Home Events UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos · UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
Saturday, October 19, 2013 · Houston · Texas
Full card → Result Cain Velasquez def. Junior Dos Santos Method KO/TKO (Punch to Head On Ground) Round · time Round 5 · 3:09 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Cain Velasquez 123/201 · Junior Dos Santos 46/122 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Cain Velasquez 274/378 · Junior Dos Santos 62/140 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (5 rounds) Result Cain Velasquez def. Junior Dos Santos
KO/TKO (Punch to Head On Ground) · Round 5 · 3:09 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R5 · 3:09
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
Cain Velasquez Round 5 Junior Dos Santos
11 / 18 Sig. strikes 6 / 12
61% Accuracy 50%
41 / 50 Total strikes 7 / 14
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 1
2:36 Control 0:01
3.5 Pace / min 1.9
99% Control share 1%
Cain Velasquez
Target head 91% · body 0% · leg 9%
Phase distance 36% · clinch 45% · ground 18%
Junior Dos Santos
Target head 67% · body 33% · leg 0%
Phase distance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
123 Cain Velasquez sig. strikes
46 Junior Dos Santos sig. strikes
5 rounds observed
+117% largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Cain Velasquez)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 5 rounds · PropSports round stats 123 / 201 Sig. strikes 46 / 122
61% Accuracy 38%
274 / 378 Total strikes 62 / 140
1 Knockdowns 0
2 / 13 Takedowns 0 / 1
1 Sub attempts 1
17:23 Control 0:02
96 Head 36
7 Body 10
20 Leg 0
Cain Velasquez Junior Dos Santos
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 14-3-0 Record 21-9-0
31 Age 29
6'1" Height 6'4"
77" Reach 77"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
6.37 Sig. str./min 4.49
5.13 TD / 15 min 0.30
Cain Velasquez 11-3 in archive
9 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
82% Finish rate
