Overview
Rob Kimmons (born January 30, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division. A professional from 2000 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, WEC, and Titan FC.
Background
Raised in the small town of Rosedale, Kansas, Kimmons wrestled his junior and senior high school seasons, earning first-team all-state honors his senior year.
Mixed martial arts career
After compiling an amateur MMA record of 16–0, Kimmons made his professional mixed martial arts debut on November 21, 2003, for the HOOKnSHOOT promotion. He knocked out David Webster in the first round to notch his first professional win. Rob won two more times in 2004, was signed to World Extreme Cagefighting, and was given a fight against Joe Riggs for the vacant middleweight title. Kimmons lost the fight in the first round. After winning six straight fights since the loss to Riggs, Kimmons took his second loss, this time to Ryan Jensen. Kimmons fought for the title of World Series of Rumble Welterweight in 2006 and defeated Steve Schneider to become champion. He then fought in Shooto's American Welterweight Grand Prix, defeating all the competition with first-round knockouts or submissions to win the 16-man tournament.
In July 2007, Kimmons faced UFC veteran Marvin Eastman for the International Fighting Organization's middleweight title. Kimmons lost the fight by decision. Kimmons dropped down to the welterweight division two months later to face Tristan Yunker for the IFO's welterweight title. Kimmons won the title in the first round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Kimmons made his debut, defeating Rob Yundt on the undercard of the TUF 7 Finale. Kimmons submitted Yundt with a guillotine choke in round 1. He had his second fight for the company on the UFC Fight Night 15 card, taking on Dan Miller. Miller dominated the fight and submitted Kimmons early in round one. Kimmons bounced back with a win on the UFC Fight Night 18 card by choking Joe Vedepo unconscious. Kimmons won submission of the night honors. After suffering a TKO loss to Jorge Rivera, Kimmons plans to move to the UFC welterweight division instead of middleweight. Kimmons was scheduled to face Mike Pierce on March 21, 2010, at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones but was forced off the card with an injury. Pierce is now set to face UFC newcomer Julio Paulino. Kimmons then faced Steve Steinbeiss on August 1, 2010, at UFC on Versus 2 and won unanimously.
Kimmons lost to Kyle Noke on November 13, 2010, at UFC 122 via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:33 of round 2. Kimmons next faced Dongi Yang on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. He lost the fight via TKO due to punches near the end of the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion.
Post UFC
He faced Chuck Parmelee on September 10th, 2011, winning the fight in 53 seconds via Guillotine Choke. He faced Andre Kase on October 6th, 2012, winning the fight 3:14 in the first round via TKO due to Knees. He faced Dan McGlasson on November 17th, 2012, winning the fight via Submission due to strikes.
Championships and accomplishments
*International Fighting Organization **IFO Welterweight Championship (One time) *Ultimate Fighting Championship **Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Joe Vedepo (technical guillotine choke)
Mixed martial arts record
- Loss align=center 25–9 Tyler Stinson TKO (punches) Epic Fight Night 1: Stinson vs. Kimmons align=center 1 align=center 0:54 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Win align=center 25–8 Jake Bramstone TKO (submission to punches) Tommy Tran Promotions align=center 1 align=center 3:25 Branson, Missouri, United States Return to Welterweight. - Win align=center 24–8 Chuck Parmelee Submission (guillotine choke) Shark Fights 19 align=center 1 align=center 0:53 Independence, Missouri, United States Catchweight (174 lbs) bout. - Loss align=center 23–8 Brendan Seguin Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 19 align=center 3 align=center 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States - Loss align=center 23–7 Yang Dongi TKO (punches) UFC Live: Sanchez vs.
Kampmann align=center 2 align=center 4:47 Louisville, Kentucky, United States - Loss align=center 23–6 Kyle Noke Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 122 align=center 2 align=center 1:33 Oberhausen, Germany - Win align=center 23–5 Steve Steinbeiss Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko align=center 3 align=center 5:00 San Diego, California, United States - Loss align=center 22–5 Jorge Rivera TKO (punches) UFC 104 align=center 3 align=center 1:53 Los Angeles, California, United States - Win align=center 22–4 Joe Vedepo Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann align=center 1 align=center 1:54 Nashville, Tennessee, United States - Loss align=center 21–4 Dan Miller Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs.
