Age, Biography and Wiki
Omar de la Cruz (Jesús Omar De La Cruz) was born on 5 November, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is a Dominican mixed martial arts fighter. Discover Omar de la Cruz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?
| Popular As |
Jesús Omar De La Cruz |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
44 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
5 November 1979 |
| Birthday |
5 November |
| Birthplace |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality |
Dominican
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He is a member of famous Fighter with the age 44 years old group.
Omar de la Cruz Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Omar de la Cruz height is 5ft 11in and Weight 170 lb.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5ft 11in |
| Weight |
170 lb |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Omar de la Cruz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Omar de la Cruz worth at the age of 44 years old? Omar de la Cruz’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fighter. He is from Dominican. We have estimated Omar de la Cruz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Fighter |
Omar de la Cruz Social Network
Timeline
Jesús Omar de la Cruz, simply known as Omar de la Cruz (born November 5, 1979, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), is a Dominican professional mixed martial artist.
Cruz is most known for his stint in Bellator Fighting Championships, fighting in its welterweight division.
Omar is a fourth degree Black Belt in Taekwondo, and has been practicing the Korean martial art for 16 years, competing mostly in full-contact competitions.
In 2001 he was introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, rising steadily to the rank of Brown Belt under Dominican 1st degree black belt Abraham Tabar.
Cruz currently trains at his own gym, Fight Training Academy in his hometown of Santo Domingo, the only mixed martial arts gym in the country.
Omar also acts as instructor in four other gyms.
Omar had his first professional mixed martial arts bout on March 10, 2007, at the event Alianza Nacional Full Contact against Team ROC's Seth Horn, winning the fight via submission.
On August 29, 2009, Omar de la Cruz was promoted to brown belt under his instructor, Abraham Tabar.
Cruz is participating in the tournament that began on April 10, 2009.
Omar's first opponent was the previously undefeated Victor Meza, who was coming in on a nine-fight undefeated winning streak.
Cruz won via unanimous decision after dominating in all three rounds.
Cruz's second fight for Bellator would be against former UFC middleweight champion Dave Menne, the fighter with the most extensive background Cruz would face to the date.
The fight was a semi-final bout in the tournament and took place at Bellator 7.
Omar traveled to California to train with personal friend, Brandon Vera in preparation for the match.
The bout began with Menne rushing in on Cruz, clinching and eventually landing on top after a takedown.
Omar worked to his guard, effectively defending punches coming from the top.
Managing to get to his feet some moments later, Omar landed a straight on Menne's chin sending him to the canvas.
Menne worked butterfly guard, eventually prompting de la Cruz to get up, then surprised him with vicious dropping fists from the top, causing serious damage.
Impressively, Menne managed to get up and continue, only to receive kicks and punches resulting in a technical knockout in the first round.
In the Bellator welterweight finals, which took place at Bellator 11, Omar fought Lyman Good.
Cruz was defeated by Good via TKO early in the first round, losing his bid for Bellator's welterweight title.
At Sengoku 13, Omar entered the Welterweight Grand Prix, after suffering from food poisoning and fever since arriving to Japan his team decided not to cancel the fight and after struggling to make weight and not being able to recover from the weight cut he lost to Keita Nakamura via TKO in the second round.
On November 5, 2016, Omar de la Cruz was promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under his instructor, Abraham Tabar.
Omar was signed by Bellator Fighting Championships and is competing in their welterweight division.
