Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III
HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
14-3-0
RESULT

Cain Velasquez def. Junior Dos Santos (TKO)

TKO · Round 5 · 3:09
Junior Dos Santos
Junior Dos Santos
“Cigano”
21-9-0
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Toyota Center, Houston, United States

Cain Velasquez defeated Junior Dos Santos by TKO in round 5 (3:09) in the Heavyweight title main event of UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III, held Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Toyota Center, Houston.

Fight stats

Cain Velasquez
Junior Dos Santos
1
Knockdowns
0
123 of 201
Significant strikes
46 of 122
61%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
274 of 378
Total strikes
62 of 140
2 of 13
Takedowns
0 of 1
15%
Takedown accuracy
0%
1
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
17:23
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
96 of 168
Head
36 of 106
7 of 8
Body
10 of 16
20 of 25
Leg
0 of 0
44 of 84
Distance
24 of 84
66 of 99
Clinch
21 of 37
13 of 18
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
22 of 33
Sig. str.
10 of 26
52 of 66
Total str.
15 of 31
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:03
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
18 of 32
Sig. str.
7 of 19
53 of 72
Total str.
11 of 23
0 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
3:41
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
39 of 64
Sig. str.
8 of 24
67 of 101
Total str.
13 of 29
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
3:37
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
33 of 54
Sig. str.
15 of 41
61 of 89
Total str.
16 of 43
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:26
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
11 of 18
Sig. str.
6 of 12
41 of 50
Total str.
7 of 14
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
2:36
Ctrl
0:01
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

14-3-0
Record
21-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
43
Age
42
6'1"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
77"
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Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

6.37
SLpM
4.49
57%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.33
SApM
3.33
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

5.13
TD Avg.
0.30
45%
TD Acc.
50%
85%
TD Def.
81%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Cain Velasquez · 3-2
  • L
    Francis Ngannou
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs VelasquezMon, Feb 18, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:26 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Travis Browne
    UFC 200: Tate vs NunesSun, Jul 10, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 4:57 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Fabricio Werdum
    UFC 188: Velasquez vs WerdumSat, Jun 13, 2015
    Submission · R3 · 2:13 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Junior Dos Santos
    UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos IIISat, Oct 19, 2013
    TKO · R5 · 3:09 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Antonio Silva
    UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2Sat, May 25, 2013
    TKO · R1 · 1:21 · Heavyweight
Junior Dos Santos · 1-4
  • L
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC 256: Figueiredo vs MorenoSun, Dec 13, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 2:34 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    UFC 252: Miocic vs CormierSun, Aug 16, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 3:47 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Curtis Blaydes
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos SantosSun, Jan 26, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Francis Ngannou
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Dos SantosSun, Jun 30, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:11 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos SantosSun, Mar 10, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:58 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 23 fights
47.9
Avg sig. strikes
48.2
2.27
Avg takedowns
0.22
4:28
Avg control time
0:20
123
Career high strikes
157
11
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Cain Velasquez
Strike target
Junior Dos Santos
75%
Head
61%
11%
Body
34%
14%
Leg
4%
Cain Velasquez
Strike position
Junior Dos Santos
36%
Distance
85%
27%
Clinch
8%
37%
Ground
7%