Cruz vs Benavidez Result: Cruz wins by SD · WEC 50, Tue, Aug 17, 2010

WECWEC 50: Cruz vs Benavidez 2

Dominick CruzWIN

“The Dominator” · 24-4-0

RESULT

Split Decision

ROUND 5 · 5:00

Judges49-4648-4747-48

BantamweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Joseph Benavidez

28-8-0

Tuesday, August 17, 2010Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas, United States

Dominick Cruz defeated Joseph Benavidez by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight title main event of WEC 50: Cruz vs Benavidez 2, held Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 49-46, 48-47, 47-48, Dominick Cruz won the decision.

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Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd

#	Cruz	Benavidez
1
2
3
4
5

Total4946

Lester Griffin

#	Cruz	Benavidez
1
2
3
4
5

Total4847

Nelson Hamilton

#	Cruz	Benavidez
1
2
3
4
5

Total4748

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

Media Scores

Dominick Cruz

Draw

Joseph Benavidez

●50-45 Cruz●50-46 Cruz●49-46 Cruz●48-47 Cruz●48-48 Draw

All 5 media scorecards

FightMetric.com50-45Cruz
Tomas Rios · Sherdog.com50-46Cruz
TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com49-46Cruz
MMAJunkie.com48-47Cruz
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com48-48Draw

Fan Scorecards

54 fan scorecards submitted

81%

Dominick Cruz

Draw

17%

Joseph Benavidez

●49-46 Cruz29.6%●48-47 Cruz25.9%●50-45 Cruz13%●49-47 Cruz11.1%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

76%

Cruz

63%

Benavidez

65%

Cruz

85%

Cruz

72%

Cruz

Insights

Dominick Cruz spends 93% of fight time at distance.

Style & credentials

Dominick Cruz

No background on record

Camp · Alliance MMA

Joseph Benavidez

Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingMuay Thai

—Brown Prajied · Muay ThaiDuane Ludwig
2000Champion · State HS103 lb Catchweight
—Las Cruces High SchoolWrestling and boxing
—William Penn UniversityWrestling · one semester

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

66%

Head

54%

18%

Body

26%

16%

Leg

20%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Dominick Cruzlast 10 fights

89%

Joseph Benavidezlast 21 fights

81%12%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Dominick Cruz Joseph Benavidez

Strikes landed / min

4.263.91

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dominick Cruz · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.213.01

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dominick Cruz · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.291.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dominick Cruz · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

32%31%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dominick Cruz · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

84%68%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dominick Cruz · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.100.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dominick Cruz · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.26

Strikes landed / min

3.91

3.21

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.01

2.29 / 7.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.50 / 4.8

32%

Takedown accuracy

31%

84%

Takedown defence

68%

2:16

Control time / fight

1:57

0.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.20

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

Dominick Cruz10 UFC fights · 780 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

61%474/1618

13%105/188

15%114/134

Clinch

2%16/27

4%32/34

1%5/5

Ground

4%28/41

1%4/4

0%2/2

Joseph Benavidez20 UFC fights · 903 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%381/1577

22%202/377

18%162/267

Clinch

7%62/114

3%28/35

2%20/23

Ground

5%42/71

0%2/2

0%4/5

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

Dominick Cruz8 of 16 ended early · 50%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Joseph Benavidez10 of 13 ended early · 77%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Dominick Cruz5-0

W
Brian Bowles
WEC 47: Bowles vs Cruz· Mar 6, 2010
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Joseph Benavidez
WEC 42: Torres vs Bowles· Aug 8, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Iván López
WEC 40: Torres vs Mizugaki· Apr 4, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 3:24 · Bantamweight
W
Ian McCall
WEC 38: Varner vs Cerrone· Jan 24, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Charlie Valencia
WEC 34: Faber vs Pulver· May 31, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Full record · 16 fights

W
Kenneth Aimes
Total Combat· Mar 22, 2008
TKO
L
Urijah Faber
WEC 26: Condit vs Alessio· Mar 23, 2007
Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Featherweight
W
Shad Smith
Total Combat· Nov 4, 2006
DEC
W
Juan Miranda
Total Combat· Sep 9, 2006
Submission
W
Dave Hisquierdo
Total Combat· Jul 15, 2006
DEC
W
Michael Barney
Rage in the Cage· Feb 24, 2006
TKO
W
Nick Hedrick
RITC 75: Friday Night Fights· Sep 30, 2005
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
W
Josh Donahue
RITC 74: In Your Face· Sep 10, 2005
TKO · R2 · 1:09 · Catchweight
W
Tom Schwager
RITC 73: Arizona vs. Nevada· Aug 6, 2005
TKO · R1 · 0:56 · Featherweight
W
Rosco McClellan
RITC 70: The Return· Jun 11, 2005
TKO · R2 · 1:26 · Featherweight
W
Eddie Castro
RITC 67: Back To The Dodge· Jan 29, 2005
SD · Bantamweight

Joseph Benavidez4-1

W
Miguel Torres
WEC 47: Bowles vs Cruz· Mar 6, 2010
Submission · R2 · 2:57 · Bantamweight
W
Rani Yahya
WEC 45: Cerrone vs Ratcliff· Dec 18, 2009
TKO · R1 · 1:35 · Bantamweight
L
Dominick Cruz
WEC 42: Torres vs Bowles· Aug 8, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Jeff Curran
WEC 40: Torres vs Mizugaki· Apr 4, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Danny Martinez
WEC 37: Torres vs Tapia· Dec 2, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Full record · 13 fights

W
Junya Kodo
Dream 5· Jul 21, 2008
Submission · R1 · 2:42 · Featherweight
W
Maurice Eazel
Palace Fighting Championship· May 8, 2008
Submission
W
Jason Georgianna
Palace Fighting Championship· Jan 17, 2008
Submission
W
Rocky Del Monte
California Regional· Jun 1, 2007
Submission
W
Carlos Lovio
California Regional· Apr 28, 2007
TKO
W
Justin Smitley
California Regional· Apr 7, 2007
TKO
W
Ramon Rodriguez
Colorado Regional· Oct 14, 2006
Submission
W
Brandon Shelton
New Mexico Regional· Jun 3, 2006
Submission

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Dominick Cruz vs Joseph Benavidez?

What were the judges' scorecards for Dominick Cruz vs Joseph Benavidez?

The judges scored it 49-46, 48-47, 47-48, Dominick Cruz won the decision.

Was Dominick Cruz vs Joseph Benavidez a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 81% of 54 fan cards scored it for Dominick Cruz.

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