Márcio Cruz
| Márcio Cruz | |
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| Born |
April 24, 1978 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | Pé de Pano |
| Residence | Lutz, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14.7 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight |
| Reach | 82 in (208 cm) |
| Style | BJJ, Karate, Judo, |
| Fighting out of | Lutz, Florida, United States |
| Team | Gracie Fusion / Team Pé de Pano / MCBJJ |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Representing  Brazil
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| Men's Grappling | ||
| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship | ||
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2001 Abu Dhabi | +99kg |
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2003 St. Paulo | +99kg |
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2007 Trenton | +99kg |
Marcio Ribeiro da Cruz (born April 24, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. In Jiu-Jitsu, he is a 4th degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and is a six-time IBJJF Mundials World Champion, five-time IBJJF Brazilian Nationals Champion, eight-time IBJJF Pan-American Champion and the 2003 ADCC World Champion. His nickname "Pé de Pano" was given to him by his friends at the Gracie Barra academy in Rio and it is the Portuguese version of the name of Woody Woodpecker's horse, SugarFoot. He competed in the UFC and also had a one fight stint as an alternate for the New York Pitbulls of the International Fight League.
Cruz was born in Rio de Janeiro and had a brief stint with Karate when he was 12 years old before being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu by a friend. Although he had wanted to begin training in the sport immediately, due to the lack of a nearby gym, he began learning judo. It was not until the age of 17 that Cruz began his official training in jiu-jitsu and would go on to win his first major title in only three years.
Cruz is a six-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Champion, eight-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan-American Champion and the 2003 ADCC World Champion. People he has defeated include: Ricco Rodriguez, Mike Van Arsdale, Roger Gracie, Gabriel Gonzaga, Paulo Filho, Fabrício Werdum, Xande Ribeiro, Marcelo Garcia, Saulo Ribeiro, Fernando Augusto, Jeff Monson, and Fernado "Margarida" Pontes. Since he started his mixed martial arts career, he has been training MMA with Roberto “Gordo” Correa and he fights under the Gracie Fusion team.
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