Will Campuzano

Will Campuzano
Born May 27, 1986 (1986-05-27) (age 25)
Acapulco, Mexico
Nationality Mexican
American
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 138 lb (63 kg; 9.9 st)
Division Bantamweight
Reach 70 in (180 cm)
Fighting out of Sacramento, California
Team Mohler Mixed Martial Arts,
Team Alpha Male
Rank blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 9
By knockout 4
By submission 3
By decision 2
Losses 4
By knockout 1
By submission 2
By decision 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

William Campuzano (born May 27, 1986) is a Mexican American professional mixed martial artist from Mount Pleasant, Texas. He currently fights in the bantamweight division.

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Campuzano found his way into the world of mixed martial arts while attending college. "I used to fight a lot, like out on the street. When I was in college ... I took a Tae Kwon Do course where I met Tom Seabourne. He introduced me to Marcus Lanier who was a professional MMA fighter. He was looking for an assistant that could speak spanish. He had just opened up his own school in Mount Pleasant. And that got me into MMA."[1]

Campuzano won the first six fights of his mixed martial arts career, all by stoppage.

World Extreme Cagefighting

He made his WEC debut against Damacio Page at WEC 43, replacing an injured Akitoshi Tamura.[2] Page submitted Campuzano in the first round. Campuzano took the fight on just 11 days notice.[1]

In his next fight, Campuzano defeated Coty Wheeler on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46 via unanimous decision.[3] The bout earned the Fight of the Night award.[4]

Campuzano was expected to face Rafael Rebello on June 20, 2010 at WEC 49,[5][6] but instead faced former WEC Bantamweight Champion Eddie Wineland.[7] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[8] Campuzano faced Nick Pace on December 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale.[9] The fight was supposed to be the first bantamweight bout in UFC history, but Pace missed weight and the fight was changed to a catchweight bout. Campuzano lost the fight due to a pillory choke at 4:32 of round 3.[10][11][12]

Campuzano faced Chris Cariaso on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23.[13] For the fight, Campuzano moved his fight camp to Sacramento, California with Urijah Faber and his team, Team Alpha Male.[14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. He was released from the promotion due to 3 of his 4 fights ending in a loss.

Personal life

Campuzano fights out of Mohler Mixed Martial Arts where he received his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9-4 Randy Hinds Submission (rear naked choke) 24/7 Entertainment Presents Professional Cage Fighting 02011-04-08 April 8, 2011 1 2:18 Midland, Texas, United States
Loss 8-4 Chris Cariaso Decision (unanimous) UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 02011-01-22 January 22, 2011 3 5:00 Fort Hood, Texas, United States
Loss 8-3 Nick Pace Submission (pillory choke) The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale 02010-12-04 December 4, 2010 3 4:32 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fought at a catchweight of 138 lbs.
Win 8-2 Steve Garcia Decision (split) King of Kombat 9: Resurrection 02010-08-20 August 20, 2010 3 5:00 Austin, Texas, United States
Loss 7-2 Eddie Wineland TKO (punch to the body) WEC 49 02010-06-20 June 20, 2010 2 4:44 Edmonton, Alberta
Win 7-1 Coty Wheeler Decision (unanimous) WEC 46 02010-01-10 January 10, 2010 3 5:00 Sacramento, California, United States Won Fight of the Night Honors
Loss 6-1 Damacio Page Submission (rear naked choke) WEC 43 02009-10-10 October 10, 2009 1 1:02 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 6-0 Tim Snyder TKO (punches) Urban Rumble Championships 02009-05-23 May 23, 2009 1 2:59 Pasadena, Texas, United States
Win 5-0 Bryan Goldsby Submission (triangle choke) Cage Kings: Total Domination 02009-03-20 March 20, 2009 2 1:32 Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
Win 4-0 Doug Sonier TKO (punches) SWC 3: Valentine's Day Massacre 02008-02-21 February 21, 2008 1 1:36 Frisco, Texas, United States
Win 3-0 Jason Horak KO (punches) Cage Kings: Destruction at the Dome 02008-10-10 October 10, 2008 2 0:38 Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
Win 2-0 Seth Drago Submission (guillotine choke) LFC 2: Anarchy 02008-08-23 August 23, 2008 1 1:28 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Win 1-0 Trevor Robbins TKO (punches) Cage Kings 02008-07-18 July 18, 2008 1 0:48 Bossier City, Louisiana, United States

References

  1. ^ a b c "Will Campuzano looks to beat down Eddie Wineland". bleacherreport.com. 2010-06-19. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/408525-wec-49-interview-will-campuzano-looks-to-beat-down-eddie-wineland. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  2. ^ MMAjunkie.com (2009-09-24). "Texas product Will Campuzano replaces injured Akitoshi Tamura at WEC 43". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16299/texas-product-will-campuzano-replaces-injured-akitoshi-tamura-at-wec-43.mma. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
  3. ^ "WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson results". wec.tv/index.cfm. 2010-01-11. http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=39635. 
  4. ^ "WEC 46 bonuses: Campuzano, Wheeler and Faber each earn $10K". mmajunkie.com. 2010-01-11. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17509/wec-46-bonuses-campuzano-wheeler-and-faber-each-earn-10k.mma. 
  5. ^ "Bantamweights Will Campuzano vs. Rafael Rebello targeted for WEC 49 prelims". mmajunkie.com. 2010-04-30. http://mmajunkie.com/news/18951/bantamweights-will-campuzano-vs-rafael-rebello-in-the-works-for-wec-49-prelims.mma. 
  6. ^ "Confident Campuzano in line for WEC 49". ESPN In The Clinch. 2010-05-02. http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/mma/post/_/id/337/confident-will-campuzano-in-line-for-wec-49. 
  7. ^ "Will Campuzano promoted to WEC 49 main card, meets Eddie Wineland". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19186/will-campuzano-promoted-to-wec-49-main-card-meets-eddie-wineland.mma. Retrieved 2010-05-18. 
  8. ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21189/ufc-and-wec-set-to-merge-in-2011-events-to-air-on-versus-and-spike-tv.mma. 
  9. ^ "Will Campuzano vs. Nick Pace in the works for The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale". mmajunkie.com. November 5, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21290/will-campuzano-vs-nick-pace-in-the-works-for-the-ultimate-fighter-12-finale.mma. 
  10. ^ "UFC The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale". sherdog.com. December 4, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-The-Ultimate-Fighter-12-Finale-14462. 
  11. ^ "McDonald-Pace Ticketed for UFC 133 on Aug. 6". sherdog.com. April 14, 2011. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/McDonald-Pace-Ticketed-for-UFC-133-on-Aug-6-31606. 
  12. ^ "" Pillory " counter to rubber guard pass". YouTube.com/gabrielraindog. April 2, 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yct0FnRjGP8&feature=player_embedded#at=58. 
  13. ^ "Will Campuzano meets Chris Cariaso at UFC Fight Night 23". mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21989/will-campuzano-meets-chris-cariaso-at-ufc-fight-night-23.mma. 
  14. ^ http://mmaweekly.com/ufc-fight-for-the-troops-2-will-campuzano-calls-on-urijah-fabers-camp-to-re-tool

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