1. Errol Zimmerman was born on April 20,1986 and is a Curacaoan-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands.
53 Facts About Errol Zimmerman
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Errol Zimmerman is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion.
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Errol Zimmerman has competed in the K-1, It's Showtime, SUPERKOMBAT and GLORY promotions and is currently signed to ONE Championship.
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Errol Zimmerman lost the fight by a toe hold, a move that is rarely seen in MMA, to the submission specialist.
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Errol Zimmerman began training aged 12 and competing in kickboxing in 2001 at the age of 15.
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Errol Zimmerman then followed this up with a fairly successful showing at the K-1 Canarias 2005 eight-man tournament in Tenerife, Spain on April 2,2005.
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Errol Zimmerman was able to bounce back by defeating Mutlu Karbulut in his next fight at It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam on June 12,2005.
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Errol Zimmerman was then given the chance to rematch Henriques Zowa at It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg on October 17,2005.
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Errol Zimmerman was able to avenge his loss to Zowa, defeating him by unanimous decision after five rounds.
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Errol Zimmerman began 2006 with a knockout loss to Naoufal Benazzouz on March 5.
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Errol Zimmerman was unable to get as far as the previous year as he was defeated by Gregory Tony on points at the first stage.
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Errol Zimmerman kicked off 2007 by knocking out Jerry Hofman in Amersfoort, Netherlands on January 21.
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Errol Zimmerman then recorded the two biggest wins of his career when he took decision wins over K-1 veterans Brecht Wallis and Petar Majstorovic.
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Errol Zimmerman defeated Wallis in the Netherlands on April 7, and then entered the eight-man tournament at K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 on May 4 to make his K-1 debut.
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Errol Zimmerman was unable to reproduce his earlier performance and lost a majority decision.
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Errol Zimmerman finished 2007 by TKOing Kenan Akbulut on November 17.
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Against Attila Karacs in the quarter-finals, Errol Zimmerman was given the TKO win when Karacs could not continue due to a cut on his shin.
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Errol Zimmerman then went up against Bjorn Bregy in the semis and, despite being dominated by the huge Swiss fighter in the first round and dropped in the third, was able to knock him out with a flurry of punches at the end of round three.
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Errol Zimmerman returned on March 28 against Peter Aerts at the K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama.
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Errol Zimmerman was able to take the Dutch legend into an extra round but lost via unanimous decision.
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Errol Zimmerman then went up against Mourad Bouzidi at It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam on May 16.
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Errol Zimmerman won by unanimous decision after an extra round.
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Errol Zimmerman was unable to advance past the first stage as he lost to three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion Remy Bonjasky by unanimous decision at the quarter-final stage.
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Errol Zimmerman returned to the winning column on May 21, taking only twenty-four seconds to demolish Romanian fans' favourite Catalin Morosanu at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest.
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Errol Zimmerman returned to the K-1 World Grand Prix for the third time on October 2 when he faced Daniel Ghita at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16.
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Errol Zimmerman did not qualify for the final eight this time as Ghita knocked him out less than twenty seconds into the second round.
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Errol Zimmerman looked out of shape during the fight, evident from his chubby body and breathing heavy after the first round.
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Errol Zimmerman was expected to face Hesdy Gerges at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16 on October 29.
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Errol Zimmerman won the tournament in devastating fashion, finishing all three of his opponents.
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Errol Zimmerman continued his impressive win streak into 2012 with a crushing knockout over Rico Verhoeven at It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden on January 28.
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Errol Zimmerman took less than a minute of round one to finish Verhoeven with a deadly four-punch combination.
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Errol Zimmerman did have his moments, where he rocked his opponent multiple times, but his lack of mobility and head movement made him an easy target for the much taller Schilt.
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Errol Zimmerman lost the match when his corner threw in the towel in the third round.
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Errol Zimmerman competed in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31,2012, but surprisingly lost to the unfancied Jamal Ben Saddik at the opening stage.
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Errol Zimmerman was floored by Ben Saddik in rounds one and two, but scored a knockdown of his own late in the second.
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Errol Zimmerman rematched Rico Verhoeven at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22,2013.
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Errol Zimmerman was knocked out by Daniel Ghita for the second time at Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21,2013, succumbing to a left hook at the 0:35 mark of round one.
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Errol Zimmerman was initially set to face Ben Edwards in the main event of Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014 but the match was transferred to the semi-finals of the Glory 16: Denver - Heavyweight Contendership Tournament in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3,2014.
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Errol Zimmerman stopped Edwards in round one, scoring two knockdowns over the Australian, before giving an almost identical performance in the final against Anderson "Braddock" Silva as he knocked his Brazilian opponent down three times to win via another first-round TKO and take the tournament crown.
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Errol Zimmerman stated in the post-fight press conference that he would have retired had he lost in the tournament.
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Errol Zimmerman completed a trilogy of fights against Rico Verhoeven when he faced him on February 6,2015, in the main event at Glory 19: Virginia.
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The anticipated bout ended in anticlimactic fashion as Errol Zimmerman sustained a knee injury in the second round, allowing Verhoeven to retain his Heavyweight title.
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Ten months later, Errol Zimmerman fought Thomas Vanneste during Glory 26.
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Errol Zimmerman won the fight by a second round KO.
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Errol Zimmerman then fought Murat Aygun for the WFL Heavyweight title, but lost the fight by decision.
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Errol Zimmerman beat Rinus Douma by decision in the semifinals, but lost to Adnan Redzovic by KO in the finals.
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Errol Zimmerman then fought a rematch with Zabit Samedov, which he lost by unanimous decision.
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Errol Zimmerman stopped the losing skid with a first round knockout of Luca Panto.
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Errol Zimmerman lost a decision to Patrick Schmid in the A1WCC Champions League Heavyweight Tournament, and lost by KO to Nidal Bchiri during Enfusion 70.
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Errol Zimmerman was scheduled to fight Rade Opacic at ONE: Big Bang 2, following a two year layoff.
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Errol Zimmerman lost the fight by knockout in round 2, failing to beat the ten count after being knocked down by a spinning heel kick.
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Errol Zimmerman was born and raised in Breda, the Netherlands to parents of Curacaoan and Surinamese descent.
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Errol Zimmerman has two daughters and a son, who he named after his former trainer Ramon Dekkers.