Junior dos Santos vs Cain Velasquez

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ciryl Gane	0	10 of 35	28%	11 of 36	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
Junior dos Santos	1	59 of 80	73%	61 of 82	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:25

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Ciryl Gane	0	9 of 23	39%	9 of 23	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
Junior dos Santos	0	37 of 47	78%	37 of 47	0 of 0	---	0	0:12
2	Ciryl Gane	0	1 of 12	8%	2 of 13	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
Junior dos Santos	1	22 of 33	66%	24 of 35	0 of 0	---	0	0:13

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ciryl Gane	10 of 35	28%	6 of 26	3 of 7	1 of 2	10 of 35	0 of 0	0 of 0
Junior dos Santos	59 of 80	73%	13 of 28	17 of 20	29 of 32	53 of 74	4 of 4	2 of 2

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ciryl Gane	9 of 23	39%	5 of 15	3 of 7	1 of 1	9 of 23	0 of 0	0 of 0
Junior dos Santos	37 of 47	78%	7 of 16	12 of 12	18 of 19	36 of 46	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Ciryl Gane	1 of 12	8%	1 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 1	1 of 12	0 of 0	0 of 0
Junior dos Santos	22 of 33	66%	6 of 12	5 of 8	11 of 13	17 of 28	3 of 3	2 of 2

Junior dos Santos vs. Ciryl Gane

Round 1
The main card opens up with a matchup as old as time, when the old lion and former champ dos Santos (21-8, 15-7 UFC) squares off with the young, hungry unbeaten up-and-comer Gane (6-0, 3-0 UFC). Keeping tabs on this heavyweight contest with two men combining for 21 stoppages across their 27 wins will be referee Jerin Valel. The glove touch checks in the bout, and we are underway! Both men are light on their feet in the early going, with neither committing on their strikes until Gane lands a leg kick. Gane reaches forward to try to lock on to a front choke from a standing position, but there is nothing to it so dos Santos shoves Gane away. Gane connects with several effective leg kicks, and dos Santos sits down on two punches but neither land flush. The Brazilian absorbs another leg kick and scores an overhand right, but he takes a hard body kick along the way. Gane lets loose a head kick, and dos Santos is barely able to block it and he returns with a leg kick of his own. The former champ marches him down and lands a punch to the body, but Gane circles out and does the same. Dos Santos sneaks in a heavy leg kick, but Gane returns fire with the same strike. Gane again fires off a head kick, and dos Santos blocks it once more but cannot make his opponent pay for it. Gane aims a leg kick while dos Santos swings a looping left hand, but the foot of the Frenchman slams into the cup and pauses the fight. Dos Santos recovers, and Valel warns Gane to close his fists as well. Gane starts up with leg kicks to both sides, and dos Santos walks through them and absorbs a front kick to the body as well. Gane chips away from a distance with leg kicks, and he scores a body kick as well, but dos Santos comes back at him with one. Gane stomps at the knee, and he drops his shin into dos Santos’ body. Dos Santos tries to grab his leg and toss him over, but Gane recovers and keeps his kicks going. Dos Santos crowds him and whiffs with a massive overhand right, so Gane targets the body and gets drilled with a spinning back kick. Two huge punches get Gane’s attention, and the Frenchman scrambles out of the way until the horn separates the two strikers.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Gane
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Gane
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Gane

Round 2
The glove touch kicks off the second stanza, and Gane is ready to chop down the lead leg of the ex-champ early. Dos Santos tries to return fire, and he ducks a left hand only to miss with his own. Gane digs the kicks into dos Santos’s leg, forcing a brief stance switch. Gane ducks down to throw a bit punch, and dos Santos does the same but neither can connect. Gane smashes his foot into dos Santos’’ torso, and dos Santos spins with a back fist that is feet away of his target. Dos Santos checks a kick and dings Gane with a right hand as Gane crashes forward. The Brazilian separates and gets stomp kicked in the leg. Gane works the leg with more kicks as dos Santos stalks him down, and dos Santos is unable to find his range as he swings and misses with a left hook. Gane hurts dos Santos with another leg kick, and he follows it with a piston-like jab that rocks “Cigano.” Gane steps forward with an elbow that makes dos Santos’ knees weak. A knee up the middle, and one more huge elbow lands behind dos Santos’ ear, and dos Santos falls forward and is done as Gane hammers him with a few academic punches. Valel calls the fight, and dos Santos pops up to protest the strike that may have landed on the mohawk line on the back of the head. Dos Santos calls Gane and Valel over to watch the replay, and the spot of the strike may be questionable and might draw further review at a later date. Regardless of the position of the strike – dos Santos was turning as Gane landed the blow, and Valel ruled it legal in the cage – this is a stellar performance for Gane, notching by far the biggest win of his career over a former champion.

