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Heavyweight · Last Fought Feb 2019

Cain Velasquez

UFC Record
12-3
Age
44
Height
6'1"
Reach
77"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1668Going Into Their Last Fight, Feb 2019
1901Best, May 2013
1624Classic Elo

No fight in the last two years, so there is no rating for today.

14001600180020002009201120132015201720191447 going into Brad Morris, Apr 20081626 going into Jake O'Brien, Jul 20081715 going into Denis Stojnic, Feb 20091741 going into Cheick Kongo, Jun 20091811 going into Ben Rothwell, Oct 20091878 going into Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Feb 20101876 going into Brock Lesnar, Oct 20101818 going into Junior Dos Santos, Nov 20111780 going into Antonio Silva, May 20121779 going into Junior Dos Santos, Dec 20121901 going into Antonio Silva, May 20131894 going into Junior Dos Santos, Oct 20131830 going into Fabricio Werdum, Jun 20151725 going into Travis Browne, Jul 20161668 going into Francis Ngannou, Feb 20191668
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight.
Classic Elo
1624After Their Last Fight, Feb 2019
1647Best, Jun 2015
1668Fighter Elo

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

15001550160016502009201120132015201720191500 going into Brad Morris, Apr 20081516 going into Jake O'Brien, Jul 20081533 going into Denis Stojnic, Feb 20091547 going into Cheick Kongo, Jun 20091564 going into Ben Rothwell, Oct 20091577 going into Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Feb 20101592 going into Brock Lesnar, Oct 20101606 going into Junior Dos Santos, Nov 20111590 going into Antonio Silva, May 20121602 going into Junior Dos Santos, Dec 20121620 going into Antonio Silva, May 20131631 going into Junior Dos Santos, Oct 20131647 going into Fabricio Werdum, Jun 20151629 going into Travis Browne, Jul 20161643 going into Francis Ngannou, Feb 20191624 after their last fight1624
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

6.48Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
58%Striking Accuracy
2.40Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
58%Striking Defense
1.35Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
4.59Takedowns per 15 Minutes
42%Takedown Accuracy
75%Takedown Defense
0.41Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
60%Share of Fight Time in Control
7.4 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins1002
Losses210

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Francis NgannouKO/TKO · R1 0:26Feb 17, 2019UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Cain VelasquezFrancis Ngannou
1668Fighter Elo Going In1683
1643Classic Elo Going In1581
1 of 3Significant Strikes6 of 10
1 of 3Total Strikes6 of 10
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Travis BrowneKO/TKO · R1 4:57Jul 9, 2016UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Cain VelasquezTravis Browne
1725Fighter Elo Going In1531
1629Classic Elo Going In1588
50 of 79Significant Strikes6 of 27
90 of 124Total Strikes6 of 27
1 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:36Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Fabricio WerdumSubmission · R3 2:13Jun 13, 2015UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Cain VelasquezFabricio Werdum
1830Fighter Elo Going In1627
1647Classic Elo Going In1590
88 of 169Significant Strikes96 of 174
117 of 201Total Strikes101 of 180
4 of 5Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
2:58Control Time0:31
Winvs. Junior Dos SantosKO/TKO · R5 3:09Oct 19, 2013UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Cain VelasquezJunior Dos Santos
1894Fighter Elo Going In1823
1631Classic Elo Going In1632
123 of 201Significant Strikes46 of 122
274 of 378Total Strikes62 of 140
2 of 13Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts1
17:23Control Time0:02
Winvs. Antonio SilvaKO/TKO · R1 1:21May 25, 2013UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Cain VelasquezAntonio Silva
1901Fighter Elo Going In1463
1620Classic Elo Going In1524
18 of 28Significant Strikes1 of 3
18 of 28Total Strikes2 of 4
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:11Control Time0:00
Winvs. Junior Dos SantosUnanimous DecisionDec 29, 2012UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Cain VelasquezJunior Dos Santos
1779Fighter Elo Going In1832
1602Classic Elo Going In1636
111 of 224Significant Strikes57 of 137
210 of 339Total Strikes66 of 146
11 of 33Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
13:57Control Time1:04
Winvs. Antonio SilvaKO/TKO · R1 3:36May 26, 2012UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Cain VelasquezAntonio Silva
1780Fighter Elo Going In1496
1590Classic Elo Going In1500
28 of 50Significant Strikes1 of 2
53 of 84Total Strikes3 of 4
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:29Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Junior Dos SantosKO/TKO · R1 1:04Nov 12, 2011UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Cain VelasquezJunior Dos Santos
1818Fighter Elo Going In1815
1606Classic Elo Going In1605
7 of 14Significant Strikes8 of 13
7 of 14Total Strikes12 of 19
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:08
Winvs. Brock LesnarKO/TKO · R1 4:12Oct 23, 2010UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Cain VelasquezBrock Lesnar
1876Fighter Elo Going In1690
1592Classic Elo Going In1561
31 of 67Significant Strikes9 of 19
62 of 107Total Strikes13 of 23
1 of 2Takedowns1 of 3
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:43Control Time1:17
Winvs. Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO · R1 2:20Feb 20, 2010UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Cain VelasquezAntonio Rodrigo Nogueira
1878Fighter Elo Going In1559
1577Classic Elo Going In1541
23 of 45Significant Strikes3 of 22
23 of 45Total Strikes3 of 22
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:00
Winvs. Ben RothwellKO/TKO · R2 0:58Oct 24, 2009UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Cain VelasquezBen Rothwell
1811Fighter Elo Going In1504
1564Classic Elo Going In1500
62 of 95Significant Strikes3 of 21
84 of 119Total Strikes3 of 21
5 of 5Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:35Control Time0:00
Winvs. Cheick KongoUnanimous DecisionJun 13, 2009UFC 99: The Comeback

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Cain VelasquezCheick Kongo
1741Fighter Elo Going In1622
1547Classic Elo Going In1568
29 of 53Significant Strikes21 of 34
261 of 320Total Strikes42 of 56
7 of 10Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
12:58Control Time0:51
Winvs. Denis StojnicKO/TKO · R2 2:34Feb 7, 2009UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Cain VelasquezDenis Stojnic
1715Fighter Elo Going In1406
1533Classic Elo Going In1500
88 of 140Significant Strikes7 of 39
124 of 183Total Strikes8 of 41
1 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
3:26Control Time0:04
Winvs. Jake O'BrienKO/TKO · R1 2:02Jul 19, 2008UFC: Silva vs Irvin

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Cain VelasquezJake O'Brien
1626Fighter Elo Going In1681
1516Classic Elo Going In1531
24 of 26Significant Strikes1 of 1
79 of 83Total Strikes1 of 1
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:54Control Time0:00
Winvs. Brad MorrisKO/TKO · R1 2:10Apr 19, 2008UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Cain VelasquezBrad Morris
1447Fighter Elo Going In1368
1500Classic Elo Going In1500
36 of 55Significant Strikes1 of 4
62 of 83Total Strikes1 of 4
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
3Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:47Control Time0:00