Bantamweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Dominick Cruz won · U-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, October 1, 2011·Washington, DC, USA, USA
Style matchupDominick Cruz: WrestlervsDemetrious Johnson: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Demetrious Johnson wins(52.3%)
Actual result: Dominick Cruz wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Dominick Cruz has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Dominick Cruz
Red Corner
VS
Demetrious Johnson
Blue Corner
-550
(85%)
Vegas Odds
+425
(19%)
41
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'3"
172.72 cm
Reach
167.64 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Dominick Cruz
oldest →latest
L
vs Cody Garbrandt · Dec 16L
KOvs Henry Cejudo · May 20W
vs Casey Kenney · Mar 21W
vs Pedro Munhoz · Dec 21L
KOvs Marlon Vera · Aug 22Demetrious Johnson
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Henry Cejudo · Apr 16W
vs Tim Elliott · Dec 16W
SUBvs Wilson Reis · Apr 17W
SUBvs Ray Borg · Oct 17L
vs Henry Cejudo · Aug 18Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Dominick CruzMetricDemetrious Johnson
3.91
Strikes / min
3.43
2.61
Strikes absorbed / min
1.66
70%
Strike defense
67%
2.82
TDs / 15 min
3.35
83%
Takedown defense
65%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.30evenly matched on net striking+1.77
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Dominick CruzDemetrious Johnson
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Dominick Cruz(10 fights)Demetrious Johnson(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-15.315.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-35.035.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.0-0.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.31.3
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.70.7
Dominick Cruz
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights10
Demetrious Johnson
StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights17