| Kevin Rosier | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1962 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight (Boxing and MMA) Super Heavyweight (Kickboxing) |
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Tampa, Florida |
| Years active | 198?-1999 (Kickboxing) 1989–2001 (Boxing) 1993–2000 (MMA) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 74 |
| Wins | 66 |
| By knockout | 66 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from Boxrec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kevin Rosier (born January 6, 1962) is an American former kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He had much success as a kickboxer, winning a number of titles, but did not transition particularly well into the world of boxing and was mostly seen as a journeyman fighter. Notably, he also took part at the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event in 1993 where he reached the semi-finals.
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Rosier spent the majority of his fighting career in kickboxing where he held a record of 66 wins, all by knockout, and 8 losses. He was also the 3x WKA World Super Heavyweight Champion and ISKA North American Super Heavyweight Champion.[1] His kickboxing career began in the 1980s and his last bout came in 1999 when he lost to Mike Labree.[2]
He also had a 12-year career as a professional boxer in which he held a 7-17 record. He fought between 1989 and 2001 and came up against a number of high-profile opponents including Josué Blocus, Roman Bugaj, Tye Fields, Vincent Maddalone, Joe Mesi, Nikolai Valuev, Taurus Sykes and Paea Wolfgramm.
In 1993, he compteted at UFC 1, the very first mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He defeated karateka Zane Frazier by TKO in the quarterfinals when the towel was thrown in. In the semifinals, he came up against Dutch savate fighter Gerard Gordeau and lost via TKO. After this, he continued to compete in MMA and next fought at UFC 4 where he lost via submission 14 seconds into his bout with "The Ghetto Man" Joe Charles. He competed five more time in MMA, losing four and winning one, and retired with a record of 2 wins and six losses.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 8 matches | 2 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 3 |
| By submission | 1 | 3 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2-6 | Brad Gabriel | TKO | IFC: Battleground 2000 | January 22, 2000 | 1 | 1:12 | Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 2-5 | Joe Bramante | Submission (rear naked choke) | IFC: Fighters Revenge | April 2, 1999 | 1 | 1:01 | Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 1-5 | Dan Severn | Submission | Cage Combat 1 | December 8, 1998 | 1 | 1:00 | Conesville, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 1-4 | Dan Severn | TKO (knees) | Extreme Challenge 15 | February 27, 1998 | 1 | 0:53 | Munice, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 1-3 | Houston Dorr | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFC 2: Mayhem in Mississippi | August 23, 1996 | 1 | 11:10 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Joe Charles | Submission (armbar) | UFC 4 | December 16, 1994 | 1 | 0:14 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Gerard Gordeau | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 1 | November 12, 1993 | 1 | 0:59 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Semifinal bout. |
| Win | 1-0 | Zane Frazier | TKO | UFC 1 | November 12, 1993 | 1 | 4:20 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Quarterfinal bout. |
| 7 Wins (6 knockouts, 1 decision, 0 disqualification), 17 Losses , 0 Draws, 0 No Contests | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 7-17 | Carlton Johnson | UD | 6 (6), 3:00 | 01/12/2001 | Chester, West Virginia, US | |
| Loss | 7-16 | Josué Blocus | TKO | 1 (?), N/A | 09/12/2000 | Villeurbanne, France | |
| Loss | 7-15 | Tye Fields | TKO | 1 (4), 1:37 | 28/04/2000 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, US | |
| Loss | 7-14 | Keith Govan | UD | 4 (4), 3:00 | 06/04/2000 | Worley, Idaho, US | |
| Loss | 7-13 | Vinny Maddalone | PTS | 6 (6), 3:00 | 14/03/2000 | Yonkers, New York, US | |
| Loss | 7-12 | Roman Bugaj | UD | 4 (4), 3:00 | 02/03/2000 | Rosemont, Illinois, US | |
| Loss | 7-11 | Taurus Sykes | PTS | 4 (4), 3:00 | 24/02/2000 | New York, New York, US | |
| Loss | 7-10 | Shannon Miller | UD | 4 (4), 3:00 | 19/11/1999 | Verona, New York, US | |
| Loss | 7-9 | Brian Hollins | UD | 4 (4), 3:00 | 17/09/1999 | Buffalo, New York, US | |
| Loss | 7-8 | Derrick Brown | PTS | 4 (4), 3:00 | 11/06/1999 | Verona, New York, US | |
| Loss | 7-7 | Bradley Rone | PTS | 4 (4), 3:00 | 03/09/1999 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, US | |
| Win | 7-6 | Dave Slaughter | TKO | 4 (6), 2:56 | 29/01/1999 | Tampa, Florida, US | |
| Win | 6-6 | Ed Gissendanner | TKO | 1 (6), 1:55 | 27/11/1998 | Tampa, Florida, US | |
| Win | 5-6 | Tony Velasco | UD | 8 (8), 3:00 | 30/10/1998 | Tampa, Florida, US | |
| Loss | 4-6 | Joe Mesi | TKO | 2 (4), N/A | 26/07/1998 | Verona, New York, US | |
| Loss | 4-5 | Paea Wolfgramm | TKO | 1 (6), 1:12 | 16/01/1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| Loss | 4-4 | Nikolai Valuev | KO | 1 (?), N/A | 27/09/1997 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 4-3 | Christer Markusas | TKO | 2 (?), N/A | 06/09/1997 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| Win | 3-3 | Jim Ellis | TKO | 2 (?), N/A | 27/08/1994 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US | |
| Win | 2-3 | Lee Moore | TKO | 3 (?), N/A | 12/11/1990 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US | |
| Loss | 1-3 | David Dixon | TKO | 1 (?), N/A | 07/04/1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| Win | 1-2 | John Elacqua | TKO | 2 (?), N/A | 0/03/1989 | Laughlin, Nevada, US | |
| Loss | 0-2 | Curtis Jackson | PTS | 4 (4), N/A | 28/02/1989 | Inglewood, California, US | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Andrew Matthews | TKO | 1 (?), N/A | 14/01/1989 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |