MMAs Original headknockers: Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva
The list of victims that were put out of their misery by the "Axe Murderer" could keep a police department busy for years.
Notable fighters Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva stopped:
- KOed Guy Mezger 3:45 1st round at Pride 10: Return of the Warriors.
- (T)KOed Kazushi Sakuraba 1:38 1st rd. at Pride 13: Collision Course.
- (T)KOed Kazushi Sakuraba again 10:00 1st rd. and won the Pride Middleweight Championship at Pride 17: Championship Chaos.
- KOed Kiyoshi Tamura in 2:28 of the 2nd at Pride 19: Bad Blood.
- KOed Kazushi Sakuraba for the 3rd time in 5:01 1st rd. at Pride Total Elimination 2003.
- (T)KOed Quinton Jackson in 6:28 of the 1st and won the Pride Middleweight Gran Prix at Pride Final Conflict 2003.
- KOed Ikuhisa Minowa in 1:09 1st rd. at Pride Bushido 2.
- KOed Yuki Kondo 2:46 1st rd. at Pride Final Conflict 2004.
- KOed Quinton Jackson in 3:26 2nd rd. at pride 28: High Octane.
- (T)KOed Kazuyuki Fujita in 9:21 of the 1st at Pride Critical Countdown Absolute.
- KOed Keith Jardine in 36 seconds at UFC 84: Ill Will.
- Cung Le 4:49-2nd
- Brian Stann 4:08-2nd
Other fighters who were stopped by Wanderlei Silva:
- Dilson Filho 3:35 1st
- Sean Bormet 1:19 1st
- Mike Van Arsdale 4:00 1st
- Adriano Serrano :22 1st
- Tony Petarra 2:53 1st
- Todd Medina :39 1st
- Shungo Oyama :30 1st
- Alexander Otsuka 2:02 3rd
- Tatsuya Iwasaki 1:16 1st
- Hiromitsa Kanehara 3:40 1st
- Kazuhiro Nakamura 5:24 1st
As you can see Wanderlei Silva has done some serious headknocking in his Mixed Martial Arts career.
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