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Plinio Cruz

AGE	N/A / N/A
HEIGHT	6'1" / 185.42 cm
WEIGHT	239 lbs / 108.41 kg

ASSOCIATION
Macaco Gold Team

CLASS
Heavyweight

Wins 8

KO / TKO

1

Meter

13%

SUBMISSIONS

2

Meter

25%

DECISIONS

5

Meter

63%

Losses 9

KO / TKO

5

Meter

56%

SUBMISSIONS

1

Meter

11%

DECISIONS

3

Meter

33%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Douglas Humberto Queiroz Silva	Future FC 6 - Cado vs. Giacomo Jun / 28 / 2019	TKO (Punch) Eduardo Mello	3	3:57
loss	Chris Daukaus	CFFC 69 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 69 Dec / 16 / 2017	KO (Punch) Bill Bookwalter	1	2:38
loss	Azunna Anyanwu	CFFC 58 - Anyanwu vs. Cruz 3 May / 21 / 2016	Decision (Majority) Liam Kerrigan	4	5:00
win	Joe Stripling	CFFC 55 - Chookagian vs. Varela Jan / 09 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
loss	Azunna Anyanwu	CFFC 50 - Smith vs. Williams Jul / 18 / 2015	Decision (Split) Bill Bookwalter	5	5:00
win	Azunna Anyanwu	CFFC 43 - Webb vs. Good Nov / 01 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Liam Kerrigan	3	5:00
win	J.A. Dudley	CFFC 34 - Santella vs. Honstein Apr / 19 / 2014	Submission (Armbar) Vincent Dudley	1	4:12
loss	Duane Bastress	BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 65 Apr / 13 / 2012	TKO (Punches) Kevin Mulhall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:52
loss	Magomed Sultanakhmedov	M-1 Challenge 23 - Guram vs. Grishin Mar / 05 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Vyacheslav Kiselev	2	1:13
loss	Tyson Jeffries	M-1 Selection 2010 - The Americas Round 3 Aug / 07 / 2010	Decision (Split) Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
win	John Doyle	M-1 Selection 2010 - The Americas Round 1 Apr / 03 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
win	Ariel Sepulveda	ROC 27 - Ring of Combat 27 Nov / 20 / 2009	Decision (Split) Dan Miragliotta	3	4:00
loss	Mike Geurin	WCA - Caged Combat Jun / 06 / 2009	KO (Punch) Dan Miragliotta	3	2:54
loss	Rafael Natal	ROC 24 - Ring of Combat 24 Apr / 17 / 2009	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Dan Miragliotta	2	3:13
win	Jay Silva	KAP - The Return of Macaco Feb / 07 / 2009	Decision (Split) Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
win	Fabio Bomba	UC - Ultimate Combat Grand Prix Mar / 15 / 2008	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:50
win	Thiago Cardoso	UC - Ultimate Combat Grand Prix Mar / 15 / 2008	KO (Punches)	1	2:30

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