| Kevin Knabjian | |
| Birth Date: | 1984 7, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| University: | Eastern Illinois University |
| Weight: | 170lb |
| Weight Class: | Welterweight Lightweight |
| Fighting Out Of: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Team: | Gilbert Grappling Team Hellhouse Midwest Training Center |
| Years Active: | 2003–2012 |
| Mma Kowin: | 6 |
| Mma Subwin: | 6 |
| Mma Koloss: | 3 |
| Mma Subloss: | 3 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Mma Draw: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 7730 |
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 UFC and 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]
|-|Loss|align=center||Drew Fickett|Submission (guillotine choke)|WMMA 1: Fighting for a Better World||align=center|1|align=center|3:38|El Paso, Texas, United States|Lightweight bout.|-|Win|align=center|12–6–1|Brandon Adamson|Submission (kimura)|XFO 42: Xtreme Fighting Organization||align=center|1|align=center|1:44|Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–6–1|John Tarrh|Submission (punches)|PCF: TWC 9: Berserk||align=center|1|align=center|0:36|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States||-|Loss|align=center|10–6–1|Nick Duell|KO (head kick)|NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 9||align=center|2|align=center|1:01|Canton, Ohio, United States||-|Loss|align=center|10–5–1|Brian Gassaway|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 25||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-|Loss|align=center|10–4–1|Jacob Volkmann|Submission (D'arce choke)|Bellator 7||align=center|2|align=center|1:42|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–3–1|Jacob Kuester|Submission (heel hook)|Extreme Challenge 101||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:26|Franklin, Wisconsin, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–3–1|Mario Stapel|TKO (punches)|Primetime Fighting Championships||align=center|1|align=center|2:02|Merrillville, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–3–1|Josh Rafferty|TKO (punches)|Xtreme Fighting Organization 22||align=center|1|align=center|1:58|Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–3–1|Josh Lee|Submission (rear-naked choke)|AB: Lockdown||align=center|1|align=center|3:51|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-|Loss|align=center|6–3–1|Brock Larson|TKO (punches)|WEC 28||align=center|1|align=center|0:27|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–2–1|Jedrzej Kubski|TKO (punches)|IMMAC 2: Attack||align=center|2|align=center|1:20|Chicago, Illinois, United States||- |Win|align=center|5–2–1|Grant Sarver|Submission (armbar)|CFC 1: Explosion||align=center|2|align=center|0:48|Tinley Park, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–2–1|Joe Geromiller|TKO (punches)|Courage Fighting Championships 7||align=center|3|align=center|0:55|Decatur, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–2–1|Randy Newell|Submission (armbar)|APEX: Undisputed||align=center|1|align=center|0:55|Montreal, Quebec, Canada||- |Win|align=center|2–2–1|Andre Garcia|TKO|DC 2: Duneland Classic 2||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Portage, Indiana, United States||-|Loss|align=center|1–2–1|LaVerne Clark|KO (punch)|Courage Fighting Championships 1||align=center|2|align=center|0:10|Decatur, Illinois, United States|Welterweight debut.|-|Loss|align=center|1–1–1|Miguel Gutierrez|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Cage Fighting Championship: Ultimate Fighting Mexico||align=center|2|align=center|N/A|Monterrey, Mexico||-|Win|align=center|1–0–1|Nino Marroquin|TKO (punches)|CFM: Cage Fighting Monterrey||align=center|3|align=center|N/A|Monterrey, Mexico||-| Draw|align=center|0–0–1|Adam Gibson|Draw|Shooto: Midwest Fighting||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Hammond, Indiana, United States||-