Ben Rothwell vs Cain Velasquez

Ben Rothwell vs Cain Velasquez: Matchup Breakdown

Ben Rothwell is 9-8 in the Heavyweight division with a 52.9% win rate. Cain Velasquez is 12-3 at Heavyweight, winning 80% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Cain Velasquez leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun on Oct 24, 2009, won by Cain Velasquez by KO/TKO in round 2.

Cain Velasquez holds the higher ELO rating, 1,222 to 944. Career peaks are 1,041 for Ben Rothwell and 1,318 for Cain Velasquez. Ben Rothwell has 4 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 9 victories, a 77.8% finish rate. Cain Velasquez has 10 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 83.3% of the time.

Ben Rothwell stands 6' 4" with a reach of 78" and fights orthodox. Cain Velasquez is 6' 1" with a reach of 77", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Ben Rothwell. Ben Rothwell is 44, Cain Velasquez is 43.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Ben Rothwell has landed 681 significant strikes at 43.3% accuracy with 9 takedowns and 32:17 of control time. Cain Velasquez has landed 719 at 57.6% with 34 takedowns and 1h 7m of control.

Ben Rothwell has 0 title fights (0 won) against 6 (4 won) for Cain Velasquez. They share 1 common opponent: Junior Dos Santos.