Cain Velasquez is on his way toward becoming one of the best heavyweights in MMA history.
By beating Junior dos Santos on Saturday, Velasquez moved within one win of breaking the UFC heavyweight record for consecutive title defenses. At two straight title defenses, it’s a somewhat unimpressive record, but it’s one that’s stood since Randy Couture bested Pedro Rizzo in November 2001.
Velasquez will have his chance to make history against Fabricio Werdum at an upcoming UFC fight card to be determined. Until then, where does Velasquez stand among the best pound-for-pound fighters in MMA today now that he is being mentioned among the greats?
With UFC 166 in the books and UFC Fight Night 30 ahead, here are the latest official UFC rankings.