Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 59: Reality Check
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson
“The Snowman”
60-26-1
RESULT

Jeff Monson def. Marcio Cruz (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Marcio Cruz
Marcio Cruz
“Pe de Pano”
8-3-0
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Honda Center, Anaheim, United States

Jeff Monson defeated Marcio Cruz by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 59: Reality Check, held Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Fight stats

Jeff Monson
Marcio Cruz
0
Knockdowns
0
32 of 110
Significant strikes
40 of 106
29%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
154 of 240
Total strikes
51 of 118
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 5
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
6:10
Control time
1:09
Significant strikes by target
16 of 93
Head
14 of 79
11 of 12
Body
5 of 5
5 of 5
Leg
21 of 22
16 of 89
Distance
34 of 98
10 of 11
Clinch
6 of 8
6 of 10
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
7 of 44
Sig. str.
19 of 54
36 of 73
Total str.
22 of 57
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:07
Ctrl
0:34
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
18 of 48
Sig. str.
15 of 36
46 of 78
Total str.
16 of 37
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:43
Ctrl
0:07
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 18
Sig. str.
6 of 16
72 of 89
Total str.
13 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
3:20
Ctrl
0:28

Judges' Scorecards

Abe Belardo
#MonsonCruz
1––
2––
3––
Total3027
Hector Hernandez
#MonsonCruz
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Alejandro Rochin
#MonsonCruz
1––
2––
3––
Total2829

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

0
Monson
–
1
Cruz
●29–28 Cruz
All 1 media scorecards▾
  • Sherdog.com29–28Cruz

Fan Scorecards

80%
Monson
20%
Cruz
5 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Monson40%●30–27 Monson40%●29–28 Cruz20%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
60%
Monson
R2
80%
Monson
R3
80%
Monson

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

60-26-1
Record
8-3-0
0
Win Streak
0
55
Age
48
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
—
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

0.97
SLpM
2.92
30%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.87
SApM
1.51
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.06
TD Avg.
0.53
12%
TD Acc.
7%
66%
TD Def.
37%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jeff Monson · 3-2
  • L
    Tim Sylvia
    UFC 65: BAD INTENTIONSSat, Nov 18, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Anthony Perosh
    UFC 61: Bitter RivalsSat, Jul 8, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 2:42 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Marcio Cruz
    UFC 59: Reality CheckSat, Apr 15, 2006
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Branden Lee Hinkle
    UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3Sat, Feb 4, 2006
    Submission · R1 · 4:35 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Ricco Rodriguez
    UFC 35: ThrowdownFri, Jan 11, 2002
    TKO · R3 · 3:00 · Heavyweight
Marcio Cruz · 2-2
  • L
    Andrei Arlovski
    UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2Sat, Dec 30, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 3:15 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jeff Monson
    UFC 59: Reality CheckSat, Apr 15, 2006
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Frank Mir
    UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3Sat, Feb 4, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Keigo Kunihara
    UFC 55: FuryFri, Oct 7, 2005
    Submission · R2 · 1:02 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 4 fights
16.6
Avg sig. strikes
20.8
1.14
Avg takedowns
0.25
3:55
Avg control time
1:31
32
Career high strikes
40
2
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Jeff Monson
Strike target
Marcio Cruz
60%
Head
46%
29%
Body
18%
10%
Leg
36%
Jeff Monson
Strike position
Marcio Cruz
25%
Distance
55%
28%
Clinch
8%
47%
Ground
36%