Art Jimmerson

Art Jimmerson
Art Jimmerson
Born	Arthur Jimmerson; August 4, 1963; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	May 8, 2024 (aged 60)
Other names	Zorro; One Glove
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Division	Cruiserweight; Light heavyweight; Super middleweight
Style	Boxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	St. Louis, Missouri
Professional boxing record
Total	51
Wins	33
By knockout	17
Losses	18
Draws	0
No contests	0
Other information
	Boxing record from BoxRec
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Arthur Jimmerson (August 4, 1963 – May 8, 2024) was an American boxer and mixed martial artist who competed at super middleweight, light heavyweight, and cruiserweight. As an amateur, Jimmerson was the 1983 National Golden Gloves Middleweight champion. He finished his boxing career in 2002, with a record of 33–18.

As a professional boxer, he fought many world champions, including Dennis Andries, Jeff Harding, Vassiliy Jirov and Orlin Norris.

Biography

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In November 1993, Jimmerson competed at the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship competition, UFC 1. He came to his first match wearing only one boxing glove in order to protect his jab hand and leave free the other, which earned him the nickname of Art "One Glove" Jimmerson in the process. His opponent would be Brazilian jiu-jitsu master and eventual tournament winner Royce Gracie.

Gracie opened the fight keeping distance with Jimmerson via front kicks. He then shot a double leg takedown and achieved mount over the boxer, grapevining his legs and tying up his arms. After Gracie landed the first headbutt, Jimmerson, who had been unsuccessfully trying to get out of the hold, tapped out.^[1] It was Jimmerson's first and last MMA match, as he returned to boxing shortly after.^[2]

Later career

Jimmerson was the head boxing coach at the UFC GYM in Torrance, CA.

Jimmerson expressed an interest in fighting former YouTube sensation and UFC fighter Kimbo Slice in a boxing match.^[3]

Death

Jimmerson died on May 8, 2024, at the age of 60.^[4]^[5]

