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Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville

Douglasville, GASoutheast

#1745

National Rank

1,004Academy Score · Elite

6Fighters

19Total Wins

432

Medals

1,557Avg Rating

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Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville is a results-driven youth program with 6 competitors across 7 tournaments.

They win gold 39% of the time, retain 67% of first-time competitors.

A technically advanced program in Douglasville — the competition results speak for themselves.

Competitive Intelligence

Tournament Performance

Gold Medal
Rate

Win rate across 7 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against small-size academies.

39%GOLD MEDAL RATE▲ 28 vs similar academies

4GOLD MEDALS

Among 7948 small academies, above average gold rate.

39%

-1% below GA Avg

GA Avg 40%

Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville 39%

Global Avg 40%

Small Avg 11%

100%

Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville has won 4 gold medals across 72 entries in 7 tournaments.Gold medal rate measures how often fighters reach the top of the podium — a 39% rate means roughly 1 in 3 tournament entries end in gold.This is a foundational metric for evaluating any competition program.

Submission
Culture

Finish rate, scoring patterns, and how Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville closes out victories.

40%FINISH RATE▼ 8 vs similar academies

8TOTAL SUBMISSIONS

Similar-size avg: 48%

Submission

8 · 40%

regional · 51%

Points

11 · 55%

regional · 49%

Decision

1 · 5%

Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville wins are split roughly evenly: 40% by submission, 60% by points or decision.That's 8 finishes across 20 tracked wins. Fighters are trained to finish when the opening is there and control when it's not.The national median is 49%. Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville is in that range — a program that develops both sides of the game.

Tournament
Outcomes

Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.

31TOTAL PLACEMENTS

39%GOLD CONVERSION

Similar-size avg: 11% gold

THIS ACADEMY — 31 placements

Gold 39% (12)

Silver 39% (12)

Bronze 23% (7)

GA Avg

Gold 38%

Silver 39%

Bronze 23%

Out of 31 tracked placements, 77% result in gold or silver.Nearly every time they step on the mat, they medal.That's not luck over hundreds of placements — that's preparation.

Academy Roster

Roster
Depth

Fighter tier distribution across the competitive roster.

6RANKED FIGHTERS

1ELITE+ TIER

17% of roster is Elite or higher

THIS ACADEMY6

67%

17%

GA Avg Academy12

50%

17%

67% Novice(4)

17% Advanced(1)

17% Elite(1)

6 fighters at Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville are ranked against the national field at their belt level.Tier distribution shows where fighters fall relative to all competitors nationwide. Elite and Prodigy tiers represent the top performers, while Prospects and Veterans show developing talent with upward trajectory.Building depth across tiers is how programs develop long-term competitive pipelines.

Belt
Breakdown

Performance metrics segmented by belt level.

11ACTIVE FIGHTERS

3BELT LEVELS

Strongest: White (6 fighters)

0%25%50%75%100%

White6

▲44▼7

Grey4

▲2▲35

Yellow1

▼11▼48

Gold Rate

Sub Rate

Small Avg

Performance metrics broken down by belt level reveal where this academy's training is most effective. Look for consistent gold rates and submission rates across belts — it signals a program that develops fighters at every stage.

Academy Operations

Competition
Activity

Match frequency and competition cadence over 7 months.

72TRACKED MATCHES

123EST. MATCHES/YEAR

Similar-size avg: ~132/year

Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville competes year-round. 72 tracked matches across 7 months, with peaks aligned to major tournament cycles.Activity never drops to zero for more than a few weeks — this isn't a seasonal program.Consistent competition exposure is how young fighters develop.

Fighter
Retention

What percentage of athletes return after their first competition.

67%RETURN RATE▲ 32 vs similar academies

4RETURNING FIGHTERS

Similar-size avg: 34%

67%

+23% above GA Avg

GA Avg 43%

Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville 67%

Global Avg 52%

Small Avg 34%

100%

After a kid's first tournament, do they come back?At Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville, 4 of 6 fighters return for a second competition.Across GA, the average is roughly 43%. Globally, it's closer to 52%.Retention is a proxy for coaching quality and culture — kids who feel prepared keep competing.

Development
Pipeline

Cross-belt consistency and ranking performance.

1%CONSISTENCY▲ 1 vs similar academies

#1745NATIONAL RANK

Similar-size avg: 0%

of academies

#1745

National

power rank

1004.0

Power Score

GA avg: 56.6 · Global: 40.5

Performance is strongest at specific belt levels at Knuckle up Fitness Douglasville. That's not uncommon — many programs have pockets of excellence at certain belts.Multi-belt consistency tracks whether quality is spread evenly or concentrated. A higher score means the program works at every level.Specialization isn't necessarily bad, but families should know which belt levels the program excels at.

How we know

0Competition entries

71Tracked matches

7Tournaments

3Organizations

2025–2026Data window

Top Fighters

#		Fighter	Belt					St
1	2,812Elite	Jaxson McGaha	White	13-7	65%	62%	621	GA	–
2	2,224Advanced	Maddox McGaha	White	5-0	100%	–	2	GA	–
3	1,128Novice	Nathaniel Cotton	Grey	0-13	–	–	131	GA	–
4	1,123Novice	Emmett Gerner	Grey	1-16	6%	–	131	GA	–
5	1,045Novice	Arianna Cotton	Yellow	0-14	–	–	233	GA	–
6	1,008Novice	Daeshaun Willis	White	0-2	–	–		GA	–

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Roster & Results

#		Fighter	Belt					St
1	2,812Elite	Jaxson McGaha	White	13-7	65%	62%	621	GA	–
2	2,224Advanced	Maddox McGaha	White	5-0	100%	–	2	GA	–
3	1,128Novice	Nathaniel Cotton	Grey	0-13	–	–	131	GA	–
4	1,123Novice	Emmett Gerner	Grey	1-16	6%	–	131	GA	–
5	1,045Novice	Arianna Cotton	Yellow	0-14	–	–	233	GA	–
6	1,008Novice	Daeshaun Willis	White	0-2	–	–		GA	–