Heavyweight · “Pe de Pano”
Marcio Cruz
8-3-0 UFC 2-2-0
6'4"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
48Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:06Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.92
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.51
Striking accuracy46.1%
Striking defense68.6%
Takedowns / 15 min0.53
Takedown accuracy7.1%
Takedown defense37.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.58
Control time21.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Andrei Arlovski 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:15 — UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 · December 30, 2006
0/2Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:52Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jeff Monson 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 59: Reality Check · April 15, 2006
40/106Sig. strikes
32/110Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Frank Mir 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:10 — UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · February 4, 2006
31/44Sig. strikes
3/6Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Keigo Kunihara 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:02 — UFC 55: Fury · October 7, 2005
12/28Sig. strikes
1/10Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
4
Decision
1
Other
1
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
4
Art of Fighting
2
RFA
1
Clube da Luta
1
ICF
1
World Victory Road Presents
1
IFL
1
Full career — 11 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Joe Yager | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | RFA 4: Griffin vs. Escudero
November 2, 2012 |
RFA | 2 | 4:16 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | TKO (punches) | Clube da Luta
July 20, 2011 |
Clube da Luta | 2 | 4:21 |
| W | David Yost | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Art of Fighting 7 - Payday
April 3, 2010 |
Art of Fighting | 1 | 1:22 |
| W | Tommy Sauer | TKO (punches) | Art of Fighting 4 - Damage
August 22, 2009 |
Art of Fighting | 2 | 3:43 |
| W | Dan Christison | Decision (unanimous) | ICF: Breakout
April 11, 2009 |
ICF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Choi Mu-Bae | Submission (triangle armbar) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3
June 8, 2008 |
World Victory Road Presents | 1 | 4:37 |
| W | Rafael Cavalcante | DQ (illegal kick) | IFL: Las Vegas
June 16, 2007 |
IFL | 3 | 3:42 |
| L | Andrei Arlovski | KO (punches) | UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz
December 30, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 3:15 |
| L | Jeff Monson | Decision (split) | UFC 59: Reality Check
April 15, 2006 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Frank Mir | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
February 4, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 4:15 |
| W | Keigo Kunihara | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 55
October 7, 2005 |
UFC | 2 | 1:02 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Márcio Cruz) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.