Cain Ramirez Velasquez is a professional wrestler and a retired mixed martial artist who is 6’1″ tall. He was born in Salinas, California, United States to Mexican parents Efrain Velasquez and Isabel Velasquez and raised in Yuma, Arizona, USA.

When Cain was a senior at Kofa High School in Yuma, he served as captain of both his wrestling and football teams. He has a brother named Efrain Velasquez Jr. and a sister named Adela Velasquez.

From April 19, 2008 to February 17, 2019, Cain 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.

As an MMA fighter, Cain competed in the heavyweight division. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 2001 to 2002, he was a wrestler at 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.
2. Wrestling for the Arizona State University team Arizona State Sun Devils, he placed fifth in the U.S. in 2005 and fourth in the country in 2006. In 2006, he graduated from the university with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. After his graduation, he joined American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California. When he made his professional MMA debut on October 7, 2006, he knocked out Jesse Fujarczyk. He knocked out Jeremiah Constant on December 16, 2006.
3. When he made his UFC debut on April 19, 2008, he knocked out Brad Morris. On July 19, 2008, he knocked out Jake O’Brien.
4. In 2009, Michelle Velasquez gave birth to their daughter. He knocked out Denis Stojnić on February 7, 2009, defeated Cheick Kongo on June 13, 2009 via unanimous decision and knocked out Ben Rothwell on October 24, 2009.
5. He knocked out Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on February 21, 2010 and Brock Lesnar on October 23, 2010.
6. 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.
7. On May 26, 2012, he knocked out Antonio Silva. He defeated dos Santos in their rematch on December 29, 2012.
8. He knocked out Silva in their rematch on March 25, 2013 and dos Santos in their trilogy fight on October 19, 2013.
9. On June 13, 2015, he was submitted by Fabricio Werdum. On July 9, 2016, he knocked out Travis Browne.
10. In 2018, Michelle gave birth to their son.
11. 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. From 2019 to 2020, he competed in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
12. On October 9, 2021, it was announced that he would be returning to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on December 4, 2021.
13. 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 Harry Eugene Goularte, then 43, in Morgan Hill, California. His son, then 4, was allegedly molested by Goularte multiple times from 2021 to 2022. On March 7, 2022, he was denied bail. He was 40 years old when he was granted $1 million bail on November 8, 2022.