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Heavyweight

Cain Velasquez

12-3-0
6'1"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1982-07-28Born
10KO wins
0Sub wins
83.3%Finish rate
7:24Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min6.48
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.4
Striking accuracy57.6%
Striking defense57.6%
Takedowns / 15 min4.59
Takedown accuracy42.0%
Takedown defense75.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.41
Control time60.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2011-11-12 vs Junior Dos Santos — 6.56/min (L) 11-11 2012-05-26 vs Antonio Silva — 7.78/min (W) 12-05 2012-12-29 vs Junior Dos Santos — 4.44/min (W) 12-12 2013-05-25 vs Antonio Silva — 13.33/min (W) 13-05 2013-10-19 vs Junior Dos Santos — 5.31/min (W) 13-10 2015-06-13 vs Fabricio Werdum — 7.2/min (L) 15-06 2016-07-09 vs Travis Browne — 10.1/min (W) 16-07 2019-02-17 vs Francis Ngannou — 2.31/min (L) 19-02
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

15 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Francis Ngannou 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:26 — UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · 2019-02-17
1/3Sig. strikes
6/10Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Travis Browne 9-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · 2016-07-09
50/79Sig. strikes
6/27Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:36Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Fabricio Werdum 7-2 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 2:13 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · 2015-06-13
88/169Sig. strikes
96/174Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
2:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Junior Dos Santos 10-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 3:09 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · 2013-10-19
123/201Sig. strikes
46/122Absorbed
2/13Takedowns
17:23Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Antonio Silva 2-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 1:21 — UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · 2013-05-25
18/28Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Junior Dos Santos 9-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · 2012-12-29
111/224Sig. strikes
57/137Absorbed
11/33Takedowns
13:57Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Silva 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:36 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · 2012-05-26
28/50Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Junior Dos Santos 7-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 1:04 — UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos · 2011-11-12
7/14Sig. strikes
8/13Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brock Lesnar 4-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:12 — UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · 2010-10-23
31/67Sig. strikes
9/19Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:43Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:20 — UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · 2010-02-20
23/45Sig. strikes
3/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ben Rothwell 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:58 — UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · 2009-10-24
62/95Sig. strikes
3/21Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
4:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cheick Kongo 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 99: The Comeback · 2009-06-13
29/53Sig. strikes
21/34Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
12:58Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Denis Stojnic 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:34 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · 2009-02-07
88/140Sig. strikes
7/39Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
3:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake O'Brien 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:02 — UFC: Silva vs Irvin · 2008-07-19
24/26Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brad Morris 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:10 — UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 · 2008-04-19
36/55Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:47Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

12-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 15

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 6.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 57.6% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 57.6% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 4.6 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 42.0% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 75.0% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.4
Control time 60.4% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 83.3% avg 63.4%