Lightweight · Men

Italo Cruz

Brazil KO Squad MMA debut 2015
Held by Richard Silva
Form W W W W L
Elo 1,301 peak 1,408 · 23 Jan 2026 107 below it
Tapology Sherdog
6-3pro record
1L current streak
1,402best win, Elo
1,179average opponent
-- born 7 Feb 1997
70.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,237 Sub1,062 Dec1,077

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2026): 1,408 Elo, 6-2, aged 29, average opponent 1,160.

  1. Bill Hill then 1,376, 6-2, aged 29 18-32 after peaked 1,451 ▲
  2. Jun Ishii then 1,385, 6-2, aged 28 2-4 after peaked 1,287 ▼
  3. Aric Mercado then 1,385, 6-2, aged 29 · Featherweight 1-5 after peaked 1,316 ▼
  4. Billy Pasulatan then 1,426, 6-2, aged 30 · Strawweight 8-4 after peaked 1,558 ▲
  5. Giacomo Michelis then 1,409, 6-1, aged 29 · Welterweight 3-0 after peaked 1,460 ▲
  6. Reza Madadi then 1,411, 6-2, aged 29 · Welterweight 8-4 after peaked 1,751 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Sirnande Júnior Decision R3 · 1 Nov 2024 · Shooto Brazil 1,402
  2. Vinicius Silva KO/TKO R2 · 23 Jan 2026 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,244
  3. Rodrigo Paiva KO/TKO R1 · 5 Sep 2025 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,194
  4. Vitor Gaia Decision R3 · 20 Apr 2024 · Rio Open DC Pro 1,103
  5. Luciano Santos KO/TKO R1 · 5 Aug 2023 · Arena Global MMA 1,079

Losses

Newest first
  1. Richard Silva Submission R3 · 27 Mar 2026 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,332
  2. Guilherme Cadena Decision R3 · 23 Jul 2016 · New Corpore Extreme 1,113
  3. Sidnei Schmitt Decision R3 · 15 Aug 2015 · Americas Fighting Championship 1,068

Fight history

9 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
9 27 Mar 202629.1 yrs L6-3 Richard Silva 6-1 · 32.6 yrs Lightweight SubArmlock R312:34 0.00 1,408→1,301 -106 1,332 -240→-255 LFA 229: Martins vs. Gonçalves Legacy Fighting Alliance
8 23 Jan 202629.0 yrs W6-2 Vinicius Silva 4-2 (1) · 26.5 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOElbows From Mount R26:58 1.00 1,345→1,408 +63 1,244 -700→-600 LFA 225: Degli vs. Aguiar Legacy Fighting Alliance
7 5 Sep 202528.6 yrs W5-2 Rodrigo Paiva 3-0 · 31.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R11:54 1.00 1,279→1,345 +67 1,194 -120→-470 LFA 216: Silva vs. Bertolso Legacy Fighting Alliance
6 1 Nov 202427.7 yrs W4-2 Sirnande Júnior 3-1 · 26.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,167→1,279 +111 1,402 – Shooto Brazil 126: Almeida vs. Oliveira Shooto Brazil
5 20 Apr 202427.2 yrs W3-2 Vitor Gaia 3-2 Catchweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,175→1,167 -7 1,103 – DC Fighters 3: DC Pro 3 Rio Open DC Pro
4 9 Mar 202427.1 yrs W2-2 João Lucas Telles 1-2 Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R14:08 1.00 1,090→1,175 +84 1,078 – Arena Global 29 Arena Global MMA
3 5 Aug 202326.5 yrs W1-2 Luciano Santos debut · 34.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R10:47 1.00 978→1,090 +112 1,079 – Arena Global 26 Arena Global MMA
2 23 Jul 201619.5 yrs L0-2 Guilherme Cadena 5-6 · 24.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,001→968 -32 1,113 – New Corpore Extreme 6 New Corpore Extreme
1 15 Aug 201518.5 yrs L0-1 Sidnei Schmitt debut Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,058→1,001 -57 1,068 – AFC MMA - Americas Fighting Championship 4 Americas Fighting Championship