The Official Result
Ciryl Gane def. Junior dos Santos R2 2:34 via TKO (Elbows)

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Dec 9, 2020 (3 days before fight)

Ciryl Gane

Big Brady picks Ciryl Gane to win by second-round knockout. He notes Gane's reach advantage and JDS's declining chin, having been knocked out in three straight fights. He believes Gane's power will be enough to finish JDS and sees the fight staying on the feet. He thinks the line is fair and Gane is a solid parlay piece.

"give me cyril gone to win by second round knockout"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Dec 11, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Ciryl Gane

Daniel is very high on Gane, calling him the best heavyweight prospect on earth. He praises Gane's composure, kickboxing background, stance switching, and finishing ability. He believes Gane will knock out dos Santos, noting dos Santos's decline and chin issues. He suggests Gane might be a nice parlay piece.

knockout, parlay piece

"i think cyril ghana is coming out here i think he's knocking out junior signo dos santos"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Dec 7, 2020 (5 days before fight)

Ciryl Gane

Gane is younger, faster, and more athletic with excellent movement and striking. Dos Santos is on a three-fight losing streak and has been knocked out in his last two. Gane should be able to pick JDS apart from the outside and avoid the clinch. The -410 line is steep, but Gane is a safe parlay piece. Expect a decision win for Gane.

Gane via decision; over 1.5 rounds

"i'm gonna go with gone view decision i think that's the way he goes about it... he just plays it safe sits on the outside lands a couple shots gets out of the way"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Dec 6, 2020 (6 days before fight)

Ciryl Gane

The MMA Guru picks Ciryl Gane, citing Junior dos Santos' recent KO losses and Gane's year-long training camp. He believes Gane will put power behind his shots and finish JDS in the first two rounds by TKO. He notes Gane's ability to turn it on when he wants and expects a dominant performance.

TKO in first two rounds

"i think cyril gain is going to beat up junior dos santos in my opinion i've just seen him ko too many times"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik

TKO (punches) R2 3:47 · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Aug 15, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jairzinho Rozenstruik	0	24 of 44	54%	24 of 44	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Junior dos Santos	1	42 of 66	63%	42 of 66	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:09

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	0	13 of 23	56%	13 of 23	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Junior dos Santos	0	18 of 27	66%	18 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	0	11 of 21	52%	11 of 21	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Junior dos Santos	1	24 of 39	61%	24 of 39	0 of 0	---	0:09

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jairzinho Rozenstruik	24 of 44	54%	6 of 22	13 of 15	5 of 7	24 of 44	0 of 0	0 of 0
Junior dos Santos	42 of 66	63%	21 of 41	1 of 2	20 of 23	30 of 49	0 of 0	12 of 17

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	13 of 23	56%	2 of 10	7 of 9	4 of 4	13 of 23	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Junior dos Santos	18 of 27	66%	4 of 11	1 of 1	13 of 15	18 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	11 of 21	52%	4 of 12	6 of 6	1 of 3	11 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Junior dos Santos	24 of 39	61%	17 of 30	0 of 1	7 of 8	12 of 22	0 of 0	12 of 17

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Aug 12, 2020 (3 days before fight)

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Big Brady picks Rozenstruik to knock out dos Santos in the first round. He cites dos Santos' declining chin and poor fight IQ, while Rozenstruik has power and durability. He dismisses dos Santos' takedown threat due to lack of recent takedowns.

first round knockout

"give me first round first round knockout for rosenstein"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Aug 14, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Daniel Levi picks Jairzinho Rozenstruik to knock out Junior dos Santos. He believes JDS is past his prime, fighting for a paycheck, and showed a lack of heart in the Curtis Blaydes loss. He notes that JDS hasn't landed a takedown since 2014 and will likely stand and trade with Rozenstruik, who is the better striker at this point. He also mentions that Rozenstruik's clinch and ground game are weak, but JDS won't exploit them.

