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Template:MMAstatsbox Kimo Leopoldo (born January 4, 1968 in Munich, Germany) was a 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 |
| 2006-10-06 | Loss |  Wes Sims
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TKO (Referee Stoppage) | Extreme Wars 5-Battlegrounds | 1, 1:13 | |
| 2006-09-30 | Loss |  Dave Legeno
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Cage Rage 18: Battleground | 1, 4:15 | |
| 2005-07-17 | Loss |  Ikuhisa Minowa
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Submission (Achilles Lock) | PRIDE Bushido 8 | 1, 3:11 | |
| 2005-05-07 | Win | Marcus Royster
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Submission (Forearm Choke) | ROTR 7 | 1, 4:18 | |
| 2004-06-19 | Loss | Ken Shamrock
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TKO (Knees) | UFC 48: Payback | 1, 1:26 | |
| 2003-06-06 | Win | Tank Abbott
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Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | UFC 43: Meltdown | 1, 1:59 | |
| 2002-07-05 | Win | Tim Lajcik
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TKO (Broken Toe) | WFA 2: Level 2 | 1, 1:55 | |
| 1998-03-13 | Loss | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
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Decision | UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou | 1, 15:00 | |
| 1997-10-11 | Draw | Dan Severn
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Draw | PRIDE 1 | 1, 30:00 | |
| 1997-04-16 | Win | Brian Johnston
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Submission (Forearm Choke) | Ultimate Explosion | 1, 1:43 | |
| 1996-12-07 | Win | Paul Varelans
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TKO (Strikes) | UFC UU 96 Ultimate Ultimate 1996 | 1, 9:08 | |
| 1996-11-17 | Win | Scott Bigelow
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | U-Japan | 1, 2:15 | |
| 1996-07-14 | Win | Kazushi Sakuraba
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Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Shoot Boxing-S-Cup 1996 | 1, 4:20 | |
| 1996-02-16 | Loss | Ken Shamrock
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Submission (Kneebar) | UFC 8: David vs. Goliath | 1, 4:24 | For UFC Superfight title |
| 1995-09-08 | Win | Fred Floyd
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | United Full Contact Federation 1 | 1, 0:47 | |
| 1994-12-10 | Win | Patrick Smith
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Submission (Punches) | K-1 – Legends '94 | 1, 3:00 | |
| 1994-09-09 | Loss |  Royce Gracie
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Submission (Armlock) | UFC 3: The American Dream | 1, 4:40 | |
References
- http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/54532/History-of-the-UFC:-UFC-III---The-American-Dream.htm
- The religion of Kimo Leopoldo, Ultimate Fighting champion
- Recent Articles at Sherdog.com
- ^ Kimo Suspended Six Months, Fined $5,000
- http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11727316