Heavyweight Bout

Cain Velasquez

Record: 12-3-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 77"
Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: Jul 28, 1982

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 15
Minutes: 111.0
Knockdowns: 10
Sig. accuracy: 57.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 42.0%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 3
Control / 15: 9:03

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted719/1249

Accuracy57.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head75.4%
Body10.7%
Leg13.9%

Position

Distance36.2%
Clinch27.1%
Ground36.7%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head73.7%
Body22.6%
Leg3.8%

Position absorbed

Distance69.9%
Clinch25.9%
Ground4.1%

Grappling

For

Takedowns34/81

TD accuracy42.0%

TD per 154.6

Sub attempts3

Subs per 150.4

Reversals0

Control67:02

Control per 159:03

Against

Takedowns absorbed3/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced3

Control conceded3:57

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	1.2/2.5	47.4%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	1.3/2.5	53.2%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	1/3.3	30.8%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1/3	33.3%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	1/4.5	22.2%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Francis Ngannou
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:26
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. VelasquezFeb 17, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 1/3 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:02
Win vs Travis Browne
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:57
UFC 200: Tate vs NunesJul 9, 2016
KD 1 · Sig 50/79 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 2:36
Loss vs Fabricio Werdum
Submission · Round 3 · 2:13
UFC 188: Velasquez vs WerdumJun 13, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 88/169 · TD 4/5 · Ctrl 2:58
Win vs Junior Dos Santos
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 3:09
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3Oct 19, 2013
KD 1 · Sig 123/201 · TD 2/13 · Ctrl 17:23
Win vs Antonio Silva
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:21
UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2May 25, 2013
KD 1 · Sig 18/28 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:11
Win vs Junior Dos Santos
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez IIDec 29, 2012
KD 1 · Sig 111/224 · TD 11/33 · Ctrl 13:57
Win vs Antonio Silva
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:36
UFC 146: Dos Santos vs MirMay 26, 2012
KD 0 · Sig 28/50 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 3:29
Loss vs Junior Dos Santos
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:04
UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos SantosNov 12, 2011
KD 0 · Sig 7/14 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Brock Lesnar
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:12
UFC 121: Lesnar vs VelasquezOct 23, 2010
KD 2 · Sig 31/67 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 1:43
Win vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:20
UFC 110: Nogueira vs VelasquezFeb 20, 2010
KD 1 · Sig 23/45 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03

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