Julio Cesar Cruz
UFC DebutNickname“Cachorro”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Mexico City
- Born
- Mexico
- Camp
- Bonebreakers MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Julio Cesar 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
270-196-4
.579 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 26
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
29
26 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 29 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 6 sub · 1 decXFL · JFL · UFL · FMP 7 · XFM 12 +19
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Heel Hook | R3 | 0:33 | XFM 12 | Dec 14, 2019 | |
| W | Ricardo Chavez25-27 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:54 | JFL | Nov 23, 2019 |
| L | Nayib Lopez18-2 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:50 | JFL | Mar 23, 2019 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:21 | XFL 35 | Aug 18, 2017 | |
| L | Alex Velasco8-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:47 | Combate Americas | Jan 19, 2017 |
| W | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 3:46 | JFL 13 | Sep 24, 2016 | |
| L | Javier Torres14-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | XK 32 | May 14, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | XFM 5 | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| L | Sydney Machado10-8 | Submission | Leg Lock | R1 | 2:58 | CRF 18 | Aug 14, 2015 |
| L | Cassio Lisboa5-3 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 4:30 | MMAX | Mar 28, 2015 |
| W | Christopher Perez Rueda2-8 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:09 | UFL | Feb 28, 2015 |
| L | Jonathan Amaral Mesias2-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | — | XK 27 | Oct 17, 2014 |
| W | Michael Robertson8-6 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:39 | XK 24 | Jul 19, 2014 |
| L | Thiago Rela10-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:52 | XFCI | Mar 29, 2014 |
| W | Michael Robertson8-6 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:40 | XK 22 | Mar 1, 2014 |
| W | Mario Aguirre0-2 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:56 | UFL | Nov 16, 2013 |
| W | Enrique Granados11-9 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:13 | XK 20 | Aug 31, 2013 |
| L | Alejandro Baez11-13-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:45 | FMP 13 | Dec 20, 2012 |
| W | Arturo Contreras13-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:42 | XK 18 | Nov 24, 2012 |
| W | Jorge Ortiz19-11-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:38 | FMP 11 | May 25, 2012 |
| L | Augusto Montano16-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:16 | XK 9 | Mar 25, 2012 |
| W | Carlos Leon Elizondo | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:48 | XFL | Dec 8, 2011 |
| W | Manuel Chacon | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:39 | Panama Fight League | Sep 30, 2011 |
| L | Fernando di Pierro16-7-1 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:09 | FMP 7 | Jul 30, 2011 |
| W | Jorge Ortiz19-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | FMP 7 | Jul 30, 2011 |
| W | Aztiel Amezcua | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | TFC 1 | May 28, 2011 |
| W | Jose Avalos0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Cabo Xtreme Combat 2 | Mar 26, 2011 |
| L | Arturo Contreras13-13 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:09 | XFL | May 27, 2010 |
| W | Fernando Vargas3-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:07 | XFL | Feb 25, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.