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Revision as of 01:24, 6 June 2006 by SkaTroma (talk | contribs) (corrected spelling)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Kimo Leopoldo (January 4,1964-) is a mixed martial artist, who was born in Munich, Germany and fights out of Hawaii, U.S.A. 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.
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 fought in the main event of UFC 48, where he fought fellow 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.
Kimo's professional MMA record is 11-5-1 as of March 2006.