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Cain Velasquez
United StatesHeavyweightActiveage 44
14-3
82% win rate
L1 streak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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12 wins3 losseslast 5: L W L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2019
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(15) | R2(6) | R3(4) | R4(2) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 43.6 | 32.1 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 15.2 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 11.3 |
| Takedowns landed | 1.34 | 2.19 | 1.63 | 1.00 | 1.29 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 2:30 | 3:10 | 2:55 | 2:56 | 3:42 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez2019-02-17L·KO·R1 · 0:26
- UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes2016-07-09W·KO·R1 · 4:57
- UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum2015-06-13L·Sub·R3 · 2:13
- UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 32013-10-19W·KO·R5 · 3:09
- UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 22013-05-25W·KO·R1 · 1:21
- UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II2012-12-29W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir2012-05-26W·KO·R1 · 3:36
- UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos2011-11-12L·KO·R1 · 1:04
- UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez2010-10-23W·KO·R1 · 4:12
- UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez2010-02-20W·KO·R1 · 2:20
- UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun2009-10-24W·KO·R2 · 0:58
- UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens2009-02-07W·KO·R2 · 2:34
- UFC: Silva vs Irvin2008-07-19W·KO·R1 · 2:02
- UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 22008-04-19W·KO·R1 · 2:10
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has broken his silence on life since his release from federal prison in February 2026.
- MMA Fighting
Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion, addressed speculation about a potential fighting comeback following his appearance at the Ronda Rousey versus Gina Carano event.
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Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
