Márcio Cruz has three losses against three opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Cruz's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Márcio Cruz".
On July 20, 2011 Márcio Cruz faced off against Glover Teixeira in a heavyweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 7-3 (5), and Teixeira was 31 years old and with a record of 13-2 (10). Cruz lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On December 30, 2006 Márcio Cruz faced off against Andrei Arlovski at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 2-2 (2), and Arlovski was 27 years old and with a record of 10-5 (10). Cruz lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On April 15, 2006 Márcio Cruz faced off against Jeff Monson at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 2-1 (2), and Monson was 35 years old and with a record of 21-5 (14). Cruz lost the fight via 3-round split decision.