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Saturday, December 30, 2006MGM Grand Garden Arena
Andrei Arlovski defeated Marcio Cruz by TKO in round 1 (3:15) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2, held Saturday, December 30, 2006 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Andrei Arlovski vs Marcio Cruz
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Andrei ArlovskiMarcio Cruz
0
Knockdowns0
7 / 11
Significant strikes0 / 2
64%
Sig. strike accuracy0%
32 / 37
Total strikes0 / 2
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 5
1
Submission attempts2
1:22
Control time0:52
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Andrei ArlovskiMarcio Cruz
R1
7
0
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
7 / 11
Significant strikes0 / 2
64%
Sig. strike accuracy0%
32 / 37
Total strikes0 / 2
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 5
1
Submission attempts2
1:22
Control time0:52
Insights
- Andrei Arlovski spends 80% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Andrei Arlovski
SamboKickboxing
- —International Master of SportSambo
- 2000M-1 European Heavyweight Tournament winnerM-1 Global
- 1999Champion · World Youth Sambo Championshipsjunior · +100kg
- 1999Champion · European Youth Sambo Championshipsjunior · +100kg
Marcio Cruz
No background on record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
58%46%
Head
20%18%
Body
21%36%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Andrei Arlovskilast 43 fights
84%13%
Marcio Cruzlast 4 fights
55%36%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Andrei Arlovski· from fights outside the UFC Marcio Cruz· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.122.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Andrei Arlovski · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersMarcio Cruz · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.441.51
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Andrei Arlovski · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersMarcio Cruz · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.320.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Andrei Arlovski · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersMarcio Cruz · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
35%7%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Andrei Arlovski · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersMarcio Cruz · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
78%38%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Andrei Arlovski · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersMarcio Cruz · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.201.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Andrei Arlovski · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersMarcio Cruz · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.12
Strikes landed / min2.92
3.44
Strikes taken / minfewer is better1.51
0.32 / 0.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.53 / 7.6
35%
Takedown accuracy7%
78%
Takedown defence38%
0:47
Control time / fight1:31
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min1.60
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
Andrei Arlovski42 UFC fights · 1529 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%710/2221
17%259/387
23%355/450
Clinch
7%107/180
4%59/63
0%3/4
Ground
2%28/44
0%4/5
0%4/5
Marcio Cruz4 UFC fights · 83 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
20%17/103
0%0/0
35%29/30
Clinch
0%0/2
7%6/6
1%1/1
Ground
25%21/29
11%9/9
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Andrei Arlovski35 of 58 ended early · 60%23 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Marcio Cruz9 of 11 ended early · 82%2 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Andrei Arlovski vs Marcio Cruz?
Andrei Arlovski defeated Marcio Cruz by TKO in round 1 (3:15) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2, held Saturday, December 30, 2006 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.