Ryan Jimmo was a Canadian mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
38 Facts About Ryan Jimmo
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Ryan Jimmo mostly fought in Canada and competed on the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter.
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Ryan Jimmo has a background in karate, beginning the martial art from a very young age and was taught by his father, a 5th degree black belt.
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Ryan Jimmo's father competed in Japan twice and was placed 5th in the world in his style.
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Ryan Jimmo himself began competition when he was 10 years old, winning provincial and regional championships.
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Ryan Jimmo competed nationally before being shown mixed martial arts.
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At St Malachy's Memorial High School, Ryan Jimmo was captain of the football team and president of the chess club.
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Ryan Jimmo began amateur bodybuilding after breaking his leg from karate in 2004.
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Ryan Jimmo then appeared at MFC - Unplugged 3 and defeated Dwayne Lewis via unanimous decision.
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Ryan Jimmo previously trained out of Power MMA and Fitness in Gilbert, Arizona.
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Ryan Jimmo was selected as one of the sixteen light heavyweights in the eighth season.
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Ryan Jimmo's first fight, to get entry into the house was against Antwain Britt.
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Ryan Jimmo then re-joined Maximum Fighting Championship and made his promotional debut at MFC 21 against Mychal Clark.
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Ryan Jimmo followed this up with a split decision victory over UFC veteran Marvin Eastman at MFC 22.
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Ryan Jimmo's third fight in MFC was against Emanuel Newton at MFC 23.
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Ryan Jimmo reportedly controlled most of the bout in the clinch and took a unanimous decision victory.
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Unfortunately, though, Ryan Jimmo has failed to capitalize on numerous opportunities to cement himself in the title picture because he hasn't been a big finisher despite a 12-fight winning streak.
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Ryan Jimmo used various striking techniques to control his opponent and dropped Gouveia on a few occasions.
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Ryan Jimmo walked away with a unanimous decision.
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Ryan Jimmo attributed the victory to Gouveia gassing out after his difficulty with making weight.
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Ryan Jimmo was then scheduled to fight for the Maximum Fighting Championship's Light Heavyweight title against newcomer Glover Teixeira, but Ryan Jimmo questioned why he had been made to work for a title shot, while Teixeira, "a relative unknown" received a shot immediately.
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Ryan Jimmo defeated fellow Canadian, Dwayne Lewis at MFC 28 on February 25,2011, to win the vacant MFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
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Ryan Jimmo defended his title against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at MFC 31, winning a controversial unanimous decision.
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Ryan Jimmo was expected to make his promotional debut against Karlos Vemola on January 20,2012, at UFC on FX 1.
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However, Ryan Jimmo was forced from the bout with an injury.
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Ryan Jimmo faced Anthony Perosh on July 21,2012, at UFC 149.
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Ryan Jimmo won the fight via knockout in seven seconds, making it tied for the third fastest knockout in UFC history.
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Ryan Jimmo had a successful first round as Jimmo dropped Te-Huna with a head kick.
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Ryan Jimmo next fought Igor Pokrajac at UFC 161 on June 15,2013.
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Ryan Jimmo faced Jimi Manuwa on October 26,2013, at UFC Fight Night 30.
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Ryan Jimmo lost the fight via TKO in the second round due to a leg injury.
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Ryan Jimmo was expected to face UFC newcomer Steve Bosse at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale on April 16,2014, in Quebec City.
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Ryan Jimmo won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Ryan Jimmo faced Ovince St Preux on June 14,2014, at UFC 174.
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Ryan Jimmo lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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Ryan Jimmo faced Francimar Barroso on May 30,2015, at UFC Fight Night 67.
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Ryan Jimmo was involved in a parking lot altercation early in the morning of June 26,2016, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Ryan Jimmo argued with the driver of a truck, and as Jimmo was walking away, the driver ran him over and left the scene.