Cain Velasquez vs Fabricio Werdum
Cain Velasquez vs Fabricio Werdum: head-to-head — careers, honours, key numbers and why the rivalry matters.
Why compare Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum?
Their encounters highlighted the competitive nature of the heavyweight class, with Werdum defeating Velasquez in a title fight that marked a significant shift in the division.
Cain Velasquez
Key numbers
- Total MMA fights17
- Wins14
- Wins by knockout12
- Losses3
- Losses by submission1
Top honours
- UFC Heavyweight ChampionTwo-time champion (2010, 2012)
- Knockout of the NightAwarded multiple times during UFC career
- NCAA Division I Wrestling ChampionAchieved during college wrestling career
- All-AmericanEarned twice while wrestling at Arizona State University
- 5A Arizona Wrestling ChampionWon twice in high school
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Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum is a leading contemporary in the sport — head-to-head meetings with this athlete are among the most closely followed in the era.