51 Facts About Cain Velasquez

Cain Velasquez is widely known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competed in the heavyweight division and became a two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Cain Velasquez was born in Salinas, California to Efrain and Isabel Velasquez.

Cain Velasquez graduated from ASU in 2006, earning a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Cain Velasquez began his mixed martial arts career right after college, joining American Kickboxing Academy.

Cain Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo, a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leandro Vieira, and an NCAA Division I Wrestler.

Cain Velasquez made his MMA debut on October 7,2006, against Jesse Fujarczyk at Strikeforce: Tank vs Buentello, he won by TKO in the first round.

Cain Velasquez faced then-undefeated Jeremiah Constant at BodogFight: St Petersburg, winning via TKO in the first round.

Cain Velasquez made his UFC debut against Brad Morris at UFC 83 and won by TKO in the first round.

Cain Velasquez then faced Denis Stojnic at UFC Fight Night 17.

Cain Velasquez won by TKO in the second round and was awarded 'Knockout of the Night honors for his performance.

Cain Velasquez's next fight was at UFC 99 against former kickboxer and heavyweight contender Cheick Kongo.

Cain Velasquez was dominant, landing 251 strikes and winning the bout by unanimous decision.

However, that bout was scrapped and Cain Velasquez was instead told he would be fighting UFC newcomer Ben Rothwell at UFC 104.

Cain Velasquez faced former Pride Heavyweight Champion and former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on February 20,2010, at UFC 110.

Cain Velasquez defeated Nogueira via first-round KO, earning Knockout of the Night honors.

Cain Velasquez defeated Lesnar via TKO in the first round, earning Knockout of the Night honors.

Cain Velasquez suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder during his fight with Lesnar and was expected to be side-lined for at least six to eight months.

Surgery on the shoulder was successful and Cain Velasquez planned to return as early as Fall 2011.

Cain Velasquez was expected to make his first title defense against Junior dos Santos, with a target date of November 19,2011, at UFC 139, but the fight was later moved to November 12,2011, to headline the first UFC on Fox 1 event.

Cain Velasquez lost via KO at 1 minute and 4 seconds of the first round.

Cain Velasquez was originally set to fight Frank Mir on May 26,2012, at UFC 146.

Cain Velasquez defeated Silva via first-round TKO, in a fight that saw Silva bleed profusely from his forehead.

Cain Velasquez became the first fighter in UFC history to post triple digits in significant strikes landed and double digits in takedowns landed in a single fight, landing 111 significant strikes and eleven takedowns.

However, on October 21,2014, Cain Velasquez pulled out of the bout due to a torn meniscus and sprained MCL in his right knee, and was replaced by Mark Hunt.

On October 23,2014, Cain Velasquez underwent successful surgery to repair his torn meniscus.

Cain Velasquez next faced Travis Browne on July 9,2016, at UFC 200.

Cain Velasquez won the fight via TKO in the closing seconds of the first round.

However, the Nevada State Athletic Commission failed to approve Cain Velasquez to fight, determining after physical examinations and interviews that he was unfit to compete due to bone spurs on his back.

Cain Velasquez lost the fight via knockout less than thirty seconds into round one.

Cain Velasquez announced his retirement from MMA on October 11,2019.

Cain Velasquez has a style that could be described as "swarming".

Cain Velasquez typically starts with a jab, follows up with a hard straight right, and then adds hooks and uppercuts as the fight progresses.

Cain Velasquez is strong in the clinch, where he throws long combinations that typically end in a takedown.

Cain Velasquez's wins have come either by striking from punches or by decision.

Cain Velasquez has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was young.

Cain Velasquez had attended an NXT event the previous night.

Cain Velasquez made his debut for the promotion at Triplemania XXVII in a trios match, teaming with Cody Rhodes and Psycho Clown to face Texano Jr, Taurus, and Killer Kross.

Cain Velasquez picked up the victory for his team by submitting Texano Jr.

Cain Velasquez's in-ring debut received positive reviews by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Dave Meltzer and many other professional wrestling journalists, as well as other professional wrestlers and Cain Velasquez's American Kickboxing Academy teammate Daniel Cormier.

On October 4,2019, on the first episode of SmackDown on Fox, which was the show's 20th Anniversary, Cain Velasquez made his WWE debut, accompanied by Rey Mysterio, coming out to confront and eventually attack Brock Lesnar after his WWE Championship victory as a measure of revenge for Lesnar attacking Mysterio and his son, Dominik, earlier in the week.

Cain Velasquez took Lesnar down and pummeled him with punches before Lesnar escaped the ring and retreated.

Cain Velasquez has been a guest star on the Spanish-language television networks Telemundo and Univision, as well as Mexico's Televisa Deportes.

Cain Velasquez is known for sporting a prominent "Brown Pride" tattoo on his upper chest.

Cain Velasquez says this tattoo is a tribute to his Mexican heritage.

Cain Velasquez and his wife Michelle have a daughter born in 2009 and a son born in 2018.

The man who Cain Velasquez allegedly intended to shoot, Harry Goularte Jr.

An armed Cain Velasquez allegedly chased after a vehicle that contained Goularte Jr.

Cain Velasquez was alleged to have rammed the vehicle before pulling out his firearm and shooting at the man through the window but missed, and instead hit the man's stepfather and caused him non-life threatening injuries.

Cain Velasquez was later arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County jail on an attempted first-degree murder charge.

Cain Velasquez's bail was posted and Velasquez was released from custody the next day.

Per the court, Cain Velasquez was allowed to be without his ankle monitoring device while performing in-ring, but he was to be monitored by police throughout the course of his travel.