At UFC 141, Johny Hendricks turned out the lights of the durable Jon Fitch with one punch in just a matter of 12 seconds of the first round.
That win has now propelled him to one of the top-ranked welterweights in MMA, alongside such combatants as Georges St-Pierre, Nick Diaz, Carlos Condit and Jake Ellenberger.
Still, with only 12 seconds to showcase his skills, not a lot was learned about Hendricks that we already didn’t know, save for the fact that he possesses one-punch knockout power.
The Team Takedown trained fighter now has an impressive record of 12 wins, with his sole loss coming by way of a unanimous decision victory to Rick Story at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale.
Apart from the Fitch knockout, “Big Rig” has to date dispatched six of his opponents via TKO.
So, it’s safe to say, that apropos his striking ability, there’s not that much to improve on.
Hendricks is also an NCAA Division I wrestler, an attribute which has more than contributed to his achieving victory in most of his fights.
He is also a black belt jiu-jitsu practitioner, but has thus far only recorded one win via submission—a d’arce choke against Richard Gamble back in March of 2008 at HDNet Fights Xtreme Fighting League 1.
With that said, the most obvious area of Hendricks’ skill set that requires improvement is his submission fighting.
If he can improve on his submission techniques and execute them efficiently, he’ll be the total package and a monumental force to be reckoned with in the welterweight division.
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