Karl Knothe
UFC DebutNickname“The Original Son of Punishment”
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Stillwater, Minnesota
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Gorilla Combat
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Karl Knothe makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
300-261-1
.535 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 25
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
29
25 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 29 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 13 KO · 6 sub · 1 decEFX · Brutaal · EC · Seconds Out / Vivid MMA · Brutaal Fight Night +14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Karol Bedorf15-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KSW 20 | Sep 15, 2012 |
| L | Bobby Lashley15-2 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 3:44 | SF 21 | Nov 11, 2011 |
| W | Victor Valimaki18-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:59 | TFC 12 | Dec 10, 2010 |
| W | Richard White16-20 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:44 | Seconds Out / Vivid MMA | Jul 30, 2010 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:45 | Seconds Out / Vivid MMA | Jun 19, 2010 | |
| W | Corey van Pelt | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 3:15 | Brutaal Fight Night | May 6, 2009 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:28 | EB | Mar 21, 2009 | |
| W | John Ott9-10 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:15 | Brutaal Fight Night | Mar 6, 2009 |
| W | Booker Bell | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | TCI | Feb 13, 2009 |
| W | Demian Decorah28-36-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:47 | Brutaal | Sep 5, 2008 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:58 | Barrera Promotions | Jul 12, 2008 | |
| W | Ross Ogden4-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 4:30 | Brutaal | Mar 7, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | — | Brutaal | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| W | Kyle Olsen32-26 | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | — | EFX | Aug 2, 2007 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | IFC | Apr 13, 2007 | |
| L | Dan Hutton5-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:49 | CFC 2 | Mar 10, 2007 |
| W | Nathan Kirby5-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | Mainstream MMA 5 | Feb 10, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:30 | EFX | Jan 20, 2007 | |
| L | Brian Heden31-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | EFX | Dec 7, 2006 |
| L | Chuck Grigsby23-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | EFX | Feb 1, 2006 |
| W | Chris Clark7-30 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 1:39 | XKK | Oct 22, 2005 |
| L | Cory Walmsley | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | — | UCS | Jul 30, 2005 |
| W | Cliff Sanders2-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | XKK | Jul 9, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | — | CFX 3 | Apr 23, 2005 | |
| W | Matt Lafromboise15-11 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:53 | CFX 2 | Sep 4, 2004 |
| L | Mike Whitehead27-8 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 1:17 | EC 58 | Jun 11, 2004 |
| W | Cliff Sanders2-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:22 | EC | Feb 13, 2004 |
| W | Kevin Campbell | Submission | Choke | R2 | — | EC | Jun 7, 2003 |
| W | Daniel Mondor1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EC | Jun 7, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionEC 56
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Chris Geschke0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | EC 56 | Mar 26, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.