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Kimo Leopoldo
Born (1968-01-04) January 4, 1968 (age 56)
Munich, West Germany
NationalityUnited States American
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight244 lb (111 kg; 17.4 st)
Division265
StyleFreestyle
Fighting out ofHawaii, United States
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins10
By knockout2
By submission8
Losses7
Draws1

Kimo Leopoldo (born January 4, 1968), or simply Kimo, is a Hawaiian mixed martial artist. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994 losing to Royce Gracie by submission. Kimo's fighting style has been described as freestyle, with a mixture of striking and grappling techniques.[citation needed]

He was credited with a black belt in Taekwondo in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at UFC 3. Kimo is well known for his Christian beliefs: he sports many religious tattoos, and entered the arena at UFC 3 carrying a large cross on his back.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

At UFC 3, Kimo fought defending UFC 1 and UFC 2 champion Royce Gracie in the quarterfinals. Kimo gave Gracie his toughest fight to date but eventually lost the fight via submission. Gracie injured his shoulder during the fight and could not continue in the tournament, which subsequently made Kimo into an enormous star in the martial arts world. After three straight wins in Japan, including two wins over UFC 2 finalist Pat Smith, Kimo returned at UFC 8 and fought Ken Shamrock in a title match for the UFC Superfight Championship, but lost early in the fight via submission.

Kimo then fought at the UFC's Ultimate Ultimate 1996. He won his first fight against UFC 7 finalist Paul Varelans, but withdrew from the tournament after the win due to exhaustion. He then traveled to Japan and fought to a 30 minute draw with 3 time UFC champion Dan Severn in the Pride Fighting Championships. Kimo returned to the UFC at UFC: Battle in the Bayou and fought top Japanese fighter Tsuyoshi Kohsaka. Kimo dominated the first portion of the fight but began to fatigue and eventually lost the fight by decision.

After a four year break from mixed martial arts, Kimo won a warm up fight against Tim Lajcik in the WFA in 2002. He then again returned to the UFC at UFC 43, where he quickly defeated David "Tank" Abbott by arm triangle choke. Kimo went on to fight in the main event of UFC 48, where he fought Ken Shamrock in a rematch. Kimo was knocked out in the first round from knees to the head. After the fight Kimo tested positive for the steroid Stanozolol, also known as Winstrol, among other drugs. He was suspended for six months and fined $5,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Kimo was to fight Bas Rutten at WFA: King of the Streets on July 22, 2006. However, he was forced to off the card by the California State Athletic Commission, after testing positing for Stanozolol once again.

In his two most recent fights, Kimo lost to Dave Legeno by submission. He then lost to Wes Sims by TKO in X-1.[2]

Various media outlets reported that Leopoldo had died from complications from a heart attack at age 41.[3] Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports reported on his Twitter that Leopoldo's publicist refuted reports that Leopoldo was in Costa Rica and instead was seen alive in Orange County the night before.[4] At a July 21, 2009 press conference Leopoldo denied anyone close to him created the rumor, he also expressed his desire to return to fight one last time. [5]

Record

MMA record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches 10 wins 7 losses
By knockout 2 2
By submission 8 4
By decision 0 1
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 1
No contests 0
Date Outcome Record Opponent Method Event Round, time Notes
2006-10-06 Loss 10–7–1 United States Wes Sims TKO (Referee Stoppage) Extreme Wars 5-Battlegrounds 1, 1:13
2006-09-30 Loss 10–6–1 England Dave Legeno Submission (Guillotine Choke) Cage Rage 18: Battleground 1, 4:15
2005-07-17 Loss 10–5–1 Japan Ikuhisa Minowa Submission (Achilles Lock) PRIDE Bushido 8 1, 3:11
2005-05-07 Win 10–4–1 United States Marcus Royster Submission (Forearm Choke) ROTR 7 1, 4:18
2004-06-19 Loss 9–4–1 United States Ken Shamrock KO (Knees) UFC 48: Payback 1, 1:26
2003-06-06 Win 9–3–1 United States Tank Abbott Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) UFC 43: Meltdown 1, 1:59
2002-07-05 Win 8–3–1 United States Tim Lajcik TKO (Broken Toe) WFA 2: Level 2 1, 1:55
1998-03-13 Loss 7–3–1 Japan Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Decision UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou 1, 15:00
1997-10-11 Draw 7–2–1 United States Dan Severn Draw PRIDE 1 1, 30:00
1997-04-16 Win 7–2 United States Brian Johnston Submission (Forearm Choke) Ultimate Explosion 1, 1:43
1996-12-07 Win 6–2 United States Paul Varelans TKO (Strikes) UFC: Ultimate Ultimate 1996 1, 9:08
1996-11-17 Win 5–2 United States Scott Bigelow Submission (Rear Naked Choke) U-Japan 1, 2:15
1996-07-14 Win 4–2 Japan Kazushi Sakuraba Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Fight was later on suspected to have been fixed Shoot Boxing-S-Cup 1996 1, 4:20
1996-02-16 Loss 3–2 United States Ken Shamrock Submission (Kneebar) UFC 8: David vs. Goliath 1, 4:24 For UFC Superfight title
1995-09-08 Win 3–1 United States Patrick Smith Submission (Punches) United Full Contact Federation 1 1, 2:59
1995-09-08 Win 2–1 United States Fred Floyd Submission (Rear Naked Choke) United Full Contact Federation 1 1, 0:47
1994-12-10 Win 1–1 United States Patrick Smith Submission (Punches) K-1 Legend 1, 3:00
1994-09-09 Loss 0–1 Brazil Royce Gracie Submission (Armlock) UFC 3: The American Dream 1, 4:40

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
3 Fights 0 wins 3 Losses 0 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2004-2-15 Loss Japan Hiromi Amada K-1 Burning 2004 Okinawa, Japan KO (Left hook, 3 Knock Downs) 2 2:06
2003-8-15 Loss United States Bob Sapp K-1 WORLD GP 2003 IN LAS VEGAS Las Vegas, Nevada, US KO (2 Knock Downs) 2 1:11
1995-3-3 Loss Japan Masaaki Satake K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knock Downs, Left Middle Kick) 2 2:27
Fails to qualify for K-1 World Grand Prix 1995.

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. ^ The religion of Kimo Leopoldo, Ultimate Fighting champion
  2. ^ Recent Articles at Sherdog.com
  3. ^ Jon Wiener (2009-07-21). "Former UFC star Kim "Kimo" Leopoldo reportedly dead at 41". Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  4. ^ John Joe O'Regan. "Kimo Leopoldo is not dead". Fighters Only Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  5. ^ "Ex-UFC Fighter: My 'Death' Greatly Exaggerated". Fox News.

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