Cain Velasquez

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(1982-07-28)

Statistics

UFC Record: 12-3

By Method:

KO/TKO: 10-2
Submission: 0-1
Decision: 2-0

By Elo:

As Favorite: 7-3
As Underdog: 5-0

By Weight Class:

Heavyweight: 12-3

By Round:

Round 1: 7-2
Round 2: 2-0
Round 3: 1-1
Round 5: 2-0

By Type:

Main Event: 5-3
Title Fight: 4-2
Ranked Opponent: 3-2

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: WWLWL

Peak Elo: 3354 (2013-10-19) (#65)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2938 (#137)

Bonuses: 4 (0 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 7m 24s

Total Fight Time: 1h 51m 2s (#535)

Avg Time Between Fights: 200 days

Avg Card Slot: 2.3 (#39)

Avg Age: 29.5 years

Avg Opp Age: 31.2 years

Peak Rankings:

#3 Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Heavyweight Champion

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2019-02-17
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez

Francis Ngannou (32)

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🇫🇷

WWLLW • 7-2
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3111 (29%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:26

🇺🇸

Cain Velasquez (36)
12-2 • WLWWW
Elo: 3274 (71%)

Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, Arizona
United States🇺🇸

2016-07-09
UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes

⭐ Cain Velasquez (33)

🇺🇸

LWWWW • 11-2
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3229 (77%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:57

🇺🇸

Travis Browne (33)
9-3-1 • WLWLW
Elo: 3011 (23%) • UFC rank: #7

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2015-06-13
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

⭐ Fabricio Werdum (37)

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WWWWW • 7-2
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3268 (38%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R3
2:13

🇺🇸

Cain Velasquez (32)
11-1 • WWWWL
Elo: 3354 (62%) • UFC rank: Champ

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽

2013-10-19
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III

Cain Velasquez (31)

🇺🇸

WWWLW • 10-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3285 (65%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R5
3:09

🇧🇷

Junior dos Santos (29)
10-1 • WWWLW
Elo: 3172 (35%) • UFC rank: #1

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2013-05-25
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2

Cain Velasquez (30)

🇺🇸

WWLWW • 9-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3220 (67%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R1
1:21

🇧🇷

Antonio Silva (33)
2-1 • LWW
Elo: 3093 (33%) • UFC rank: #4

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2012-12-29
UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2

Cain Velasquez (30)

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 8-1
Elo: 3075 (27%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷

Junior dos Santos (28)
9-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3246 (73%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2012-05-26
UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir

Cain Velasquez (29)

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LWWWW • 7-1
Elo: 3001 (63%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:36

🇧🇷

Antonio Silva (32)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2908 (37%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2011-11-12
UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos

⭐ Junior dos Santos (27)

🇧🇷

WWWWW • 7-0
Elo: 3071 (44%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
1:04

🇺🇸

Cain Velasquez (29)
7-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3113 (56%)

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States🇺🇸

2010-10-23
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

⭐ Cain Velasquez (28)

🇺🇸

WWWWW • 6-0
Elo: 3049 (68%)

HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R1
4:12

🇺🇸

Brock Lesnar (33)
4-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 2917 (32%)

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States🇺🇸

2010-02-20
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez

⭐ Cain Velasquez (27)

🇺🇸

WWWWW • 5-0
Elo: 2913 (32%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:20

🇧🇷

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33)
3-1 • WWLW
Elo: 3041 (68%)

Acer Arena
Sydney
Australia🇦🇺

2009-10-24
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun

Cain Velasquez (27)

🇺🇸

WWWW • 4-0
Elo: 2836 (61%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:58

🇺🇸

Ben Rothwell (28)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2757 (39%)

Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
United States🇺🇸

2009-06-13
UFC 99: The Comeback

Cain Velasquez (26)

🇺🇸

WWW • 3-0
Elo: 2689 (26%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇫🇷

Cheick Kongo (34)
7-2 • WLWWW
Elo: 2866 (74%)

Lanxess Arena
Cologne
Germany🇩🇪

2009-02-07
UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens

⭐ Cain Velasquez (26)

🇺🇸

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2639 (75%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:34

🇧🇦

Denis Stojnic (29)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2448 (25%)

USF Sun Dome
Tampa, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2008-07-19
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin

Cain Velasquez (25)

🇺🇸

W • 1-0
Elo: 2494 (27%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:02

🇺🇸

Jake O'Brien (23)
3-1 • WWWL
Elo: 2659 (73%)

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2008-04-19
UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2

Cain Velasquez (25)

🇺🇸

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2351 (28%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:10

🇦🇺

Brad Morris (28)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2512 (72%)

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada🇨🇦