Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos

Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos: Matchup Breakdown

Cain Velasquez is 12-3 in the Heavyweight division with an 80% win rate. Junior Dos Santos is 15-8 at Heavyweight, winning 65.2% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 3 times. Cain Velasquez leads the series 2-1. Their most recent meeting was UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 on Oct 19, 2013, won by Cain Velasquez by KO/TKO in round 5.

Cain Velasquez holds the higher ELO rating, 1,222 to 1,044. Career peaks are 1,318 for Cain Velasquez and 1,296 for Junior Dos Santos. Cain Velasquez has 10 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 12 victories, an 83.3% finish rate. Junior Dos Santos has 10 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 66.7% of the time.

Cain Velasquez stands 6' 1" with a reach of 77" and fights orthodox. Junior Dos Santos is 6' 4" with a reach of 77", orthodox. Their reach is identical. Cain Velasquez is 43, Junior Dos Santos is 42.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Cain Velasquez has landed 719 significant strikes at 57.6% accuracy with 34 takedowns and 1h 7m of control time. Junior Dos Santos has landed 1,109 at 47.9% with 5 takedowns and 7:36 of control.

Cain Velasquez has 6 title fights (4 won) against 5 (2 won) for Junior Dos Santos. They share 3 common opponents: Francis Ngannou, Fabricio Werdum, Ben Rothwell.