Rozenstruik by KO; JDS's heart is questionable; Rozenstruik is younger and in better health

"i'm actually going to go with jerezinho to get back on track and i think he knocks out the former champ junior signo dos santos here"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Aug 13, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Rozenstruik is the more calculated and educated striker with power and youth advantage. Dos Santos has declining chin and poor striking defense, often keeping his hands down. Rozenstruik will set up shots with leg kicks and counters, eventually clipping JDS. Dos Santos is a bad matchup for JDS stylistically, as he struggles against pure strikers with power.

Rozenstruik wins by TKO (-105); Rozenstruik in round 2 (+475)

"I think Rozenstruik is just the more calculated, educated striker here... I think we'll see Rozenstruik go out there and get the finish."

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Aug 9, 2020 (6 days before fight)

Junior dos Santos

The MMA Guru picks Junior dos Santos by first-round TKO via ground and pound. He believes JDS will use his technical striking to earn respect, then shoot for a double-leg takedown and dominate on the ground. He notes Rozenstruik is coming off a quick KO loss and may be rushed back.

first round tko

"i think jds goes out there double legs him and reigns down a flurry in the first round for a first round tko"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Curtis Blaydes

TKO (punches) R2 1:06 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos · Jan 25, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Curtis Blaydes	0	28 of 60	46%	29 of 62	0 of 6	0%	0	0	0:19
Junior dos Santos	0	7 of 30	23%	7 of 30	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Curtis Blaydes	14 of 38	36%	15 of 40	0 of 4	0%	0:17
1	Junior dos Santos	5 of 23	21%	5 of 23	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Curtis Blaydes	14 of 22	63%	14 of 22	0 of 2	0%	0:02
2	Junior dos Santos	2 of 7	28%	2 of 7	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Curtis Blaydes	28 of 60	46%	20 of 51	3 of 3	5 of 6	19 of 51	9 of 9	0 of 0
Junior dos Santos	7 of 30	23%	3 of 23	2 of 4	2 of 3	7 of 30	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Curtis Blaydes	14 of 38	36%	8 of 32	2 of 2	4 of 4	14 of 38	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Junior dos Santos	5 of 23	21%	2 of 18	2 of 3	1 of 2	5 of 23	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Curtis Blaydes	14 of 22	63%	12 of 19	1 of 1	1 of 2	5 of 13	9 of 9	0 of 0
2	Junior dos Santos	2 of 7	28%	1 of 5	0 of 1	1 of 1	2 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Jan 24, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Curtis Blaydes

Daniel picks Curtis Blaydes to win via ground-and-pound TKO in the third round. He notes that Blaydes' grappling is dominant and that JDS has historically struggled with wrestlers. He acknowledges JDS's puncher's chance but believes Blaydes will avoid getting caught and wear him down.

third round TKO via ground-and-pound

"I'm gonna take Curtis place by third round TKO ground-and-pound"

Half the Battle

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jan 20, 2020 (5 days before fight)

Curtis Blaydes

The MMA Guru picks Curtis Blaydes, citing his dominant wrestling game and recent TKO wins over Shamil Abdurakhimov and Aleksei Oleinik. He notes Junior dos Santos is coming off a KO loss to Francis Ngannou and questions his commitment. He predicts Blaydes will rag-doll dos Santos and finish him by TKO in the second or third round via ground-and-pound.

TKO in second or third round

"I'm going with Curtis blades I think he's gonna rag doll Junior dos Santos I can see a finish... Curtis blades by third round TKO or second round TKO to ground-and-pound"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Francis Ngannou

TKO (punches) R1 1:11 · UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos · Jun 29, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Francis Ngannou	1	9 of 19	47%	9 of 19	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:04
Junior dos Santos	0	4 of 6	66%	4 of 6	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Francis Ngannou	1	9 of 19	47%	9 of 19	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:04
1	Junior dos Santos	0	4 of 6	66%	4 of 6	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Francis Ngannou	9 of 19	47%	5 of 14	1 of 1	3 of 4	5 of 12	0 of 0	4 of 7
Junior dos Santos	4 of 6	66%	1 of 3	1 of 1	2 of 2	4 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Francis Ngannou	9 of 19	47%	5 of 14	1 of 1	3 of 4	5 of 12	0 of 0	4 of 7
1	Junior dos Santos	4 of 6	66%	1 of 3	1 of 1	2 of 2	4 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Derrick Lewis

