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July - 2014
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
18
JUSTIN GAETHJE’S KNOCKOUT RATE
VS. SPORT’S ALL-TIME GREATS
Slugger Credits Punching Power to Copper
Mines and Mexican roots
By Frank Curreri Photo Credit Lucas Noonan/WSOF
To put Justin Gaethje’s iron fists and thrilling
blitzkrieg style into their proper – and stunning
– historical perspective, let’s play a brief game of
trivia. Off the top of your head, name some am-
ateur wrestlers who transitioned to MMA and
became knockout artists. At the top of that list,
of course, are marquee names such as Chuck
Liddell, Dan Henderson and Johny Hendricks.
Let’s even throw Shane Carwin in there for
good measure since, though often overlooked,
the former top-ranked and now-retired heavy-
weight contender possessed an uncanny knack
for first-round knockouts.
Now ponder this: Out of Liddell, Henderson,
Hendricks and Carwin, how many of them
scored more knockouts and/or TKO’s through
their first 11 pro fights than Justin Gaethje?