Cain Velasquez

Velasquez is, for my money, one of the defining heavyweights mixed martial arts has produced. What set him apart was never just power but a cardio engine that let a man his size keep a relentless pace deep into rounds, and he turned that into two reigns as UFC heavyweight champion. His wrestling foundation from Arizona State is the bedrock of all of it. That he later stepped into pro wrestling tells me he simply loves to compete. I admire the craft and the grind behind his run, and I think the sport will measure future big men against the standard he set.

Name (English)

Cain Velasquez

Name (Japanese)

ケイン・ヴェラスケス

Reading

けいん・ゔぇらすけす

Born

July 28, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Salinas, California, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter / amateur wrestler / professional wrestler

High school

Kofa High School

University

Arizona State University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/officialcainvelasquez/
• Xhttps://x.com/cainmma
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain%20Velasquez
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455759

Tags

• California
• mixed martial arts fighter
• amateur wrestler
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.