Kevin Knabjian is an America

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

n mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 of Armenian

Armenians

Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 descent. He has competed in various promotions, debuting in Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

 in 2003 and going on to fight in CFC, WEC

World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...

 and Bellator Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Knabjian went to Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a...

, from which he graduated with a degree in Business Management. Together with fellow EIU student, Brian Ebersole

Brian Ebersole

Brian Ebersole is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently fighting under the Ultimate Fighting Championship as of February 2011. Ebersole is a veteran of the mixed martial arts world with a total of 64 professional fights. He has been known to have an iron chin, never being knocked out...

, he started practicing MMA when he was in his freshman year of college. He also wrestled for EIU, a Division 1 school.

His fighting debut was in the Japanese Shooto MMA organization, where he fought Adam Gibson to a draw. His WEC debut ended unsuccessfully when he was knocked out by Brock Larson

Brock Larson

Brock Orville Larson is an American mixed martial artist from Brainerd, Minnesota. He most recently competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Larson also competed in World Extreme Cagefighting, before it discontinued its welterweight division, and on the...

 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

The Ultimate Fighter 1

The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered on January 17, 2005. Sixteen mixed martial arts fighters were invited to participate in the show where they would reside together and train in two separate teams...

 fighter Josh Rafferty by TKO.

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-5-1
|  Brian Gassaway
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 25
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Chicago, Illinois, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-4-1
|  Jacob Volkmann

Jacob Volkmann

Jacob Joseph Volkmann is an American mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division and formerly at welterweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Volkmann had made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest...

|Submission (brabo choke)
|Bellator 7
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:42
|Chicago, Illinois, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-3-1
|  Jacob Kuester
|Submission (heel hook)
|EC 101 - Extreme Challenge 101
|
|
|
|Franklin, Wisconsin

Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Franklin is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Franklin is a suburb of Milwaukee with a population of 35,451 as of the 2010 census.-Transportation:...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-3-1
|  Mario Stapel
|TKO
|PFC - Primetime Fighting Championships
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:02
|Merrillville, Indiana

Merrillville, Indiana

Merrillville is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 35,246 at the 2010 census. Merrillville is located in the east-central portion of Lake County.-Geography:Merrillville is located at ....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-3-1
|  Josh Rafferty

Josh Rafferty

Josh Rafferty is an American mixed martial artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He best known for his appearance on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

|TKO
|XFO 22 - Xtreme Fighting Organization
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:58
|Crystal Lake, Illinois

Crystal Lake, Illinois

Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs. It is named after Crystal Lake, a lake located west-southwest of downtown. Crystal Lake is also a suburb of the city of Chicago. The population was 38,000 at the 2000 census, but as of...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-3-1
|  Josh Lee
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|AB (promotion) - Lockdown
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:51
|Chicago, Illinois, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-3-1
|  Brock Larson

Brock Larson

Brock Orville Larson is an American mixed martial artist from Brainerd, Minnesota. He most recently competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Larson also competed in World Extreme Cagefighting, before it discontinued its welterweight division, and on the...

|TKO
|WEC 28

WEC 28

WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar was the fourth mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management. The event was held on June 3, 2007. WEC 28 was the first WEC to be aired live on the Versus Network. The main event was a Featherweight title defense by WEC Featherweight...

 - WrekCage
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:27
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-2-1
|  Jedrzej Kubski
|TKO
|IMMAC 2 - Attack
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:20
|Chicago, Illinois, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-2-1
|  Grant Sarver
|Submission (armbar)
|CFC 1 - Explosion
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:48
|Tinley Park, Illinois

Tinley Park, Illinois

Tinley Park is a village located primarily in Cook County, Illinois, United States with a small portion in Will County. The population was 48,401 at the 2000 census, and 58,322 in the 2007 census. It is one of the fastest growing suburbs south of Chicago...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-2-1
|  Joe Geromiller
|TKO
|CFC 7 - Courage Fighting Championships 7
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|0:55
|Decatur, Illinois

Decatur, Illinois

Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-2-1
|  Randy Newell
|Submission (armbar)
|APEX - Undisputed
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:55
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-2-1
|  Andre Garcia
|TKO
|DC 2 - Duneland Classic 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Portage, Indiana

Portage, Indiana

Portage is a city in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 36,828 as of the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Porter County, and third largest in Northwest Indiana.-Geography:...

, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-2-1
|  LaVerne Clark
|KO
|CFC 1 - Courage Fighting Championships 1
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:10
|Decatur, Illinois

Decatur, Illinois

Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...

, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-1-1
|  Miguel Gutierrez

Miguel Gutiérrez

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|Submission (rear naked choke)
|CFM

CFM

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 - Ultimate Fighting Mexico
|
|
|
|Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

, Mexico

Mexico

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|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0-1
|  Nino Marroquin
|TKO
|CFM

CFM

CFM is an abbreviation for cubic feet per minute which is a measure of flow for liquids and gases, like air or water. CFM may also refer to:*Calea Ferată din Moldova, the Moldovan State Railway...

 - Cage Fighting Monterrey
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|N/A
|Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|0-0-1
|  Adam Gibson
|Draw
|Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

 - Midwest Fighting
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Hammond, Indiana

Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....

, USA
|
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