Art Jimmerson
Name: Art Jimmerson
Alias: Zorro
Birth Name: Arthur Lee Jimmerson
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 2024-05-08 (Age:60)
Height: 180cm
Reach: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
As an amateur, Jimmerson was the 1983 National Golden Gloves Middleweight champion.
UFC 1
Jimmerson is well known to many fans of MMA/UFC for having fought against the eventual tournament winner, Royce Gracie, at the inaugural UFC event, The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) in Denver, Colorado, November 13, 1993. Jimmerson, who memorably fought wearing only one boxing glove, lost by submission at 2:18 into the fight. From Jimmerson's Wikipedia entry: "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."