Velasquez Returns to Arizona State After UFC Heavyweight Title
Arizona State: Earned Earned his first All-America honor by placing fifth at the 2005 NCAA Championships...also captured his first Pac-10 title and was named the 2005 Pac-10 Conference Wrestler of the Year...won 21 in a row before falling in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships. 2004-05: Placed fifth at the NCAA Championships to finish season with All-America honors...also won the Pac-10 meet in his first attempt...selected as the 2005 Pac-10 Conference Wrestler of the Year...won 15 bouts in a row prior to the post season...made it 18 straight with four wins at the conference meet...won his first three matches at the national event to run streak to 21 in a row...during that span, won 12 with bonus points, including nine by major decision, two by technical fall and one by fall...upset eventual national runner-up Cole Konrad (Minnesota), 4-3, in a home dual...opened season with title at the Fullerton Open...placed third at the Las Vegas Invite...also took second at Reno with lone loss coming to No. 1 Steve Mocco of Oklahoma State...went 16-1 in dual matches...was a perfect 7-0 against Pac-10 foes during the regular season... 2003-04: Went 14-5 overall and 5-1 in duals...competed at the Reno Tournament of the Champions going 5-0 to win the meet...captured the title with a fall in the finals...was 4-2 at the Las Vegas Invite placing fourth...went 1-4 against Top-20 opponents.
Iowa Central CC: Competed one season and won the NJCAA National Championship at heavyweight...team also won the NJCAA title in the same year...earned his associates degree before transferring to ASU. High School: A graduate of Kofa High School in Yuma, Ariz....went 110-10 in his four years of competition...won state titles in 2000 and 2001...four-time conference champion...earned All-America honors four times at Junior Nationals...won the Western Region championship twice...lettered in wrestling four times and football three times...captained both teams as a senior.
Personal: Majoring in education...parents are Efrain and Isabel Velasquez...has two siblings: Adela Garcia and Efrain Jr....born July 28, 1982, in Salinas, Calif....hobbies include lifting weights and hanging out with friends...full name is Cain Ramirez Velasquez.
Career Statistics Season O'all Duals Falls Tech MajD --------------------------------------------- 2003-04 14-5 5-1 2-0 2-0 4-0 2004-05 36-5 16-1 3-0 4-0 11-0 --------------------------------------------- Totals 50-10 21-2 5-0 6-0 15-0