Jesse Cruz
UFC DebutNickname“The Puerto Rican Game Cock”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- San Diego, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Blackline MMA
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Jesse Cruz makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
115-69-2
.625 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
11 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 2 decXplode Fight Series · MEZ Sports · Combate Americas · Tru-Form Entertainment · Alaska Fighting Championship 82 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:17 | Combate Americas | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| L | Cheng Jun Yang | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:40 | Tru-Form Entertainment | Oct 24, 2015 |
| L | Kana Hyatt16-20 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:31 | MEZ Sports | Jul 26, 2013 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:13 | Xplode Fight Series | Jan 19, 2013 | |
| W | Joshua Ortiz0-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:49 | Xplode Fight Series | Nov 17, 2012 |
| L | Brandon Moreno23-10-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Xplode Fight Series | Sep 22, 2012 |
| L | Steve Swanson15-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:02 | MEZ Sports | Aug 18, 2012 |
| W | DQ | Illegal Knee | R1 | 2:38 | Alaska Fighting Championship 82 | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| W | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Alaska Fighting Championship 73 | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| W | Josh Clark | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | AFC 69 | Mar 9, 2010 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:05 | AFC 66 | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | AFC 61 | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| W | Kyle Volin4-8 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:38 | AFC 59 | May 8, 2009 |
| W | Douglas Scholberg | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 0:00 | AFC 51 | Sep 17, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionTriState Cage Fights
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ernest Knight | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 3:00 | TriState Cage Fights | Oct 24, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.