Art Jimmerson

Arthur "Art" Jimmerson (born August 4, 1963) is a retired boxer & mixed martial artist who competed at super middleweight, light heavyweight, and cruiserweight. 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.

Art Jimmerson
BornArthur Jimmerson
(1963-08-04) August 4, 1963
St. Louis, Missouri.
Other namesOne Glove
NationalityAmerica
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
DivisionCruiserweight
Light heavyweight
Super middleweight
StyleBoxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSt. Louis, Missouri
Professional boxing record
Total51
Wins33
By knockout17
Losses18
Draws0
No contests0
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Biography

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In November 1993, Jimmerson competed at the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship competition, UFC 1. He came to his first match wearing only one boxing glove in order to protect his jab hand and leave free the other, which earned him the nickname of Art "One Glove" Jimmerson in the process. His opponent would be Brazilian jiu-jitsu master and eventual tournament winner Royce Gracie.

Gracie opened the fight keeping distance with Jimmerson via front kicks. He then shot a double leg takedown and achieved mount over the boxer, grapevining his legs and tying up his arms. After Gracie landed the first headbutt, Jimmerson, who had been unsuccessfully trying to get out of the hold, tapped out.[1] It was Jimmerson's first and last MMA match, as he returned to boxing shortly after.[2]

Later career

Jimmerson is now the head boxing coach at the UFC GYM in Torrance, CA.

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

Professional boxing record
33 Wins (17 knockouts, 16 decisions), 18 Losses (12 knockouts, 6 decisions)[4]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 33-18 Rydell "Rockin Rye" Booker TKO 2 23/11/2002 Danville, Virginia, United States
Loss 33-17 Mike "Honkytonk Hitman" Rodgers TKO 3 12/10/2002 Nashville, Tennessee, United States WBF World Cruiserweight/Super Cruiserweight Titles.
Loss 33-16 Rich "Mountain" LaMontagne TKO 1 28/06/2002 Boston, Massachusetts, United States EBA Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 33-15 Mike "Honytonk Hitman" Rodgers DQ 3 11/08/2001 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Loss 33-14 "King" Arthur Williams KO 1 09/01/1999 Pensacola, Florida, United States Art knocked out at 0:54 of the first round.
Loss 33-13 Adolpho Washington TKO 3 27/11/1998 Gary, Indiana, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the third round.
Loss 33-12 "Cowboy" Dale Brown KO 3 03/04/1998 Montreal, Quebec, Canada NABF Cruiserweight Title. Art knocked out at 1:10 of the third round.
Loss 33-11 Vassiliy "Tiger" Jirov TKO 2 06/12/1997 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the second round.
Loss 33-10 Terry Dunstan TKO 1 12/04/1997 Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Win 33-9 Earl Abernathy UD 6 23/09/1996 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss 32-9 Torsten May KO 5 09/09/1995 Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Loss 32-8 Brian LaSpada DQ 11 17/06/1995 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NABF Cruiserweight Title. Art disqualified at 2:31 of the 11th round for low blows.
Win 32-7 Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead SD 8 01/05/1995 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss 31-7 Holsey Ellingburg PTS 8 29/10/1994 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 31-6 Anthony Peat KO 3 10/10/1994 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 30-6 Lopez McGee PTS 6 01/04/1994 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss 29-6 Orlin "The Juice" Norris TKO 4 09/01/1994 Del Mar, California, United States
Win 29-5 Rick Myers TKO 4 27/09/1993 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 28-5 Tim Fitzgerald TKO 1 06/05/1993 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 27-5 Mike "Shane Mooney" Smith KO 2 15/03/1993 Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Win 26-5 Lopez McGee TKO 3 08/03/1993 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 25-5 Larry Prather UD 10 11/01/1993 St. Louis, Missouri, United States 98-92, 98-92, 98-94.
Win 24-5 Tim "Scrap Iron" Johnson PTS 10 30/11/1992 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 23-5 John Collier PTS 6 29/08/1992 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 22-5 Lopez McGee UD 8 17/08/1992 St. Louis, Missouri, United States 80-69, 80-72, 80-74.
Win 21-5 Sylvester White PTS 8 22/06/1992 Bridgeton, Missouri, United States
Win 20-5 Tim "Dark" Knight TKO 6 13/04/1992 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 19-5 Phil "The Thrill" Brown KO 3 27/03/1992 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 18-5 Jordan Keepers TKO 1 20/03/1992 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 17-5 Tim "Dark" Knight DQ 7 17/02/1992 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 16-5 William Dorsett TKO 1 06/01/1992 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 15-5 Paul McPeek TKO 9 03/05/1991 St. Louis, Missouri, United States IBC Americas Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss 14-5 "Boxing" Andrew Maynard RTD 3 29/04/1990 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 14-4 Randy Smith UD 10 09/03/1990 St. Louis, Missouri, United States 99-91, 98-93, 100-89.
Win 13-4 William Knorr TKO 1 16/02/1990 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss 12-4 Dennis "Hackney Rock" Andries UD 10 26/10/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 91-99, 88-100, 90-100.
Loss 12-3 Jeff "Hit Man" Harding UD 10 01/03/1989 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 90-100, 87-100, 82-100.
Win 12-2 Bill "Show Time" Lee UD 10 29/10/1988 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 11-2 Jerry Okorodudu UD 10 27/09/1988 St. Louis, Missouri, United States 99-93, 98-92, 96-94.
Win 10-2 Lenny "Rage" LaPaglia TKO 6 14/07/1988 New York City, United States
Win 9-2 Lopez McGee PTS 10 09/06/1988 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 8-2 "Dangerous" Danny Thomas PTS 6 19/05/1988 Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Win 7-2 Assim Rezzaq KO 3 05/03/1988 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 6-2 John "Papa" Moore SD 6 23/01/1988 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss 5-2 Manuel Murillo TKO 7 19/06/1986 San Diego, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the seventh round.
Loss 5-1 David Johnson MD 6 10/02/1986 Inglewood, California, United States 57-58, 56-59, 57-57.
Win 5-0 Danny Blake PTS 8 02/11/1985 San Francisco, California, United States
Win 4-0 "Big Bad" John Murphy TKO 2 27/09/1985 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win 3-0 Robert Williams TKO 2 18/07/1985 San Diego, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the second round.
Win 2-0 Manuel Leyva KO 1 27/06/1985 San Diego, California, United States Leyva knocked out at 2:24 of the first round.
Win 1-0 Sal Trujillo KO 1 25/04/1985 San Diego, California, United States Sal knocked out at 1:08 of the first round.

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 0
By submission 0 1
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Royce Gracie Submission (mount) UFC 1 November 12, 1993 1 2:18 Denver, Colorado, United States

See also

References
  1. Don Beu, The Ultimate Fighting Championship: Jujutsu and Royce Gracie Reign Supreme at No-Holds-Barred Tournament, Black Belt magazine, March 1994
  2. "Art "One Glove" Jimmerson Talks James Toney, UFC 1". Full Mount. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  3. "MMAFighting". Ariel Helwani. MMAFighting.
  4. "Art Jimmerson - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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