TKO (punches) R2 1:58 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos · Mar 09, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Junior dos Santos	0	7 of 25	28%	7 of 25	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02
Derrick Lewis	1	29 of 55	52%	29 of 55	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:11

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Junior dos Santos	0	6 of 16	37%	6 of 16	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Derrick Lewis	0	18 of 37	48%	18 of 37	0 of 0	---	0:06
2	Junior dos Santos	0	1 of 9	11%	1 of 9	0 of 0	---	0:02
2	Derrick Lewis	1	11 of 18	61%	11 of 18	0 of 0	---	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Junior dos Santos	7 of 25	28%	2 of 17	3 of 6	2 of 2	7 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 1
Derrick Lewis	29 of 55	52%	15 of 37	7 of 10	7 of 8	20 of 35	6 of 11	3 of 9

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Junior dos Santos	6 of 16	37%	2 of 10	3 of 5	1 of 1	6 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Derrick Lewis	18 of 37	48%	6 of 21	6 of 9	6 of 7	13 of 27	5 of 10	0 of 0
2	Junior dos Santos	1 of 9	11%	0 of 7	0 of 1	1 of 1	1 of 8	0 of 0	0 of 1
2	Derrick Lewis	11 of 18	61%	9 of 16	1 of 1	1 of 1	7 of 8	1 of 1	3 of 9

Play-by-Play

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Derrick Lewis vs. Junior dos Santos

Round 1
We’ve finally arrived at the main event, a five-round heavyweight bout between knockout artists Junior dos Santos and Derrick Lewis. The referee for the main event is Herb Dean. Lewis lands a hard leg kick and dos Santos returns with one of his own. Lewis with a high kick but dos Santos blocks it. Dos Santos accidentally poked Lewis in the eye and Herb Dean pauses the fight. Dean gives dos Santos a stern warning to keep his hand closed. Lewis with a body kick. Dos Santos with a spinning back fist. Lewis catches him with a counter straight right that knocks dos Santos backwards, though he doesn’t fall down. Dos Santos with a massive overhand right that rocks Lewis. As Dos Santos moves in lewis lands a right hook of his own that sends dos Santos backwards. Crazy heavyweight action here. Lewis just misses landing an overhand right as dos Santos ducks under it. Dos Santos with a straight right. Low kick by dos Santos. Lewis just misses landing a high kick. Spinning back kick by dos Santos that hurts Lewis. He is clutching over in pain. As dos Santos rushes in Lewis lands a right hook on him. It looks like he may be playing possum but Lewis is covering up now and dos Santos is teeing off on Lewis. He doesn't get the finish and the round is over. This is wild. What a round.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 dos Santos
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 dos Santos
Cole Shelton scores the round: 10-9 dos Santos

Round 2
Round two begins. Lewis with another high kick that is partially blocked by dos Santos. Lewis lands a hard low kick. He nearly catches dos Santos with an overhand right but dos Santos scoots away. Another high kick by Lewis but again it’s partially blocked by dos Santos.
Dos Santos moves in and lands an overhand right that badly hurts Lewis. He’s teeing off on Lewis now with punches. Lewis falls to the mat and dos Santos continues to land ground and pound as Herb Dean rushes in and stops the fight
. Fantastic performance by the former champion.

The Official Result
Junior dos Santos def. Derrick Lewis via TKO (Punches) R2, 1:58

WIN vs Tai Tuivasa

TKO (punches) R2 2:30 · UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 02, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Junior dos Santos	1	26 of 65	40%	37 of 77	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:47
Tai Tuivasa	0	16 of 42	38%	16 of 46	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:16

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Junior dos Santos	0	10 of 23	43%	12 of 25	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Tai Tuivasa	0	12 of 32	37%	12 of 32	0 of 0	---	0:57
2	Junior dos Santos	1	16 of 42	38%	25 of 52	0 of 0	---	0:47
2	Tai Tuivasa	0	4 of 10	40%	4 of 14	0 of 0	---	0:19

