Skip to content Who wins Josue Cruz vs Walter Goncalves? ↗ Compare Josue Cruz and Walter Goncalves by the numbers ↗ Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.
Walter Goncalves absorbs 4.26 significant strikes a minute, more than 75% of UFC fighters. Josue Cruz absorbs 6.82 significant strikes a minute, more than 98% of UFC fighters. Walter Goncalves lands 5.30 significant strikes a minute, more than 90% of UFC fighters. Josue Cruz lands 6.23 significant strikes a minute, more than 97% of UFC fighters. Josue Cruz last 2 fights
90% 10%
Walter Goncalves last 3 fights
96%
· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC · incl. 3 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
6.23 5.30
Poor Below avg Average Good Elite
Josue Cruz · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersWalter Goncalves · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / min fewer is better
6.82 4.26
Poor Below avg Average Good Elite
Josue Cruz · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fightersWalter Goncalves · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00 0.56
Poor Below avg Average Good Elite
Josue Cruz · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersWalter Goncalves · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00 0.00
Poor Below avg Average Good Elite
Josue Cruz · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersWalter Goncalves · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Strikes taken / minfewer is better Takedowns landed / 15 min Submission attempts / 15 min Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land Range × target
Josue Cruz 2 fights · by range and by target
Range
91% Distance · 32
9% Clinch · 3
0% Ground · 0
Target
28% Head · 9
31% Body · 10
41% Leg · 13
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Walter Goncalves 3 fights · by range and by target
Range
98% Distance · 143
2% Clinch · 3
0% Ground · 0
Target
55% Head · 78
22% Body · 32
23% Leg · 33
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
Have Josue Cruz and Walter Goncalves ever fought? Yes, once. Most recently at ONE 157: Petchmorakot vs Vienot (Fri, May 20, 2022), where Walter Goncalves won by Knockout.
What are the records of Josue Cruz and Walter Goncalves? Josue Cruz is 0-3 and Walter Goncalves is 2-6.
Who has the longer reach, Josue Cruz or Walter Goncalves? Walter Goncalves has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Josue Cruz, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Josue Cruz or Walter Goncalves? Josue Cruz is taller at 5'6" · 168 cm; Walter Goncalves stands 5'3" · 160 cm.
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