Professional boxing record

33 Wins (17 knockouts, 16 decisions), 18 Losses (12 knockouts, 6 decisions)^[6]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	33-18	Rydell Booker	TKO	2	23/11/2002	Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Loss	33-17	Mike Rodgers	TKO	3	12/10/2002	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	WBF Cruiserweight/Super Cruiserweight Titles.
Loss	33-16	Rich LaMontagne	TKO	1	28/06/2002	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	EBA Cruiserweight Title.
Loss	33-15	Mike Rodgers	DQ	3	11/08/2001	Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Loss	33-14	Arthur Williams	KO	1	09/01/1999	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.	Jimmerson knocked out at 0:54 of the first round.
Loss	33-13	Adolpho Washington	TKO	3	27/11/1998	Gary, Indiana, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the third round.
Loss	33-12	Dale Brown	KO	3	03/04/1998	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	NABF Cruiserweight Title. Jimmerson knocked out at 1:10 of the third round.
Loss	33-11	Vassiliy Jirov	TKO	2	Dec 6, 1997	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the second round.
Loss	33-10	Terry Dunstan	TKO	1	12/04/1997	Sheffield, England, U.K.
Win	33-9	Earl Abernathy	UD	6	23/09/1996	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Loss	32-9	Torsten May	KO	5	09/09/1995	Bielefeld, Germany
Loss	32-8	Brian LaSpada	DQ	11	17/06/1995	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	NABF Cruiserweight Title. Jimmerson disqualified at 2:31 of the 11th round for low blows.
Win	32-7	Jerry Halstead	SD	8	01/05/1995	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Loss	31-7	Holsey Ellingburg	PTS	8	29/10/1994	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	31-6	Anthony Peat	KO	3	10/10/1994	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	30-6	Lopez McGee	PTS	6	01/04/1994	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Loss	29-6	Orlin Norris	TKO	4	09/01/1994	Del Mar, California, U.S.
Win	29-5	Rick Myers	TKO	4	27/09/1993	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	28-5	Tim Fitzgerald	TKO	1	06/05/1993	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	27-5	Mike Smith	KO	2	15/03/1993	Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Win	26-5	Lopez McGee	TKO	3	08/03/1993	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	25-5	Larry Prather	UD	10	11/01/1993	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	24-5	Tim Johnson	PTS	10	30/11/1992	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	23-5	John Collier	PTS	6	29/08/1992	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	22-5	Lopez McGee	UD	8	17/08/1992	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	21-5	Sylvester White	PTS	8	22/06/1992	Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S.
Win	20-5	Tim Knight	TKO	6	13/04/1992	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	19-5	Phil Brown	KO	3	27/03/1992	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	18-5	Jordan Keepers	TKO	1	20/03/1992	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	17-5	Tim Knight	DQ	7	17/02/1992	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	16-5	William Dorsett	TKO	1	06/01/1992	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	15-5	Paul McPeek	TKO	9	03/05/1991	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.	IBC Americas Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	14-5	Andrew Maynard	RTD	3	29/04/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	14-4	Randy Smith	UD	10	09/03/1990	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	13-4	William Knorr	TKO	1	16/02/1990	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Loss	12-4	Dennis Andries	UD	10	26/10/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	12-3	Jeff Harding	UD	10	01/03/1989	Newcastle, Australia
Win	12-2	Bill Lee	UD	10	29/10/1988	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	11-2	Jerry Okorodudu	UD	10	27/09/1988	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	10-2	Lenny LaPaglia	TKO	6	14/07/1988	New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	9-2	Lopez McGee	PTS	10	09/06/1988	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	8-2	Danny Thomas	PTS	6	19/05/1988	Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Win	7-2	Assim Rezzaq	KO	3	05/03/1988	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	6-2	John Moore	SD	6	23/01/1988	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Loss	5-2	Manuel Murillo	TKO	7	19/06/1986	San Diego, California, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the seventh round.
Loss	5-1	David Johnson	MD	6	10/02/1986	Inglewood, California, U.S.
Win	5-0	Danny Blake	PTS	8	02/11/1985	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Win	4-0	John Murphy	TKO	2	27/09/1985	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Win	3-0	Robert Williams	TKO	2	18/07/1985	San Diego, California, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the second round.
Win	2-0	Manuel Leyva	KO	1	27/06/1985	San Diego, California, U.S.	Leyva knocked out at 2:24 of the first round.
Win	1-0	Sal Trujillo	KO	1	25/04/1985	San Diego, California, U.S.	Trujillo knocked out at 1:08 of the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match	0 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	0
By submission	0	1
By decision	0	0


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0–1	Royce Gracie	Submission (smother choke)	UFC 1	November 12, 1993	1	2:18	Denver, Colorado, United States	UFC 1 Tournament Quarterfinal.

References

^ Don Beu, The Ultimate Fighting Championship: Jujutsu and Royce Gracie Reign Supreme at No-Holds-Barred Tournament, Black Belt magazine, March 1994
^ "Art "One Glove" Jimmerson Talks James Toney, UFC 1". Full Mount. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
^ "MMAFighting". Ariel Helwani. MMAFighting.
^ UFC pioneer Art 'One Glove' Jimmerson dies at age 60 ESPN
^ "Art Jimmerson, UFC 1 pioneer and professional boxer, dead at 60". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
^ "Art Jimmerson - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

External links

Boxing record for Art Jimmerson from BoxRec (registration required)
Art Jimmerson at IMDb
Official page on Blogger
Professional MMA record for Art Jimmerson from Sherdog
Art Jimmerson at UFC
Art Jimmerson: Where is he now

[Black-1] Don Beu, The Ultimate Fighting Championship: Jujutsu and Royce Gracie Reign Supreme at No-Holds-Barred Tournament, Black Belt magazine, March 1994

[2] "Art "One Glove" Jimmerson Talks James Toney, UFC 1". Full Mount. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-11.

[3] "MMAFighting". Ariel Helwani. MMAFighting.

[4] UFC pioneer Art 'One Glove' Jimmerson dies at age 60 ESPN

[5] "Art Jimmerson, UFC 1 pioneer and professional boxer, dead at 60". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.

[6] "Art Jimmerson - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

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