Art 'One Glove' Jimmerson, who fought in very first UFC event, dead at 60

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Boxer Art Jimmerson died Wednesday at age 60.

Despite 51 boxing matches, Jimmerson is perhaps best known for fighting with one boxing glove at the very first UFC competition in Denver on Nov. 12, 1993, his only MMA bout.

He did so in order for the referees of the bout to see him tap out, if necessary, thus earning the nickname "One Glove." It's also said he wore the glove to protect his jab hand.

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Art Jimmerson interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the UFC 167 weigh-in inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 15, 2013. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Jimmerson was part of the eight-fighter bracket that was the first UFC event; he lost in the first round to the eventual tournament champion, Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Royce Gracie.

"People can say whatever they want about Art Jimmerson," former UFC referee John McCarthy told ESPN. "But Art Jimmerson was a man who practiced an art – the art of boxing – and became incredibly successful with it. He was brave enough to take that art and test it against something he had no knowledge of."

Jiu-jitsu black belt Royce Gracie, right, kicks at cruiserweight boxer Art Jimmerson during a first-round match in the Ultimate Fighter Championships in Denver on Nov. 12, 1993. Gracie went on to win the match and eventually the championship. (Markus Boes)

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His first professional fight came on April 25, 1985, in San Diego against Sal Tujillo; his last was on Nov. 23, 2002.

Jimmerson went 33-9 in his first 42