Cain Velasquez (14-3, 12) was born in Salinas, California, U.S. on July 28, 1982. At the age of 24 years on October 7, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Jesse Fujarczyk, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 19, 2008, 25-year old Cain Velasquez made his UFC debut on his 3rd professional MMA fight at UFC 83 against Brad Morris, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
He became the UFC heavyweight champion on October 23, 2010 at age 28 on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 121 after defeating a 33-year old Brock Lesnar via 1st-round TKO.
Velasquez' last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Francis Ngannou at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez at age 36 on February 17, 2019. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cain Velasquez' best fights have been against Brock Lesnar, Ant么nio Silva, Junior dos Santos, Ant么nio Rodrigo Nogueira, Travis Browne, Jake O'Brien and Ben Rothwell.
Velasquez has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17  | Feb 17, 2019 36 years, 6 months 14-3 (12) | 32 years, 5 months 12-3 (12) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
16  | Jul 9, 2016 33 years, 11 months 14-2 (12) | 33 years, 11 months 18-3-1 (16) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Jun 13, 2015 32 years, 10 months 13-2 (11) | 37 years, 10 months 19-5-1 (15) | UFC | HW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke Lost UFC heavyweight title |
14  | Oct 19, 2013 31 years, 2 months 13-1 (11) | 29 years, 8 months 16-2 (14) | UFC | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN Slam and punch Defended UFC heavyweight title |
13  | May 25, 2013 30 years, 9 months 12-1 (10) | 33 years, 8 months 18-4 (16) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC heavyweight title |
12 | Dec 29, 2012 30 years, 5 months 11-1 (9) | 28 years, 10 months 15-1 (13) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC heavyweight title |
11 | May 26, 2012 29 years, 9 months 10-1 (9) | 32 years, 8 months 16-3 (14) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10 | Nov 12, 2011 29 years, 3 months 9-1 (8) | 27 years, 9 months 13-1 (11) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC heavyweight title |
9  | Oct 23, 2010 28 years, 2 months 9-0 (8) | 33 years, 3 months 5-1 (4) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC heavyweight title |
8  | Feb 21, 2010 27 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | 33 years, 8 months 32-5-1 (19) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
7  | Oct 24, 2009 27 years, 2 months 7-0 (6) | 28 years 30-6 (28) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6  | Jun 13, 2009 26 years, 10 months 6-0 (5) | 34 years 14-4-1 (11) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Feb 7, 2009 26 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | Denis Stojni膰 | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4  | Jul 19, 2008 25 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | 23 years, 9 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Apr 19, 2008 25 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Brad Morris | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Dec 16, 2006 24 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Jeremiah Constant | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 7, 2006 24 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Jesse Fujarczyk | Strikeforce | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
