Cain Velasquez
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| Age | 42 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | 196 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
17
fights
14
✅ wins
3
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ 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
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
97
Wrestling Score
14
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
February 17, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
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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June 13, 2015 - UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
Heavyweight title fight
Loss by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 3 (2:13).
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October 19, 2013 - UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
Heavyweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 5 (3:09).
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May 25, 2013 - UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
Heavyweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:21).
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December 29, 2012 - UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
Heavyweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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May 26, 2012 - UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:36).
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November 12, 2011 - UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos
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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Fighter's fights