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Age 38
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class

Plinio Cruz is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 8 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 8-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 11 years, 3 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 33.9
Avg. Fights/Year 1.4
Longest Layoff 2 years
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 19 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 2 5
Losses 5 1 2
Finish Rate 37.5%
Finished Rate 75.0%
Win by Decision Rate 62.5%
Loss by Decision Rate 25.0%
Win by KO Rate 12.5%
Loss by KO Rate 62.5%
Win by SUB Rate 25.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 12.5%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

3 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:30
Fastest KO 02:30
Fastest SUB 03:50
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:19
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 10:50
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 06/28/2019 L
(8-7-0)
Douglas Humberto Queiroz Silva
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Future Fighting Championship 6
3 03:57
Official MMA Fight Results 12/16/2017 L
(8-6-0)
Chris Daukaus
(4-2-0)
HW
(264.8 vs. 254.2)
KO (Strike)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 69
1 02:38
Official MMA Fight Results 05/21/2016 L
(8-5-0)
Azunna Anyanwu
(9-4-0)
HW
(256.0 vs. 244.6)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 58
4 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 01/09/2016 W
(7-5-0)
Joe Stripling
(8-8-0)
HW
(261.8 vs. 264.8)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 55
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 07/18/2015 L
(7-5-0)
Azunna Anyanwu
(8-3-0)
HW
(259.8 vs. 242.6)
Decision (Split Decision)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 50*
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/01/2014 W
(6-5-0)
Azunna Anyanwu
(7-2-0)
HW
(239.9 vs. 262.4)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 43
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 04/19/2014 W
(5-5-0)
J.A Dudley
(6-11-0)
HW
(224.0 vs. 225.0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 34
1 04:12
Official MMA Fight Results 04/13/2012 L
(5-4-0)
Duane Bastress
(4-1-0)
MW
(185.8 vs. 185.2)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator 65: Makovsky vs. Dantas
2 02:52
NSF 03/05/2011 L
(5-3-0)
Magomed Sultanakhmedov
(14-4-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
M-1 Challenge XXIII
2 01:13
Official MMA Fight Results 08/07/2010 L
(5-2-0)
Tyson Jeffries
(5-4-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
M1 Selection US Semi-Finals
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 04/03/2010 W
(4-2-0)
John Doyle
(9-11-0)
MW
(186.8* vs. 185.8)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
M-1 Global: Selection
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/20/2009 W
(3-2-0)
Ariel Sepulveda
(0-0-0)
MW Decision (Split Decision)
Ring of Combat XXVII
3 04:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/06/2009 L
(3-1-0)
Mike Geurin
(3-0-0)
MW
(187.0* vs. 186.0)
KO (Strike)
Extreme Challenge and World Cagefighting Alliance 129
3 02:54
Official MMA Fight Results 04/17/2009 L
(3-0-0)
Rafael Sapo Natal
(9-1-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ring of Combat XXIV
2 03:13
Official MMA Fight Results 02/07/2009 W
(2-0-0)
Jay Silva
(2-0-0)
MW
(184.8 vs. 183.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Karriem ABdAllah Productions 2/7/09
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/15/2008 W
(0-0-0)
Fabio Bomba
(0-1-0)
MW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ultimate Combat Sao Paulo Grand Prix 3/15/08
1 03:50
Official MMA Fight Results 03/15/2008 W
(0-0-0)
Thiago Capataz
(0-1-0)
KO
Ultimate Combat Sao Paulo Grand Prix 3/15/08
1 02:30
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class