Iván López | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Jan 25, 2009 23 years, 10 months 12-1 (6) | 24 years, 6 months 7-1 (5) | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Jun 1, 2008 23 years, 2 months 11-1 (6) | Charlie Valencia | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Mar 22, 2008 23 years 10-1 (6) | Kenneth Aimes | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Mar 24, 2007 22 years 9-1 (5) | 27 years, 10 months 17-1 (13) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For WEC featherweight title |
9 | Nov 4, 2006 21 years, 7 months 9-0 (5) | Shad Smith | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Sep 9, 2006 21 years, 6 months 8-0 (5) | Juan Miranda | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Jul 15, 2006 21 years, 4 months 7-0 (4) | Dave Hisquierdo | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
6 | Feb 24, 2006 20 years, 11 months 6-0 (4) | Michael Barney | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Sep 30, 2005 20 years, 6 months 5-0 (3) | Nick Hedrick | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Sep 10, 2005 20 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Josh Donahue | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Aug 6, 2005 20 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Tom Schwager | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jun 11, 2005 20 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Rosco McClellan | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Jan 29, 2005 19 years, 10 months 1-0 (0) | Eddie Castro | 3 | SD | WIN |
