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Cain Velasquez

Fighter profile

Cain Velasquez

HW14-3-0P4P #42Div #5
Form
4.3
9.8
5.0
10.0
7.9
98
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
90
Boxing
94
Kicking
85
Clinch
98
Striking def.
80
Wrestling off.
99
Wrestling def.
89
Ground game
99
Submissions
85
Grappling def.
96
Profile
Age44
Height6'1"
Reach77"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2006
UFC record12-3-0
Last fight2019-02-17
Octagon time111.0 min
Avg fight7.4 min
Career length19y 10m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjurysurgeryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1554
99th
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1516
90th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1551
100th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1528
88th
HW avg 1505
Momentum40
75th
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
12 wins, 2 losses
W
86% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (83%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(—) 0
0 (0%)Submission(—) 0
0 (0%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes719
Sig. accuracy58%
Sig. attempted1249
Total strikes1465
Total attempted2111
Knockdowns10
Head542
Body77
Leg100
Distance260
Clinch195
Ground264

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed266
Sig. defense58%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.196
Body abs.60
Leg abs.10
Distance abs.186
Clinch abs.69
Ground abs.11

Grappling · offense

Takedowns34
TD accuracy42%
TD attempted81
Sub att.3
Reversals0
Control time67:02

Grappling · defense

TD defense75%
TDs absorbed3
TD att. faced12
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time3:57

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 15 UFC fights · 111:02 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Cain has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
230W–42Lwin 84.6%div #23/167pct 87th
WinsElite
186W–33Lwin 84.9%div #20/150pct 87th
LossesStrong
44W–9Lwin 83.0%div #57/162pct 65th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1583 elodiv #19/167pct 89th
WinsElite
1576 elodiv #17/151pct 89th
LossesElite
1611 elodiv #16/162pct 91st

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall6W–1L85.7%
Wins6W–1L85.7%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Cain, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+4.13u+27.5% ROI

over 15 close-line bets

Average odds
-214

68% implied

As favorite
9W–3L

ROI −1.5%

Avg -296

As underdog
3W–0L

ROI +143.7%

Avg +139

Based on 15 of 15 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.