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Marcio Cruz

Fighter profile

Marcio Cruz

HW8-3-0
Form
 
 
 
 
 
75
Overall
SoS 66
Skill ratings
Striking
69
Boxing
58
Kicking
77
Clinch
59
Striking def.
73
Wrestling off.
79
Wrestling def.
61
Ground game
80
Submissions
83
Grappling def.
59
Profile
Age48
Height6'4"
Reach—
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut2005
UFC record2-2-0
Last fight2012-11-02
Octagon time28.5 min
Avg fight7.1 min
Career length20y 10m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1494
37th
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1507
72nd
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1508
84th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1485
6th
HW avg 1505
Momentum24
53rd
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
2 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes83
Sig. accuracy46%
Sig. attempted180
Total strikes142
Total attempted243
Knockdowns0
Head38
Body15
Leg30
Distance46
Clinch7
Ground30

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed43
Sig. defense69%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.22
Body abs.14
Leg abs.7
Distance abs.18
Clinch abs.12
Ground abs.13

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy7%
TD attempted14
Sub att.3
Reversals0
Control time6:05

Grappling · defense

TD defense38%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced8
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time11:02

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 28:27 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Marcio has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
42W–12Lwin 77.8%div #92/167pct 46th
WinsStrong
11W–2Lwin 84.6%div #25/150pct 84th
LossesSoft
31W–10Lwin 75.6%div #124/162pct 24th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1538 elodiv #81/167pct 52nd
WinsStrong
1543 elodiv #46/151pct 70th
LossesSoft
1534 elodiv #117/162pct 28th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall72W–22L76.6%
Wins59W–20L74.7%
Losses13W–2L86.7%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Marcio, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+0.50u+16.7% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
+259

28% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
1W–2L

ROI +16.7%

Avg +259

Based on 3 of 4 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.