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Junior dos Santos	26 of 65	40%	20 of 55	4 of 7	2 of 3	15 of 37	0 of 1	11 of 27
Tai Tuivasa	16 of 42	38%	9 of 33	4 of 4	3 of 5	10 of 32	6 of 10	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Junior dos Santos	10 of 23	43%	4 of 14	4 of 7	2 of 2	10 of 23	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Tai Tuivasa	12 of 32	37%	6 of 25	3 of 3	3 of 4	6 of 22	6 of 10	0 of 0
2	Junior dos Santos	16 of 42	38%	16 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 1	5 of 14	0 of 1	11 of 27
2	Tai Tuivasa	4 of 10	40%	3 of 8	1 of 1	0 of 1	4 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Junior dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa

Round 1
Tuivasa lunges forward aggressively and stumbles into the cage after missing a combination. Tuivasa is getting a little wild in his pursuit early on, as he falls forward again. Dos Santos circles on the outside, looking to jab the body. Tuivasa ties up his opponent and presses him into the fence. Dos Santos breaks free and comes up short on a spinning back kick. “Cigano” whiffs on a massive overhand. A short right from JDS catches Tuivasa coming in. “Bam Bam” is unfazed and he clinches, landing an elbow on the break. A spinning back kick up high glances past Tuivasa’s head. A right uppercut lands for dos Santos, but Tuivasa remains in pursuit. A low kick by Tuivasa makes JDS stumble. Tuivasa moves into the clinch, and he goes to the body and then lands a big punch upstairs. Tuivasa finds the Brazilian’s chin once more before forcing another clinch. Strong close to the round for Tuivasa. 10-9 Tuivasa.

Round 2
Dos Santos’ mobility already looks hindered at the outset of the period due to the leg kick from the previous round. Tuivasa punches his way into the clinch. then they separate. Tuivasa follows an overhand right back into the clinch once again. Dos Santos checks a leg kick and lands one of his own. Tuivasa lands a right to the body and presses the Brazilian back into the fence. The former heavyweight champ rocks Tuivasa, who shakes it off and waves his foe on. Dos Santos tags an onrushing Tuivasa with a left hook to the chin, then drops him with a short right. JDS follows his foe to the mat and ends up in side control, where he drops short elbows to the head. “Cigano” moves to mount. He postures up and unloads with punches and hammerfists. Herb Dean is taking a close look, and after watching a flurry of unanswered ground-and-pound, he calls off the heavyweight fight.

The Result
Junior dos Santos def. Tai Tuivasa via TKO (Punches) R2 2:30

WIN vs Blagoy Ivanov

Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov · Jul 14, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Junior dos Santos	0	110 of 248	44%	110 of 248	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
Blagoy Ivanov	0	51 of 229	22%	51 of 229	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Junior dos Santos	8 of 28	28%	8 of 28	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Blagoy Ivanov	5 of 26	19%	5 of 26	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Junior dos Santos	26 of 48	54%	26 of 48	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Blagoy Ivanov	6 of 38	15%	6 of 38	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Junior dos Santos	19 of 48	39%	19 of 48	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Blagoy Ivanov	8 of 45	17%	8 of 45	0 of 0	---	0:01
4	Junior dos Santos	20 of 57	35%	20 of 57	0 of 1	0%	0:00
4	Blagoy Ivanov	15 of 59	25%	15 of 59	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Junior dos Santos	37 of 67	55%	37 of 67	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Blagoy Ivanov	17 of 61	27%	17 of 61	0 of 0	---	0:01

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Junior dos Santos	110 of 248	44%	66 of 170	41 of 75	3 of 3	110 of 248	0 of 0	0 of 0
Blagoy Ivanov	51 of 229	22%	40 of 213	10 of 15	1 of 1	49 of 227	2 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Junior dos Santos	8 of 28	28%	2 of 11	5 of 16	1 of 1	8 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Blagoy Ivanov	5 of 26	19%	4 of 23	1 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 26	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Junior dos Santos	26 of 48	54%	16 of 30	9 of 17	1 of 1	26 of 48	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Blagoy Ivanov	6 of 38	15%	3 of 35	2 of 2	1 of 1	6 of 38	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Junior dos Santos	19 of 48	39%	16 of 38	3 of 10	0 of 0	19 of 48	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Blagoy Ivanov	8 of 45	17%	6 of 40	2 of 5	0 of 0	8 of 45	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Junior dos Santos	20 of 57	35%	12 of 43	8 of 14	0 of 0	20 of 57	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Blagoy Ivanov	15 of 59	25%	13 of 57	2 of 2	0 of 0	15 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Junior dos Santos	37 of 67	55%	20 of 48	16 of 18	1 of 1	37 of 67	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Blagoy Ivanov	17 of 61	27%	14 of 58	3 of 3	0 of 0	15 of 59	2 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Stipe Miocic

