Cain Velasquez
15 UFC Fights | 80% Win Rate | 10 Finishes (83%)
Cain Velasquez UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Cain Velasquez is 12-3 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 10 wins by knockout and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 14-3, 2-0 of it outside the UFC. Velasquez competes at heavyweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'1" with a 77" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a loss to Francis Ngannou by knockout in Feb 2019.
Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 97th percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (6.5 sig. strikes/min).
Cain Velasquez's UFC win rate is 80% (12 of 15 fights), and 83% of those wins came by finish. Velasquez averages 2.3 takedowns per fight at 42% accuracy and stops 75% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 14-3
- UFC Record
- 12-3
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 77"
- Age
- 44
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Francis Ngannou · KO/TKO · Feb 2019
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Cain Velasquez's Last 5 Fights
Velasquez is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Francis Ngannou · KO/TKO · R1 0:26 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 2019
- Win vs Travis Browne · KO/TKO · R1 4:57 · UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · Jul 2016
- Loss vs Fabricio Werdum · Submission · R3 2:13 · UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · Jun 2015
- Win vs Junior Dos Santos · KO/TKO · R5 3:09 · UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · Oct 2013
- Win vs Antonio Silva · KO/TKO · R1 1:21 · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · May 2013
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Cain Velasquez vs Average
Cain Velasquez's UFC Fight History
15 UFC fights on record (12-3), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Francis Ngannou | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:26 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez | 2019-02-17 |
| W | Travis Browne | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:57 | UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes | 2016-07-09 |
| L★ | Fabricio Werdum | Submission | R3 · 2:13 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | 2015-06-13 |
| W★ | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO | R5 · 3:09 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | 2013-10-19 |
| W★ | Antonio Silva | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:21 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | 2013-05-25 |
| W★ | Junior Dos Santos | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | 2012-12-29 |
| W | Antonio Silva | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:36 | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir | 2012-05-26 |
| L★ | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:04 | UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos | 2011-11-12 |
| W★ | Brock Lesnar | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:12 | UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez | 2010-10-23 |
| W | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:20 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez | 2010-02-20 |
| W | Ben Rothwell | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:58 | UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun | 2009-10-24 |
| W | Cheick Kongo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 99: The Comeback | 2009-06-13 |
| W | Denis Stojnic | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:34 | UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens | 2009-02-07 |
| W | Jake O'Brien | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:02 | UFC: Silva vs Irvin | 2008-07-19 |
| W | Brad Morris | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:10 | UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 | 2008-04-19 |
How Velasquez Ranks at Heavyweight
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