// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Vinicius Cruz
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNWELTERWEIGHT

Vinicius
Cruz

NICKNAME"O Fantasma"·BRAZIL
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
15-8-1
CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
American Top Team
NEXT FIGHT
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Vinicius Cruz
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! STALE
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'5"
AGE
28
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
24 BOUTS
WIN
15
LOSS
8
DRAW
1
WIN RATE
63%
15/24 bouts
FINISH RATE
67%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1L STREAK · 3-2
WWLWL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: STALE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 60% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
0.00
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
0.00
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
0%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 99 rated fighters on the UFC welterweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

THIN RATED HISTORY
// RATING
#97
against the 99 rated on the UFC welterweight roster · Elo 1475
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
25th
percentile · average opponent rated 1527 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
17th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.16 per fight)

5 rated fights · opponents rated in 21% of recorded fights · last rated fight APR 12, 2026 · Few rated fights: read these as rough.

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (15)
n = 15
KO/TKO · 9
SUB · 1
DEC · 5
9
KO/TKO
60%
1
SUB
7%
5
DEC
33%
// LOSSES (8)
n = 8
KO/TKO · 4
DEC · 4
4
KO/TKO
50%
0
SUB
0%
4
DEC
50%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
67% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 9 fights
60%
SUBANY ROUND · 1 fights
7%
DECFULL FIGHT · 5 fights
33%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
2 OBSERVED5 DERIVED3 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
24 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
AUG 3, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint7 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER86TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING40CHIN68STRIKINGN/ACARDIO72AGGRESSIONN/ASUB THREAT20STR DEFENSEN/ARECOVERY71
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
7 SCORED · 3 OPEN
KO Power86
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=15 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (0%)

Grappling40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin68
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=24 bouts
StrikingN/A
NOT ON FILE

Needs striking volume and accuracy

Cardio72
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

AggressionN/A
NOT ON FILE

Needs striking and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0 per 15 min)

Str DefenseN/A
NOT ON FILE

Needs striking defense or absorption rate

Recovery71
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=8 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power86 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins15 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (0%)Not recorded
Grappling40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin68 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record24 bouts
StrikingUnknownNOT ON FILENeeds striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio72 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
AggressionUnknownNOT ON FILENeeds striking and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str DefenseUnknownNOT ON FILENeeds striking defense or absorption rateNot recorded
Recovery71 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.8 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100DEC 2009WDEC 2009WDEC 2011WMAR 2012LJAN 2013WJUL 2013WJUL 2014WSEP 2015WJAN 2016JUN 2016WAUG 2016LMAR 2017WAUG 2018WMAY 2019LAUG 2019LFEB 2022LDEC 2022WJUN 2023WOCT 2023LNOV 2023WAUG 2024WJUN 2025LSEP 2025WDEC 2025LAPR 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, DEC 2009, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, DEC 2009, momentum score 55, SUB R1.
  3. Start, DEC 2011, momentum score 64, KO/TKO R2.
  4. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 71, DEC R3.
  5. Start, JAN 2013, momentum score 64, DEC R3.
  6. Start, JUL 2013, momentum score 71, DEC R3.
  7. Start, JUL 2014, momentum score 80, KO/TKO R2.
  8. Start, SEP 2015, momentum score 91, KO/TKO R1.
  9. Start, JAN 2016, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  10. Start, JUN 2016, momentum score 100.
  11. Start, AUG 2016, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  12. Start, MAR 2017, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  13. Start, AUG 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  14. Start, MAY 2019, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  15. Start, AUG 2019, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  16. Start, FEB 2022, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  17. Start, DEC 2022, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  18. Start, JUN 2023, momentum score 85, KO/TKO R2.
  19. Start, OCT 2023, momentum score 92, DEC R3.
  20. Start, NOV 2023, momentum score 85, KO/TKO R4.
  21. Start, AUG 2024, momentum score 92, DEC R3.
  22. Start, JUN 2025, momentum score 99, DEC R3.
  23. Start, SEP 2025, momentum score 92, KO/TKO R2.
  24. Start, DEC 2025, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  25. Start, APR 2026, momentum score 93, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Martins), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 93.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
23/24 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
3
13%
6
26%
3
13%
1
4%
-
13
total
SUB
1
4%
-
-
-
-
1
total
DEC
-
-
9
39%
-
-
9
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 9 of 23 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
38%, fights often go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
American Top Team
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
24 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Andrei KoshkinApr 12, 2026
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ACA 202 - Johnson vs. Kornilov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Iskandar MamadalievDec 5, 2025
KO/TKOR2 · 3:33
ACA 197 - Ibragimov vs. Magomedov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Albert TumenovSep 5, 2025
KO/TKOR2 · 3:30
ACA 191 - Tumenov vs. Cruz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Nikolay AleksakhinJun 6, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ACA 187 - Polpudnikov vs. Matmuratov 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Vitaliy SlipenkoAug 16, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ACA 178 - Goncharov vs. Bogatyrev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Edil EsengulovNov 24, 2023
KO/TKOR4 · 1:02
ACA 166 - Magomedov vs. Dolgov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
W
VS Zelimkhan AmirovOct 4, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ACA 164 - Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Ayndi UmakhanovJun 16, 2023
KO/TKOR2 · 2:46
ACA 159 - Reznikov vs. Vartanyan
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Knees and Punches)
L
VS Khusein KhalievDec 23, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ACA 150 - Reznikov vs. Koshkin
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Artur AlibulatovFeb 23, 2022
KO/TKOR1 · 3:05
AMC - Fight Nights 109
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Injury)
L
VS Cleber Sousa SilvaAug 23, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Future MMA 8 - Babuino vs. Foguete
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Rafael da Silva CordeiroMay 25, 2019
KO/TKOR3 · 3:09
SFT 12 - Bispo vs. Vinicius
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punch to the Body)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Welterweight. Professional record 15-8-1. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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