# Art Jimmerson

Arthur Jimmerson (August 4, 1962 – 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. It was Jimmerson's first and last MMA match, as he returned to boxing shortly after.

### 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.

### Death

Jimmerson died on May 8, 2024, at the age of 60.

## Professional boxing record

33 Wins (17 knockouts, 16 decisions), 18 Losses (12 knockouts, 6 decisions) :
| 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. |