Neer align=center 1 align=center 1:27 Omaha, Nebraska, United States - Win align=center 21–3 Rob Yundt Submission (guillotine choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale align=center 1 align=center 3:58 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Middleweight. - Win align=center 20–3 Ryan Sheeper Submission World Cage FC align=center 1 align=center 1:36 Missouri, United States - Win align=center 19–3 Fernando Rivera Submission Titan FC 11 align=center 1 align=center 1:10 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Win align=center 18–3 Tristan Yunker Submission (rear-naked choke) International Fighting Organization: Kimmons vs. Yunker align=center 1 align=center 2:55 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - Loss align=center 17–3 Marvin Eastman Decision (unanimous) International Fighting Organization: Eastman vs.
Kimmons align=center 5 align=center 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - Win align=center 17–2 Curt Bee TKO American Bushido: 2007 GP Final align=center 1 align=center 1:53 McCook, Illinois, United States - Win align=center 16–2 Joe Enright Submission (guillotine choke) American Bushido: 2007 GP Semifinals align=center 1 align=center 2:21 McCook, Illinois, United States - Win align=center 15–2 Jasper Mayfield Submission (rear-naked choke) Titan FC 7 align=center 1 align=center 1:43 Kansas City, Kansas, United States - Win align=center 14–2 Josh Lee Submission (triangle choke) American Bushido: 07 GP Quarterfinals align=center 1 align=center 1:46 McCook, Illinois, United States Welterweight debut. - Win align=center 13–2 Charlie Kropf Submission (guillotine choke) Titan FC 6 align=center 1 align=center 1:50 Kansas City, Kansas, United States - Win align=center 12–2 Steve Schneider Decision (unanimous) World Series of Rumble align=center 3 align=center 5:00 Kansas, United States - Win align=center 11–2 Sean Huffman Submission (rear-naked choke) Titan FC 5 align=center 1 align=center 0:47 Kansas City, Kansas, United States - Win align=center 10–2 Mike Van Meer Submission (guillotine choke) Titan FC 4 align=center 1 align=center 3:35 Kansas City, Kansas, United States - Loss align=center 9–2 Ryan Jensen Submission (choke) Victory FC 14: Aggression align=center 1 align=center N/A United States - Win align=center 9–1 Mike Van Meer TKO (submission to punches) Midwest Cage Championship 2: Midwest Xplosion align=center 2 align=center 1:56 Des Moines, Iowa, United States - Win align=center 8–1 Kenny Stevens Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 1 align=center 3 align=center 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States - Win align=center 7–1 Darin Brudigan Decision (unanimous) Victory FC 12: Warpath align=center 3 align=center 5:00 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States - Win align=center 6–1 Brian Green KO (punch) Midwest Cage Championship 1: In the Beginning align=center 1 align=center 0:50 Des Moines, Iowa, United States - Win align=center 5–1 Dan Rau Submission (guillotine choke) Victory FC 11: Demolition align=center 1 align=center 2:15 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States - Win align=center 4–1 James Wade TKO (punches) Shooto: Battle at the Ballpark align=center 1 align=center 2:20 St.
Louis, Missouri, United States - Loss align=center 3–1 Joe Riggs TKO (submission to punches) WEC 15 align=center 1 align=center 1:24 Lemoore, California, United States For the vacant WEC Middleweight Championship. - Win align=center 3–0 Chad Sullivan TKO International Sport Combat Federation: Clash of the Titans align=center 1 align=center 0:27 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Win align=center 2–0 Jason Purcell Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory FC 7: Showdown align=center 1 align=center N/A Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States - Win align=center 1–0 David Webster KO HOOKnSHOOT: Kansas City align=center 1 align=center N/A Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Amateur mixed martial arts record
Win align=center 7–0 Cameron Smith Submission Adrenaline Extreme Combat 5: War in the Cage 5 align=center 1 align=center 3:10 Kansas City, Kansas, United States - Win align=center 6–0 Tommy Eblen TKO Adrenaline Extreme Combat 4 align=center 2 align=center 2:10 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Win align=center 5–0 Nathan Frampton Submission KO Fight Night Promotions: Beaumont Brawl 2 align=center 1 align=center N/A Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Win align=center 4–0 Chris Henning TKO KO Fight Night Promotions: Blood and Sweat align=center 1 align=center N/A Blue Springs, Missouri, United States - Win align=center 3–0 Aaron Bollig TKO International Sport Combat Federation: Cowtown Rumble 3 align=center 1 align=center N/A Kansas City, Kansas, United States - Win align=center 2–0 Josh Hargis Submission (punches) International Sport Combat Federation: Cowtown Rumble 2 align=center 2 align=center N/A Independence, Missouri, United States - Win align=center 1–0 Mike Searcy TKO International Sport Combat Federation: Cowtown Rumble 1 align=center 1 align=center 0:09 Independence, Missouri, United States
See also
*List of male mixed martial artists