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Cain Velasquez stats

Career striking and grappling numbers for Cain Velasquez, with every tracked fight below.

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Career totals

Across UFC

Tracked bouts
15
Strikes landed / min
6.48
Strike accuracy
58%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
Takedowns / 15 min
4.59
Control time
60%
Average fight time
7:24

Rates are computed over the 15 bouts whose finish time we hold.

Where they rank

All-time boards where Cain Velasquez sits in the top 25.

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Fight by fight

Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.

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DateEventOpponentResultSignificant strikesOpp. sig. strikesTotal strikesTakedownsKnockdownsSubmission attemptsControl time
Feb 17, 2019UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs VelasquezFrancis NgannouLOSS · TKO · R1 0:261 of 36 of 101 of 30 of 1000:02
Jul 9, 2016UFC 200: Tate vs NunesTravis BrowneWIN · TKO · R1 4:5750 of 796 of 2790 of 1241 of 3102:36
Jun 13, 2015UFC 188: Velasquez vs WerdumFabricio WerdumLOSS · SUB · R3 2:1388 of 16996 of 174117 of 2014 of 5002:58
Oct 19, 2013UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos IIIJunior Dos SantosWIN · TKO · R5 3:09123 of 20146 of 122274 of 3782 of 131117:23
May 25, 2013UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2Antonio SilvaWIN · TKO · R1 1:2118 of 281 of 318 of 280 of 2100:11
Dec 30, 2012UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez IIJunior Dos SantosWIN · UD · R5 5:00111 of 22457 of 137210 of 33911 of 331013:57
May 26, 2012UFC 146: Dos Santos vs MirAntonio SilvaWIN · TKO · R1 3:3628 of 501 of 253 of 841 of 1003:29
Nov 12, 2011UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos SantosJunior Dos SantosLOSS · TKO · R1 1:047 of 148 of 137 of 140 of 1000:00
Oct 23, 2010UFC 121: Lesnar vs VelasquezBrock LesnarWIN · TKO · R1 4:1231 of 679 of 1962 of 1071 of 2201:43
Feb 21, 2010UFC 110: Nogueira vs VelasquezAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraWIN · TKO · R1 2:2023 of 453 of 2223 of 450 of 0100:03
Oct 24, 2009UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUNBen RothwellWIN · TKO · R2 0:5862 of 953 of 2184 of 1195 of 5004:35
Jun 13, 2009UFC 99: THE COMEBACKCheick KongoWIN · UD · R3 5:0029 of 5321 of 34261 of 3207 of 100212:58
Feb 7, 2009UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs StephensDenis StojnicWIN · TKO · R2 2:3488 of 1407 of 39124 of 1831 of 4003:26
Jul 19, 2008UFC: Silva vs IrvinJake O'BrienWIN · TKO · R1 2:0224 of 261 of 179 of 831 of 1001:54
Apr 19, 2008UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2Brad MorrisWIN · TKO · R1 2:1036 of 551 of 462 of 830 of 0301:47

Strike Distribution

Strike target
  • Head542 of 1046
  • Body77 of 89
  • Leg100 of 114

Totals across 15 tracked fights.

Strike position
  • Distance260 of 601
  • Clinch195 of 272
  • Ground264 of 376

Totals across 15 tracked fights.

Rivalries

Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.

OpponentRecordSignificant strikesTakedownsKnockdownsControl time
Junior Dos Santos3 fights2–1241 of 43913 of 47231:20
Antonio Silva2 fights2–046 of 781 of 313:40

As published elsewhere

Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.

UFC careerRecord: 12-3-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Significant strikes
6.48per min
Top 3% in the UFC
Sig. strike accuracy
58%
SApM
2.40per min
Top 18% in the UFC
Str. Def.
58%
Takedowns
4.59per 15 min
Top 3% in the UFC
Takedown accuracy
42%
Top 41% in the UFC
TD Def.
75%
Top 26% in the UFC
Submission attempts
0.4per 15 min

Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.

Pro MMASource: UFCalendar
Significant strikes
6.48per min
Sig. strike accuracy
58%
SApM
2.40per min
Str. Def.
58%
Takedowns
4.59per 15 min
Takedown accuracy
42%
TD Def.
75%
Submission attempts
0.4per 15 min

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