Márcio Cruz (8-3, 6) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 24, 1978. At the age of 27 years on October 7, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Keigo Kunihara, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On October 7, 2005, 27-year old Márcio Cruz made his UFC debut on his 1st professional MMA fight at UFC 55 against Keigo Kunihara, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Cruz' last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Joe Yager at age 34 on November 2, 2012. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Márcio Cruz' best fights have been against Frank Mir, Keigo Kunihara, Choi Mu-Bae and Tommy Sauer.
Cruz has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Nov 2, 2012 34 years, 6 months 8-3 (6) | Joe Yager | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Inverted triangle choke | |
10  | Jul 20, 2011 33 years, 2 months 7-3 (5) | 31 years, 8 months 13-2 (10) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
9 | Apr 3, 2010 31 years, 11 months 7-2 (5) | David Yost | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8  | Aug 22, 2009 31 years, 3 months 6-2 (4) | 38 years, 9 months 22-11 (21) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7  | Apr 11, 2009 30 years, 11 months 5-2 (3) | 36 years, 11 months 16-6 (15) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6  | Jun 8, 2008 30 years, 1 months 4-2 (3) | 37 years, 11 months 7-2 (5) | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | ||
5  | Jun 16, 2007 29 years, 1 months 3-2 (2) | 27 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | 3 | DQ | WIN Illegal kick | ||
4  | Dec 30, 2006 28 years, 8 months 2-2 (2) | 27 years, 10 months 10-5 (10) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
3  | Apr 15, 2006 27 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | 35 years, 2 months 21-5 (14) | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
2  | Feb 4, 2006 27 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | 26 years, 8 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
1 | Oct 7, 2005 27 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Keigo Kunihara | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
