Art Jimmerson

Art Jimmerson
Born Art Jimmerson
August 4, 1963 (1963-08-04) (age 48)
Los Angeles
Other names One Glove
Nationality America
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)
Division Heavyweight
Style Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of St. Louis, Missouri
Professional boxing record
Total 51
Wins 33
By knockout 17
Losses 18
Draws 0
No contests 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 1
Wins 0
Losses 1
Draws 0
No contests 0
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Art Jimmerson is a retired boxer who competed at super middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight. As an amateur, Jimmerson was the 1983 National Golden Gloves Middleweight champion. He finished his boxing career in 2002, with a record of 33–18.

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Biography

In November 1993, Jimmerson competed at the very first UFC competition, UFC 1. He fought Royce Gracie while wearing only one boxing glove, earning the nickname Art 'One Glove' Jimmerson in the process. Since there were no gloves in the first UFC, Art didn't want to get his jab hand hurt, so he wore a boxing glove in the match on his left hand.[1]

Jimmerson lost to Gracie by submission after being taken to the ground and tapping out two minutes into the first round, ending his mixed martial arts career, at which point he returned to boxing.[2]

Rumors that Jimmerson would be fighting Royce Gracie in a rematch of the UFC 1 contest at UFC Rio were refuted by UFC president Dana White.

Jimmerson is now the head boxing coach at the UFC training center in Las Vegas.

Jimmerson has expressed an interest in fighting former YouTube sensation and UFC fighter, Kimbo Slice, in a boxing match. [3]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Royce Gracie Submission (full mount) UFC 1 01993-11-12 November 12, 1993 1 2:18 Denver, Colorado

References

  1. ^ http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/article.asp?IntID=127
  2. ^ "Art "One Glove" Jimmerson Talks James Toney, UFC 1". Full Mount. http://www.fullmount.co.uk/index.php/mma-news/1-latest-news/739-art-one-glove-jimmerson-talks-james-toney-ufc-1. Retrieved 2010-09-11. 
  3. ^ "MMAFighting". Ariel Helwani. MMAFighting. http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/11/10/ufc-pioneer-art-jimmerson-calls-out-kimbo-slice/. 

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