Dominick Cruz
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Dominick Cruz after retaining his WEC Bantamweight Championship at WEC 50
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| Born | Dominick Rojelio Cruz March 9, 1985 Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Residence | San Diego, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Bantamweight (2008–present) Featherweight (2006–2008) Lightweight (2005–2006) |
| Reach | 68.0 in (173 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Chula Vista, California |
| Team | Alliance MMA |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2005–Present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 14 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www.domcruzmma.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Dominick Rojelio Cruz (born March 9, 1985 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American mixed martial artist. He fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cruz was also the final bantamweight titleholder of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
Known as one of the top pound for pound fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA), Cruz is noted for swift movement, quick striking, and his tendency to attack from angles in a unique 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.
In addition to fighting, Cruz is an MMA analyst for Fox Sports.
Cruz competed in amateur wrestling while attending junior high school in Tucson, Arizona. He began his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in 2005, competing in the Rage in the Cage and Total Combat organizations. He amassed a record of 9-0 before joining World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
His first fight in the WEC was at featherweight in a title fight against Urijah Faber in which he lost by guillotine choke in the first round. The fight would become the beginning of a longstanding cantankerous rivalry between the two.
He would then make his debut for the WEC's 135 lb bantamweight division on June 7, 2008, at WEC 34 defeating Charlie Valencia by unanimous decision.
Cruz went on to take decision victories against Ian McCall on January 25, 2009, at WEC 38 and April 5, 2009, Ivan Lopez at WEC 40.
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