Plinio Cruz
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- Newark, New Jersey
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Macaco Gold Team
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Plinio 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
183-148-2
.553 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
16 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 17 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 5 decM-1 · UC · Future FC 6 · CFFC 69 · CFFC 58 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 3:57 | Future FC 6 | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| L | Chris Daukaus12-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:38 | CFFC 69 | Dec 16, 2017 |
| L | Azunna Anyanwu15-6 | Decision | Majority | R4 | 5:00 | CFFC 58 | May 21, 2016 |
| W | Joe Stripling8-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 55 | Jan 9, 2016 |
| L | Azunna Anyanwu15-6 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | CFFC 50 | Jul 18, 2015 |
| W | Azunna Anyanwu15-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 43 | Nov 1, 2014 |
| W | J.A. Dudley8-18 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:12 | CFFC 34 | Apr 19, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:52 | BFC | Apr 13, 2012 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:13 | M-1 | Mar 5, 2011 | |
| L | Tyson Jeffries15-14 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Aug 7, 2010 |
| W | John Doyle11-22 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Apr 3, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 4:00 | ROC 27 | Nov 20, 2009 | |
| L | Mike Geurin8-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 2:54 | WCA | Jun 6, 2009 |
| L | Rafael Natal21-9-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:13 | ROC 24 | Apr 17, 2009 |
| W | Jay Silva12-14-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | KAP | Feb 7, 2009 |
| W | Fabio Bomba | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:50 | UC | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | UC | Mar 15, 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.