MMAs Original headknocker:
Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos

Dos Santos

• Wins 23
• KOs 16

Junior Dos Santos doesn't like long fights. Only 1 of his first 11 fights going past the 1st round.

And with his 16 (T)KOs in 23 victories, he has proven that he has the power to end an opponent's night early. In Junior Dos Santos' last 5 fights none have gone the distance, all were ended by (T)KO courtesy of Dos Santos.

The hit list includes Fabrico Werdum KOed in 1:21 of the 1st round at UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote.

Next Stefan Struve entered the Cage with Junior Dos Santos, and had a quick exit in 54 seconds at UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson.

Then Dos Santos battled former Pride Gran Prix winner Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and stopped "Cro Cop" in 2:00 of the 3rd round at UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort.

Gilbert Yvel was the next opponent to have an early exit as Dos Santos put him away in 2 minutes and 7 seconds of the 1st round at UFC 108: Evans vs.Silva.

Then Junior dos Santos KOed Gabriel Gonzaga in 3:53 of the 1st at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones.

Other fighters that were put to sleep in the cage by Dos Santos reads like a headknocker Hall of Fame:

• Jailson Silva 1st-rd
• Edson Paredao 8:46-1st
• Jair Concalves 2:52-1st
• Geronimo dos Santos 1:20-1st
• Cain Velasquez 1:54-1st
• Frank Mir 3:04-2nd
• Mark Hunt 4:18-3rd by a Spinning back kick
• Alistair Overeem 4:43- 2nd
• Tai Tuivasa 2:30-2nd
• Derrick Lewis 1:58-2nd
  

Dos Santos has entered Bareknuckle Boxing and is the Gamebred Bareknuckle Heavyweight Champion having TKOed Alan Belcher for the title at 4:39-2nd.

In addition to UFC and Gamebred Bareknuckle Champions, Junior Dos Santos was a Brazilian Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion

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