Cain Ramirez Velasquez Sr. is a Mexican-American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist born in Salinas, California, United States to Efrain Velasquez and Isabel Velasquez. Cain Sr. and his wife Michelle Velasquez have a daughter and a son named Cain Velasquez Jr.
Both Efrain and Isabel are Mexican. They have another son named Efrain Velasquez Jr. and a daughter named Adela Velasquez.
BIOGRAPHY
Raised in Yuma, Arizona, USA, Cain Sr. served as captain of both his wrestling and football teams when he was a senior at Kofa High School in Yuma. While attending Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA, he won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship in the heavyweight division then transferred to Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Cain is 6’1″ tall and he speaks English and Spanish. Here are 13 more things about him:
- From 2001 to 2002, he was a wrestler at Iowa Central Community College.
- Wrestling for the Arizona State University team Arizona State Sun Devils, he placed fifth in 2005 and fourth in 2006 in the national tournament in the U.S.
- In 2006, he graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.
- When he made his professional MMA debut on October 7, 2006, he knocked out Jesse Fujarczyk.
- From April 19, 2008 to February 17, 2019, he competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
- He was the UFC Heavyweight Champion from October 23, 2010 to November 12, 2011 and from December 29, 2012 to June 13, 2015.
- In 2009, Michelle gave birth to their daughter.
- On May 28, 2011, she and Michelle got married.
- On November 12, 2011, he was knocked out by Junior dos Santos, which marked his first professional MMA loss.
- In 2017, Michelle gave birth to their son Cain Jr.
- From 2019 to 2020, he competed in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
- In 2022, he shot at Harry Eugene Goularte, then 43, who allegedly molested Cain Jr. multiple times from 2021 to 2022.
- On July 28, 2024, he turned 42.
TIMELINE
After graduating from the university, Cain Sr. joined American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California. As an MMA fighter, he competed in the heavyweight division.
2019
- He retired from MMA after his knockout loss to Francis Ngannou on February 17, 2019, which downgraded his professional MMA record to 14 wins and 3 losses.
- In March 2019, he signed a multi-match agreement as a heavyweight competitor with Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.
2020
- On April 28, 2020, he was released from his WWE contract.
2021
- On October 9, 2021, it was announced that he would be returning to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on December 4, 2021.
2022
- On February 28, 2022, he was arrested, booked into the Santa Clara County jail in San Jose and charged with attempted murder. He was accused of shooting at Goularte in Morgan Hill, California.
- On March 7, 2022, he was denied bail.
- On May 16, 2022, he was denied bail again.
- On August 5, 2022, he pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against him.
- On November 8, 2022, he was granted $1 million bail.
- On November 9, 2022, he posted $1 million bail and was released and placed under house arrest.
- On December 3, 2022, he participated in a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide event in Tempe and won his match.
2023
- In an interview with JAXXON PODCAST in October 2023, he talked about his time in jail. He said, “I took the opportunity to be with myself for the time. It was good and bad but it was mainly good. I believe a lot of people should experience something like that, like have their freedoms taken away, to appreciate what you have, and it’s the smallest of things that we take for granted.”
2024
- On August 16, 2024, he pleaded no contest to felony attempted murder, assault and multiple weapons charges.
2025
- On March 24, 2025, he was sentenced to five years in prison and four years of supervised probation.
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