Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez

Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez: Matchup Breakdown

Brock Lesnar is 4-3 in the Heavyweight division with a 57.1% 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 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez on Oct 23, 2010, won by Cain Velasquez by KO/TKO in round 1.

Cain Velasquez holds the higher ELO rating, 1,222 to 1,037. Career peaks are 1,143 for Brock Lesnar and 1,318 for Cain Velasquez. Brock Lesnar has 2 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 4 victories, a 75% finish rate. Cain Velasquez has 10 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 83.3% of the time.

Brock Lesnar stands 6' 3" with a reach of 81" and fights orthodox. Cain Velasquez is 6' 1" with a reach of 77", orthodox. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar is 49, Cain Velasquez is 43.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Brock Lesnar has landed 213 significant strikes at 72% accuracy with 15 takedowns and 33:15 of control time. Cain Velasquez has landed 719 at 57.6% with 34 takedowns and 1h 7m of control.

Brock Lesnar has 4 title fights (3 won) against 6 (4 won) for Cain Velasquez. They have no opponents in common.