TKO (punches) R1 2:22 · UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 · May 13, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Stipe Miocic	1	26 of 56	46%	26 of 56	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05
Junior dos Santos	0	12 of 18	66%	12 of 18	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Stipe Miocic	1	26 of 56	46%	26 of 56	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05
1	Junior dos Santos	0	12 of 18	66%	12 of 18	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Stipe Miocic	26 of 56	46%	23 of 50	0 of 2	3 of 4	15 of 39	3 of 4	8 of 13
Junior dos Santos	12 of 18	66%	4 of 9	3 of 4	5 of 5	12 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Stipe Miocic	26 of 56	46%	23 of 50	0 of 2	3 of 4	15 of 39	3 of 4	8 of 13
1	Junior dos Santos	12 of 18	66%	4 of 9	3 of 4	5 of 5	12 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0

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Cain Velasquez - Fight History

LOSS vs Francis Ngannou

KO (punches) R1 0:26 · UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Francis Ngannou	0	6 of 10	60%	6 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Cain Velasquez	0	1 of 3	33%	1 of 3	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Francis Ngannou	0	6 of 10	60%	6 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Cain Velasquez	0	1 of 3	33%	1 of 3	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Francis Ngannou	6 of 10	60%	6 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 6	1 of 1	2 of 3
Cain Velasquez	1 of 3	33%	0 of 1	1 of 1	0 of 1	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Francis Ngannou	6 of 10	60%	6 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 6	1 of 1	2 of 3
1	Cain Velasquez	1 of 3	33%	0 of 1	1 of 1	0 of 1	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Travis Browne

TKO (punches) R1 4:57 · UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes · Jul 09, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Cain Velasquez	1	50 of 79	63%	90 of 124	1 of 3	33%	0	0	2:36
Travis Browne	0	6 of 27	22%	6 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Cain Velasquez	1	50 of 79	63%	90 of 124	1 of 3	33%	0	0	2:36
1	Travis Browne	0	6 of 27	22%	6 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Cain Velasquez	50 of 79	63%	35 of 63	5 of 6	10 of 10	28 of 49	5 of 8	17 of 22
Travis Browne	6 of 27	22%	5 of 26	1 of 1	0 of 0	6 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Cain Velasquez	50 of 79	63%	35 of 63	5 of 6	10 of 10	28 of 49	5 of 8	17 of 22
1	Travis Browne	6 of 27	22%	5 of 26	1 of 1	0 of 0	6 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Fabrício Werdum

Submission (guillotine choke) R3 2:13 · UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum · Jun 13, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Fabrício Werdum	0	88 of 169	52%	117 of 201	4 of 5	80%	0	0	2:58
Cain Velasquez	0	96 of 174	55%	101 of 180	1 of 3	33%	1	0	0:31

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Fabrício Werdum	35 of 65	53%	58 of 90	2 of 2	100%	0	2:28
1	Cain Velasquez	21 of 54	38%	22 of 56	1 of 3	33%	0	0:09
2	Fabrício Werdum	43 of 81	53%	44 of 82	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
2	Cain Velasquez	63 of 95	66%	66 of 98	0 of 0	---	0	0:11
3	Fabrício Werdum	10 of 23	43%	15 of 29	2 of 2	100%	0	0:30
3	Cain Velasquez	12 of 25	48%	13 of 26	0 of 0	---	1	0:11

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Fabrício Werdum	88 of 169	52%	54 of 128	6 of 8	28 of 33	65 of 135	23 of 34	0 of 0
Cain Velasquez	96 of 174	55%	79 of 150	12 of 19	5 of 5	79 of 149	17 of 25	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Fabrício Werdum	35 of 65	53%	24 of 53	3 of 3	8 of 9	23 of 46	12 of 19	0 of 0
1	Cain Velasquez	21 of 54	38%	14 of 43	5 of 9	2 of 2	18 of 47	3 of 7	0 of 0
2	Fabrício Werdum	43 of 81	53%	23 of 55	3 of 5	17 of 21	37 of 72	6 of 9	0 of 0
2	Cain Velasquez	63 of 95	66%	53 of 82	7 of 10	3 of 3	53 of 82	10 of 13	0 of 0
3	Fabrício Werdum	10 of 23	43%	7 of 20	0 of 0	3 of 3	5 of 17	5 of 6	0 of 0
3	Cain Velasquez	12 of 25	48%	12 of 25	0 of 0	0 of 0	8 of 20	4 of 5	0 of 0

