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Kimo Leopoldo (born January 4,1964) is a mixed martial arts fighter, who was born in Munich, Germany and fights out of Hawaii, U.S.A. Kimo, who primarily fights under his first name only, made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994, and continues to fight today.
Biography
Kimo's fighting style is best described as freestyle, with a mixture of boxing and grappling techniques. He was erroneously credited with a black belt in Taekwondo in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at UFC 3. Kimo is well known for entering the UFC 3 tournament carrying a large cross on his back, and for his Christian mindset and tattoos.
MMA Career
In UFC 3 he lost to UFC 1 and UFC 2 champion Royce Gracie but succeeded in exhausting him severely enough so that his corner threw in the towel at the start of his next match. Steve Jennum, an alternate, went on to win the tournament after one fight. Kimo returned at UFC 8 and fought Ken Shamrock, who submitted Kimo by knee bar early in the fight.
Kimo would go on to take wins over Paul Varlens, pro wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow, Brian Johnston, and the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba, early in his career. At UFC 16, Kimo would lose a decision to Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, and did not fight again for four years.
After a warm up fight against Tim Lajcik in the WFA in 2002, Kimo made his return to the UFC at UFC 43: Meltdown, where he quickly defeated Tank Abbott by arm triangle choke. Kimo went on to fight in the main event of UFC 48, where he again took on MMA veteran Ken Shamrock. Kimo was knocked out in the first round from a knee to the head by Shamrock.
Kimo has also fought in K1 kickboxing in Japan. In a famous fight, he came very close to beating the massive 350lb Bob Sapp. Today Kimo still fights, having fought in both Rumble on the Rock and Pride Bushido in 2005.
In July of 2006, Leopoldo was slated to fight former UFC Heavyweight Champion and King of Pancrase Bas Rutten in the WFA, but just two days before the event Kimo tested positive for the banned substance Stanzolol, a form of anabolic steroids. He was handed a six month fight suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Comission, as well as a $5,000 fine.
Mixed Martial Arts Record
11 wins (2 TKO's, 7 submissions, 0 decisions), 5 losses, 1 draw.
| Date | Outcome | Opponent | Method | Event | Round, time |
| 7/17/2005 | Loss | Ikuhisa Minowa | Submision (Achilles Lock) | PRIDE-Bushido 8 | 1, 3:11 |
| 5/7/2005 | Win | Marcus Royster | Submission (Forearm Choke) | ROTR 7-Rumble On The Rock 7 | 1, 4:18 |
| 6/19/2004 | Loss | Ken Shamrock | TKO (Knee) | UFC 48-Payback | 1, 1:26 |
| 6/6/2003 | Win | David Abbott | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | UFC 43-Meltdown | 1, 1:59 |
| 7/5/2002 | Win | Tim Lajcik | TKO (Broken Toe) | WFA 2-Level 2 | 1, 1:55 |
| 3/13/1998 | Loss | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | Decision | UFC 16-Battle in the Bayou | 1, 15:00 |
| 10/11/1997 | Draw | Dan Severn | Draw | PRIDE 1 | 1, 30:00 |
| 4/16/1997 | Win | Brian Johnston | Submission (Forearm Choke) | UE-Ultimate Explosion | 1, 1:43 |
| 12/7/1996 | Win | Paul Varelans | TKO (Strikes) | UFC UU 96-Ultimate Ultimate 1996 | 1, 9:08 |
| 11/17/1996 | Win | Bam Bam Bigelow | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC U-Japan | 1, 2:15 |
| 7/14/1996 | Win | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | Shoot Boxing-S-Cup 1996 | 1, 4:20 |
| 2/16/1996 | Loss | Ken Shamrock | Submission (Kneebar) | UFC 8-David vs. Goliath | 1, 4:24 |
| 9/8/1995 | Win | Fred Floyd | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFCF -United Full Contact Federation 1 | 1, 0:47 |
| 12/10/1994 | Win | Patrick Smith | Submission (Punches) | K-1 Legends '94 | 1, 3:00 |
| 9/9/1994 | Loss | Royce Gracie | Submission (Armlock) | UFC 3-The American Dream | 1, 4:40 |