Cruz MMA is a results-driven youth program with 10 competitors across 20 tournaments.
They win gold 68% of the time, finish 61% of wins by submission, retain 11% of first-time competitors.
A technically advanced program in South Bend — the competition results speak for themselves.
Win rate across 20 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against small-size academies.
Among 7948 small academies, above average gold rate.
Finish rate, scoring patterns, and how Cruz MMA closes out victories.
Similar-size avg: 48%
Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.
Similar-size avg: 11% gold
Fighter tier distribution across the competitive roster.
33% of roster is Elite or higher
Performance metrics segmented by belt level.
Strongest: Grey (1 fighters)
Match frequency and competition cadence over 8 months.
Similar-size avg: ~240/year
What percentage of athletes return after their first competition.
Similar-size avg: 34%
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davi Marinke Zimmermann dos Santos | Grey | 54-8 | 2053 | NJ | – | ||||
| 2 | Brendyn Smith | White | 10-0 | 2 | NJ | – | ||||
| 3 | Jeremy Metrovsky | Blue | 4-1 | 2 | NJ | – | ||||
| 4 | Ben Sabovic | Yellow | 2-1 | – | 1 | NJ | – | |||
| 5 | Damari Dublin | White | 0-3 | – | – | 2 | NJ | – | ||
| 6 | Mamadou Jalloh | White | 4-4 | 1 | NJ | – | ||||
| 7 | Jackson Sharpell | Blue | 0-4 | – | – | NJ | – | |||
| 8 | Davi Marinke Zimmermann dos Santos | Blue | 0-4 | – | – | NJ | – |
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davi Marinke Zimmermann dos Santos | Grey | 54-8 | 2053 | NJ | – | ||||
| 2 | Brendyn Smith | White | 10-0 | 2 | NJ | – | ||||
| 3 | Jeremy Metrovsky | Blue | 4-1 | 2 | NJ | – | ||||
| 4 | Ben Sabovic | Yellow | 2-1 | – | 1 | NJ | – | |||
| 5 | Damari Dublin | White | 0-3 | – | – | 2 | NJ | – | ||
| 6 | Mamadou Jalloh | White | 4-4 | 1 | NJ | – | ||||
| 7 | Jackson Sharpell | Blue | 0-4 | – | – | NJ | – | |||
| 8 | Davi Marinke Zimmermann dos Santos | Blue | 0-4 | – | – | NJ | – | |||
| 9 | Sayf Hamad | White | 0-2 | – | – | 1 | NJ | – | ||
| 10 | Benjamin Sabovic | 0-2 | – | – | NJ | – |