Daily Archives: November 13, 2011
Junior Dos Santos Defeats Cain Velasquez for UFC Heavyweight Title: Dos Santos’ UFC Record
Junior Dos Santos (r.) Strikes Cain Velasquez During Last Night's UFC Heavyweight Title Fight on FOX
Junior Dos Santos finished off Cain Velasquez in just 64 seconds last night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, to take the UFC Heavyweight Title and hand Velasquez his first pro loss.
It was the network premiere for the sport. The UFC recently signed a seven-year deal with FOX Sports.
Dos Santos’ career mixed martial arts record is 14-1-0. His sole loss was to Joaquim Ferreira (a Round 1 submission in 2007). For the UFC, though, Dos Santos is 8-0. Here’s a quick look at those eight wins, and Junior’s road to the championship.
The Brazilian striker’s nickname is “Cigano,” which literally means “Gypsy.” How’d he get that nickname?
| UFC 90 | Oct. 25, 2008 | W | R1, TKO | Fabricio Werdum |
| UFC 95 | Feb. 21, 2009 | W | R1, TKO | Stefan Struve |
| UFC 103 | Sep. 19, 2009 | W | R3, Sub. | Mirko Filipovic |
| UFC 108 | Jan. 2, 2010 | W | R1, TKO | Gilbert Yvel |
| UFC on Versus | Mar. 21, 2010 | W | R1, TKO | Gabriel Gonzaga |
| UFC 117 | Aug. 7, 2010 | W | R3, Dec. | Roy Nelson |
| UFC 131 | Jun. 11, 2011 | W | R3, Dec. | Shane Carwin |
| UFC on FOX | Nov. 12, 2011 | W | R1, TKO | Cain Velasquez |
