Rob Kimmons (born January 30, 1981) is a retired American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who last competed in the

Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

division. A professional from 2000 until 2013, he competed for the

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, WEC, and

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Background

Raised in the small town of

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, Kimmons wrestled his junior and senior seasons of high school, 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 and was signed to World Extreme Cagefighting and was given a fight against

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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 World Series of Rumble Welterweight title in 2006 and defeated Steve Schneider to become champion. He then fought in Shooto's American Welterweight Grand Prix where he defeated all competition with first-round knockouts or submissions to win the 16 man tournament. In July 2007, Kimmons faced UFC veteran,

Marvin Eastman Marvin Lee Eastman (born June 8, 1971) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2000 until 2013, he competed in K-1, the UFC, World Fighting Alliance, Maximum Fighting Championshi ...

for the International Fighting Organization's middleweight title. Kimmons lost the fight by decision. Kimmons then dropped down to the welterweight division two months later in order 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 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

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card by choking

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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

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on March 21, 2010 at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones, but Kimmons was forced off the card with an injury. Pierce is now set to face UFC newcomer Julio Paulino. Kimmons then faced

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on August 1, 2010 at

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and won via unanimous decision. Kimmons lost to

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on November 13, 2010 at

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via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:33 of round 2. Kimmons next faced

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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) *

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** Submission of the Night (One time) vs.

( technical guillotine choke)

Mixed martial arts record

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