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Template:MMAstatsbox Kimo Leopoldo (born January 4, 1968 in Munich, Germany) is a retired German mixed martial artist, often billed as simply Kimo. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994 losing to Royce Gracie by submission. Kimo's fighting style has been described as freestyle, with a mixture of striking and grappling techniques. He was erroneously credited with a black belt in Taekwondo in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at UFC 3 (it is unclear whether Kimo or fight promoters originated this claim). Kimo is well known for his Christian beliefs: he sports many religious tattoos, and entered the arena at UFC 3 carrying a large cross on his back.

MMA career

In UFC 3, he lost to UFC 1 and UFC 2 champion Royce Gracie but succeeded in wearing down the smaller fighter, causing Gracie to forfeit his next match. Kimo returned at UFC 8 and fought Ken Shamrock for the UFC Superfight Championship, but lost early in the fight via submission.

Kimo would then go on to victories over Paul Varelans, professional wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow and Brian Johnston. Returning to the UFC at UFC: Battle in the Bayou, 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 again returned to the UFC at UFC 43, where he quickly defeated David "Tank" Abbott by arm triangle choke. Kimo went on to fight in the main event of UFC 48, where he fought Ken Shamrock in a rematch. Kimo was knocked out in the first round from knees to the head.

In his two most recent fights, Kimo lost to Dave Legeno by submission. He then lost to Wes Sims by TKO in X-1.

Drug Issues

In July, 2006, Leopoldo was slated to fight former UFC heavyweight champion and King of Pancrase Bas Rutten in the World Fighting Alliance. Two days before the match was scheduled to take place, Kimo tested positive for the banned substance Stanozolol, a form of anabolic steroids. Earlier in his career, he had been handed a six-month fight suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission following his match with Ken Shamrock at UFC 48 after testing positive for Stanozolol and illegal stimulants.

On February 16, 2009, it was reported that Leopoldo was arrested in Tustin, CA on charges of possession of a controlled substance. Leopoldo was standing by his car, wearing sandals, playing with a yo-yo, and donning a Long Beach, CA Police department jumpsuit which included a stitched-on badge that can only be worn by sworn officers. The cotton jumpsuit was designed for officers in the 1990s to wear in the event of major disaster response, such as a massive earthquake. Upon arrest he was found to be in possession of marijuana.

MMA Record

10 wins (2 TKO's, 8 submissions, 0 decisions), 7 losses, 1 draw.
Date	Outcome	Opponent	Method	Event	Round, time	Notes
10/6/2006	Loss	Wes Sims	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	Extreme Wars 5-Battlegrounds	1, 1:13
9/30/2006	Loss	Dave Legeno	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Cage Rage 18: Battleground	1, 4:15
7/17/2005	Loss	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (Achilles Lock)	PRIDE Bushido 8	1, 3:11
5/7/2005	Win	Marcus Royster	Submission (Forearm Choke)	ROTR 7	1, 4:18
6/19/2004	Loss	Ken Shamrock	TKO (Knees)	UFC 48: Payback	1, 1:26
6/6/2003	Win	Tank 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)	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	Scott Bigelow	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	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	For UFC Superfight title
9/8/1995	Win	Fred Floyd	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	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

References

External links

Professional MMA record for Kimo Leopoldo from Sherdog

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