| Ratings and Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metric | Rating | Ranking | |
| Performance | 97 | A |
4 |
| Power | 96 | A |
5 |
| Offensive | 94 | A |
7 |
| Defensive | 97 | A+ |
3 |
| Records | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 12-3 (80%) |
| Versus Top 10 | 2-2 (50%) |
| Versus > .500 Fighters | 7-3 (70%) |
| Versus < .500 Fighters | 5-0 (100%) |
| Last 5 Fights | 3-2 (60%) |
| Superlatives | |
|---|---|
| Best Win | Heavyweight #7 Junior Dos Santos (15-6) 2013-10-19 UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Round 5 KO/TKO Punch |
| Worst Loss | Heavyweight #14 Fabricio Werdum (11-6) 2015-06-13 UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Round 3 SUB Guillotine Choke |
| Other Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Finishes | 10 (66.7%) |
| KOs | 10 (66.7%) |
| Submissions | 0 (0%) |
| Decisions | 2 (13.3%) |
| Opponent Record | 113-75 |
| Average Opponent Rank | 8 |
| Long Streak | W 7 (10/23/2010) |
| Current Streak | L 1 |
| Fight Results | |
|---|---|
| Result | Opponent |
| L 2019-02-17 |
Francis Ngannou (10-2) Heavyweight #1 Round 1 KO/TKO Punches UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez |
| W 2016-07-09 |
Travis Browne (9-7) Heavyweight Round 1 KO/TKO Punches UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes |
| L 2015-06-13 |
Fabricio Werdum (11-6) Heavyweight #14 Round 3 SUB Guillotine Choke UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum |
| W 2013-10-19 |
Junior Dos Santos (15-6) Heavyweight #7 Round 5 KO/TKO Punch UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 |
| W 2013-05-25 |
Antonio Silva (3-7) Heavyweight Round 1 KO/TKO Punch UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 |
| W 2012-12-29 |
Junior Dos Santos (15-6) Heavyweight #7 Round 5 U-DEC UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II |
| W 2012-05-26 |
Antonio Silva (3-7) Heavyweight Round 1 KO/TKO Punches UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir |
| L 2011-11-12 |
Junior Dos Santos (15-6) Heavyweight #7 Round 1 KO/TKO Punch UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs Dos Santos |
| W 2010-10-23 |
Brock Lesnar (4-3) Heavyweight Round 1 KO/TKO Punches UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez |
| W 2010-02-20 |
Minotauro Nogueira (5-6) Heavyweight Round 1 KO/TKO Punch UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez |
| W 2009-10-24 |
Ben Rothwell (8-6) Heavyweight #12 Round 2 KO/TKO Punches UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun |
| W 2009-06-13 |
Cheick Kongo (11-6) Heavyweight Round 3 U-DEC UFC 99: The Comeback |
| W 2009-02-07 |
Denis Stojnic (0-2) Heavyweight Round 2 KO/TKO Punches UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens |
| W 2008-07-19 |
Jake O'Brien (4-3) Heavyweight Round 1 KO/TKO Punches UFC: Silva vs Irvin |
| W 2008-04-19 |
Brad Morris (0-2) Heavyweight Round 1 KO/TKO Punches UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 |