Rob Kimmons was born on January 30,1981 and is a retired American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division.
18 Facts About Rob Kimmons
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Rob Kimmons knocked out David Webster in the first round to notch his first professional win.
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Rob Kimmons 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.
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Rob Kimmons fought for the title of World Series of Rumble Welterweight in 2006 and defeated Steve Schneider to become champion.
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Rob Kimmons 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.
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In July 2007, Rob Kimmons faced UFC veteran Marvin Eastman for the International Fighting Organization's middleweight title.
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Rob Kimmons dropped down to the welterweight division two months later to face Tristan Yunker for the IFO's welterweight title.
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Rob Kimmons submitted Yundt with a guillotine choke in round 1.
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Rob Kimmons had his second fight for the company on the UFC Fight Night 15 card, taking on Dan Miller.
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Rob Kimmons bounced back with a win on the UFC Fight Night 18 card by choking Joe Vedepo unconscious.
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Rob 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.
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Rob Kimmons then faced Steve Steinbeiss on August 1,2010, at UFC on Versus 2 and won unanimously.
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Rob Kimmons lost to Kyle Noke on November 13,2010, at UFC 122 via submission at 1:33 of round 2.
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Rob Kimmons next faced Dongi Yang on March 3,2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann.
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Rob Kimmons lost the fight via TKO due to punches near the end of the second round and was released from the promotion.
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Rob Kimmons faced Chuck Parmelee on September 10th, 2011, winning the fight in 53 seconds via Guillotine Choke.
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Rob Kimmons faced Andre Kase on October 6th, 2012, winning the fight 3:14 in the first round via TKO due to Knees.
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Rob Kimmons faced Dan McGlasson on November 17th, 2012, winning the fight via Submission due to strikes.