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Cain Velasquez

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AgeNone
Nationality None
Weight classHeavyweight
Height185 cm
Reach196 cm
StanceOrthodox

MMA Record

0
fights
0
✅ wins
0
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests

UFC Record

15
UFC fights
1 loss
current streak
12
✅ UFC wins
3
❌ UFC losses
0
⬜ UFC draws
0
⬜ UFC no contests

Bonuses

4
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
3
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night

Metrics

April 19, 2008
UFC debuts
February 17, 2019
UFC last fight
1h51:2
time in the cage
7:24
avg time by combat
80.0%
win rate
83.3%
finish rate

UFC Career Recap

⌚ Current Elo

1661
as of February 17, 2019

🥇 Peak Elo

1700
on October 19, 2013

📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights

⭐ Global Score

94
📊 Global scores

📈 Top 5 Strengths

Top Ability Score Value
1. Total strikes attempted 99 95.06 / round
2. Ko tko 98 10
3. Significant strikes differential 98 +20.40 / round
4. Control time 98 182s / round
5. Head strikes landed 98 24.41 / round

📉 Top 5 Weaknesses

Flop Ability Score Value
1. Submission 1 0
2. Submissions attempted 51 0.14 / round
3. Distance strikes landed 53 11.71 / round
4. Ground strikes accuracy 55 70%
5. Body strikes landed 57 3.47 / round
83

Boxing Score

60

Kickboxing Score

📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+20.40 / round
💫 Strike differential
11.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
8.4 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
43.3%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
63.2%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
Distance Clinch Ground 36% 27% 37% 43% 71% 70% accuracy accuracy accuracy
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
Strikes /round Score Target Accuracy Head Body Legs 24.41 95 75% 52% 3.47 50 11% 87% 4.50 82 14% 88%
97

Wrestling Score

13

Jiu Jitsu Score

📊 Grappling Scores
🤼‍♀️ Wrestling
3.6 / round
🤾‍♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.5 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
42.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
75.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
3:02 / round
⏱ Control Time
11s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
11.9 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
70.2%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy

Cain Velasquez's UFC Fight History

Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (26s).
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July 09, 2016 - UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:57).
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Heavyweight title fight
Loss by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 3 (2:13).
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Heavyweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 5 (3:09).
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Heavyweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:21).
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Heavyweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:36).
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Heavyweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:04).
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October 23, 2010 - UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez
Heavyweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:12).
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February 20, 2010 - UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:20).
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October 24, 2009 - UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (58s).
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June 13, 2009 - UFC 99: The Comeback
Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:34).
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July 19, 2008 - UFC: Silva vs Irvin
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (2:02).
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April 19, 2008 - UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (2:10).
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Fighter's fights