WIN vs Junior dos Santos

TKO (slam and punch) R5 3:09 · UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III · Oct 19, 2013

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Cain Velasquez	1	123 of 201	61%	274 of 378	2 of 13	15%	1	0	17:23
Junior dos Santos	0	46 of 122	37%	62 of 140	0 of 1	0%	1	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Cain Velasquez	0	22 of 33	66%	52 of 66	1 of 5	20%	0	4:03
1	Junior dos Santos	0	10 of 26	38%	15 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Cain Velasquez	0	18 of 32	56%	53 of 72	0 of 4	0%	0	3:41
2	Junior dos Santos	0	7 of 19	36%	11 of 23	0 of 1	0%	0	0:01
3	Cain Velasquez	1	39 of 64	60%	67 of 101	0 of 3	0%	1	3:37
3	Junior dos Santos	0	8 of 24	33%	13 of 29	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
4	Cain Velasquez	0	33 of 54	61%	61 of 89	0 of 0	---	0	3:26
4	Junior dos Santos	0	15 of 41	36%	16 of 43	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
5	Cain Velasquez	0	11 of 18	61%	41 of 50	1 of 1	100%	0	2:36
5	Junior dos Santos	0	6 of 12	50%	7 of 14	0 of 0	---	1	0:01

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Cain Velasquez	123 of 201	61%	96 of 168	7 of 8	20 of 25	44 of 84	66 of 99	13 of 18
Junior dos Santos	46 of 122	37%	36 of 106	10 of 16	0 of 0	24 of 84	21 of 37	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Cain Velasquez	22 of 33	66%	13 of 21	4 of 5	5 of 7	8 of 13	12 of 18	2 of 2
1	Junior dos Santos	10 of 26	38%	6 of 20	4 of 6	0 of 0	5 of 20	4 of 5	1 of 1
2	Cain Velasquez	18 of 32	56%	10 of 23	1 of 1	7 of 8	7 of 14	11 of 18	0 of 0
2	Junior dos Santos	7 of 19	36%	7 of 19	0 of 0	0 of 0	5 of 15	2 of 4	0 of 0
3	Cain Velasquez	39 of 64	60%	34 of 59	0 of 0	5 of 5	11 of 25	19 of 25	9 of 14
3	Junior dos Santos	8 of 24	33%	7 of 19	1 of 5	0 of 0	4 of 16	4 of 8	0 of 0
4	Cain Velasquez	33 of 54	61%	29 of 49	2 of 2	2 of 3	14 of 25	19 of 29	0 of 0
4	Junior dos Santos	15 of 41	36%	12 of 38	3 of 3	0 of 0	6 of 25	9 of 16	0 of 0
5	Cain Velasquez	11 of 18	61%	10 of 16	0 of 0	1 of 2	4 of 7	5 of 9	2 of 2
5	Junior dos Santos	6 of 12	50%	4 of 10	2 of 2	0 of 0	4 of 8	2 of 4	0 of 0

WIN vs Antônio Silva

TKO (punches) R1 1:21 · UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 · May 25, 2013

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Cain Velasquez	1	18 of 28	64%	18 of 28	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:11
Antônio Silva	0	1 of 3	33%	2 of 4	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Cain Velasquez	1	18 of 28	64%	18 of 28	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:11
1	Antônio Silva	0	1 of 3	33%	2 of 4	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Cain Velasquez	18 of 28	64%	16 of 26	1 of 1	1 of 1	6 of 15	1 of 1	11 of 12
Antônio Silva	1 of 3	33%	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Cain Velasquez	18 of 28	64%	16 of 26	1 of 1	1 of 1	6 of 15	1 of 1	11 of 12
1	Antônio Silva	1 of 3	33%	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Junior dos Santos

Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–43, 50–44) R5 5:00 · UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 · Dec 29, 2012

