Kevin Knabjian
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lightweight
| Kevin Knabjian | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1984 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight Lightweight |
| Fighting out of | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Team | Gilbert Grappling Team Hellhouse Midwest Training Center |
| Years active | 2003–2012 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Eastern Illinois University |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kevin Knabjian (born July 5, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist of Armenian descent. A professional from 2003 until 2012, he competed for the WEC.
Knabjian went to Eastern Illinois University, from which he graduated with a degree in Business Management. Together with fellow EIU student, Brian Ebersole, he started practicing MMA when he was in his freshman year of college.[1][2] He also wrestled for EIU, a Division 1 school.
In his professional debut Knabjian fought Adam Gibson to a draw. His WEC debut ended unsuccessfully when he was knocked out by Brock Larson only 27 seconds into the fight; he went on to compete in other promotions, such as XFO, where he has drawn attention as the title fight of XFO 22, defeating Ultimate Fighter 1 fighter Josh Rafferty by TKO.[3]
