Cain Velasquez

OctagonStats Rating 1659

14-3-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight240 lbs. (109 kg)

Reach77" (196 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJul 28, 1982

Age44

DivisionHeavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM6.37

Str. Acc57%

SApM2.33

Str. Def57%

TD Avg5.13

TD Acc45%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

L W L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

17 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

12 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate86%

Times finished100%

StreakL1

Best streak9

Avg fight6:53

Octagon time1h 57m

Opp win%68%

ActiveOct. 07, 2006 – Feb. 17, 2019 (14y)

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Knockout of the Night3

Total bonuses4

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Cain Velasquez is a 14-3-0 knockout artist. 85% finish rate.

Cain debuted Oct. 07, 2006 vs Jesse Fujarczyk (win). Longest win streak: 9. 14 years active (Oct. 07, 2006–Feb. 17, 2019).

Best wins: Ben Rothwell (KO/TKO Punches R2, Oct. 24, 2009); Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (KO/TKO Punch R1, Feb. 20, 2010); Cheick Kongo (U-DEC R3, Jun. 13, 2009).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Feb. 17, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez	L Francis Ngannou	KO/TKO Punches	1	0:26	0 0	1 6	0 0	0 0
Jul. 09, 2016	UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes	W Travis Browne	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:57	1 0	50 6	1 0	0 0
Jun. 13, 2015	UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum	L Fabricio Werdum	SUB Guillotine Choke	3	2:13	0 0	88 96	4 1	0 1
Oct. 19, 2013	UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3	W Junior Dos Santos	KO/TKO Punch	5	3:09	1 0	123 46	2 0	1 1
May. 25, 2013	UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2	W Antonio Silva	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:21	1 0	18 1	0 0	0 0
Dec. 29, 2012	UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II	W Junior Dos Santos	U-DEC	5	5:00	1 0	111 57	11 0	0 0
May. 26, 2012	UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir	W Antonio Silva	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:36	0 0	28 1	1 0	0 0
Nov. 12, 2011	UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos	L Junior Dos Santos	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:04	0 1	7 8	0 0	0 0
Oct. 23, 2010	UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez	W Brock Lesnar	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:12	2 0	31 9	1 1	0 0
Feb. 20, 2010	UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez	W Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:20	1 0	23 3	0 0	0 0
Oct. 24, 2009	UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun	W Ben Rothwell	KO/TKO Punches	2	0:58	0 0	62 3	5 0	0 0
Jun. 13, 2009	UFC 99: The Comeback	W Cheick Kongo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	29 21	7 1	2 0
Feb. 07, 2009	UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens	W Denis Stojnic	KO/TKO Punches	2	2:34	0 0	88 7	1 0	0 1
Jul. 19, 2008	UFC: Silva vs Irvin	W Jake O'Brien	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:02	0 0	24 1	1 0	0 0
Apr. 19, 2008	UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2	W Brad Morris	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:10	3 0	36 1	0 0	0 0
Dec. 16, 2006	BodogFight - St. Petersburg	W Jeremiah Constant	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:00	0 0	13 6	4 0	0 2
Oct. 07, 2006	Strikeforce - Tank vs. Buentello	W Jesse Fujarczyk	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:58	0 0	13 1	2 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.