Heavyweight· Not Fighting
Marcio Cruz
“Pe De Pano”·
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pro record
8-3-0
Model Elo
1555
#580 of 1994
- Age
- 45
- Height
- 6'4"
- Reach
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- —
- Born
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- UFC debut
- Oct 7, 2005
Profile
Marcio Cruz is 2–2 in the UFC since 2005. 2 of those 2 wins came inside the distance, 1 in the first round. Currently on a 2-fight losing streak. Last fight: lost to Andrei Arlovski by KO/TKO (Dec 29, 2006).
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 2–2
- since 2005
- Finish rate
- 100%
- 2 of 2 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 1
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 2
- Current streak
- L2
- losses in a row
- Octagon time
- 28:27
- avg 7:07 per fight
- Opposition
- 1581
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
1663opp. EloKO/TKO, R1 · UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 3, 2006
- KK1500opp. Elo
submission, R2 · UFC 55: Fury · Oct 6, 2005
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · below average
UFC avg 3.95 · better than average
UFC avg 45% · about average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · below average
UFC avg 52% · below average
UFC avg 0.58 · better than average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 7:07
Fight history (4)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| L |  Andrei ArlovskiRecord after: 2-2 | KO/TKORound 1 · 3:15 | UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2Dec 29, 2006 |
| L |  Jeff MonsonRecord after: 2-1 | split decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 59: Reality CheckApr 14, 2006 |
| W | Frank MirRecord after: 2-0 | KO/TKORound 1 · 4:10 | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3Feb 3, 2006 |
| W | KKKeigo KuniharaRecord after: 1-0 | submissionRound 2 · 1:02 | UFC 55: FuryOct 6, 2005 |