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Cain Velasquez	0	57 of 137	41%	66 of 146	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:04
Junior dos Santos	1	111 of 224	49%	210 of 339	11 of 33	33%	0	0	13:57

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Cain Velasquez	0	17 of 43	39%	17 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Junior dos Santos	1	42 of 88	47%	64 of 115	3 of 9	33%	1:44
2	Cain Velasquez	0	2 of 8	25%	4 of 10	0 of 0	---	0:28
2	Junior dos Santos	0	24 of 38	63%	45 of 63	4 of 5	80%	3:49
3	Cain Velasquez	0	13 of 30	43%	15 of 32	0 of 0	---	0:10
3	Junior dos Santos	0	22 of 44	50%	40 of 67	1 of 5	20%	2:41
4	Cain Velasquez	0	12 of 34	35%	15 of 37	0 of 1	0%	0:21
4	Junior dos Santos	0	10 of 28	35%	25 of 43	2 of 6	33%	2:26
5	Cain Velasquez	0	13 of 22	59%	15 of 24	0 of 0	---	0:05
5	Junior dos Santos	0	13 of 26	50%	36 of 51	1 of 8	12%	3:17

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Cain Velasquez	57 of 137	41%	32 of 102	25 of 35	0 of 0	43 of 117	14 of 20	0 of 0
Junior dos Santos	111 of 224	49%	82 of 193	25 of 27	4 of 4	35 of 122	39 of 53	37 of 49

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Cain Velasquez	17 of 43	39%	12 of 34	5 of 9	0 of 0	17 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Junior dos Santos	42 of 88	47%	35 of 81	5 of 5	2 of 2	18 of 57	4 of 4	20 of 27
2	Cain Velasquez	2 of 8	25%	1 of 7	1 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 6	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Junior dos Santos	24 of 38	63%	18 of 31	6 of 7	0 of 0	4 of 11	10 of 13	10 of 14
3	Cain Velasquez	13 of 30	43%	6 of 19	7 of 11	0 of 0	8 of 24	5 of 6	0 of 0
3	Junior dos Santos	22 of 44	50%	13 of 34	8 of 9	1 of 1	5 of 19	17 of 25	0 of 0
4	Cain Velasquez	12 of 34	35%	6 of 26	6 of 8	0 of 0	7 of 26	5 of 8	0 of 0
4	Junior dos Santos	10 of 28	35%	6 of 24	3 of 3	1 of 1	4 of 20	6 of 8	0 of 0
5	Cain Velasquez	13 of 22	59%	7 of 16	6 of 6	0 of 0	10 of 18	3 of 4	0 of 0
5	Junior dos Santos	13 of 26	50%	10 of 23	3 of 3	0 of 0	4 of 15	2 of 3	7 of 8

WIN vs Antônio Silva

TKO (punches) R1 3:36 · UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir · May 26, 2012

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Cain Velasquez	0	28 of 50	56%	53 of 84	1 of 1	100%	0	0	3:29
Antônio Silva	0	1 of 2	50%	3 of 4	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Cain Velasquez	0	28 of 50	56%	53 of 84	1 of 1	100%	0	0	3:29
1	Antônio Silva	0	1 of 2	50%	3 of 4	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Cain Velasquez	28 of 50	56%	28 of 50	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	28 of 50
Antônio Silva	1 of 2	50%	0 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Cain Velasquez	28 of 50	56%	28 of 50	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	28 of 50
1	Antônio Silva	1 of 2	50%	0 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 1

LOSS vs Junior dos Santos

KO (punches) R1 1:04 · UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos · Nov 12, 2011

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Junior dos Santos	0	7 of 14	50%	7 of 14	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
Cain Velasquez	1	8 of 13	61%	12 of 19	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Junior dos Santos	0	7 of 14	50%	7 of 14	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
1	Cain Velasquez	1	8 of 13	61%	12 of 19	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Junior dos Santos	7 of 14	50%	3 of 9	0 of 0	4 of 5	7 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
Cain Velasquez	8 of 13	61%	6 of 10	2 of 3	0 of 0	4 of 8	0 of 0	4 of 5

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Junior dos Santos	7 of 14	50%	3 of 9	0 of 0	4 of 5	7 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Cain Velasquez	8 of 13	61%	6 of 10	2 of 3	0 of 0	4 of 8	0 of 0	4 of 5

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