Derek Campos
Derek Campos | |
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Born | Francisco Derek Campos April 1, 1988 Lubbock, Texas, United States |
Other names | The Stallion |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
Division | Lightweight Featherweight |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Fighting out of | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
Team | Mohler MMA |
Years active | 2009–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 32 |
Wins | 20 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 9 |
Losses | 12 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 4 |
University | Brookhaven College |
Notable school(s) | Coronado High School |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Francisco Derek Campos (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional
Background
Originally from Lubbock, Texas, Campos competed in high school football and first began training in boxing and wrestling at the age of 19.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
After a 2–0 amateur career, Campos started his professional career in 2009, fighting exclusively for Texas and Louisiana-based promotions.
In 2012, with a record of 9–2, Campos signed with Bellator.[2]
Bellator MMA
Campos made his promotional debut against
Campos faced
Campos faced Martin Stapleton on November 8, 2013, at
Campos was expected to rematch
Campos faced Estevan Payan on September 26, 2014, at
Stepping in for a recently retired
Campos faced former
Campos finally rematched
Campos next faced
Campos faced up-and-coming Djamil Chan at
Campos faced
Campos was expected to face
Campos faced Patricky Freire in a rematch at
In his next fight, Campos moved down to Featherweight and faced
Campos next faced
Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix
In the opening round of the Featherweight Grand Prix, Campos faced former two-time Bellator Featherweight world champion
In the quarterfinals, Campos faced
He lost the bout via third round submission.Post grand-prix
Campos was expected to face
On October 27, 2020, it was announced that Campos had been released from Bellator.[26]
Post-Bellator career
After almost a decade in Bellator, Campos was scheduled to face Kyle Bochniak at XMMA2 on July 30, 2021.[27] However, Campos withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Marcus Brimage.[28]
Campos faced Diego Brandão at Peak Fighting 29 on June 10, 2023, losing the bout via unanimous decision.[29]
Bare-knuckle boxing
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Campos will make his debut against former UFC fighter Michael Trizano in a lightweight bout at BKFC 61 on May 11, 2024.[30]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- King of the Cage
- KOTC Light Welterweight Championship (One time)[31]
Mixed martial arts record
32 matches | 20 wins | 12 losses |
By knockout | 6 | 4 |
By submission | 5 | 4 |
By decision | 9 | 4 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 20–12 | Diego Brandão | Decision (unanimous) | Peak Fighting 29 | June 10, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Catchweight (160 lb) bout. |
Loss | 20–11 | Keoni Diggs | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 246
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September 12, 2020 | 3 | 4:59 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Return to Lightweight; Diggs missed weight (157 lbs). |
Loss | 20–10 | A.J. McKee
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Submission (armbar) | Bellator 236
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December 21, 2019 | 3 | 1:08 | Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
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Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinals. |
Win | 20–9 | Daniel Straus
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Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 226
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September 7, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Opening Round. |
Loss | 19–9 | Pedro Carvalho | TKO (punches) | Bellator: Birmingham
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May 4, 2019 | 1 | 2:02 | Birmingham, England , United Kingdom
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Lightweight bout. |
Loss | 19–8 | Sam Sicilia | Decision (split) | Bellator 212
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December 14, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
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Featherweight debut. |
Loss | 19–7 | Patricky Pitbull | TKO (punches) | Bellator 194
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February 16, 2018 | 1 | 2:23 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 19–6 | Brandon Girtz | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Bellator 181
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July 14, 2017 | 2 | 5:00 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
Win | 18–6 | Derek Anderson | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 170
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January 21, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
Win | 17–6 | Djamil Chan | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 161
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September 16, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Cedar Park, Texas, United States | |
Win | 16–6 | Melvin Guillard | KO (punches) | Bellator 149
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February 19, 2016 | 2 | 0:32 | Houston, Texas , United States
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Loss | 15–6 | Brandon Girtz | KO (punches) | Bellator 146
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November 20, 2015 | 1 | 0:37 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
Loss | 15–5 | Michael Chandler | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 138
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June 19, 2015 | 1 | 2:17 | St. Louis, Missouri , United States
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Win | 15–4 | Estevan Payan | KO (punch) | Bellator 126
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September 26, 2014 | 1 | 0:31 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
Loss | 14–4 | Patricky Freire
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TKO (punches) | Bellator 117
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April 18, 2014 | 2 | 0:52 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | Bellator Season Ten Lightweight Tournament Semifinal. |
Win | 14–3 | Tim Welch | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 113
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March 21, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Mulvane, Kansas, United States | Bellator Season Ten Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
Win | 13–3 | Martin Stapleton | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 107
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November 8, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | Catchweight (157 lbs) bout; both fighters missed weight.[32] |
Win | 12–3 | Brandon Girtz | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 96
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June 19, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | Catchweight (157.2 lbs) bout; Campos missed weight.[33] |
Win | 11–3 | Derrick Krantz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ascend Combat: Mayhem 3 | May 11, 2013 | 3 | 4:15 | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | Catchweight (160 lbs) bout.[34] |
Win | 10–3 | Joe Condon | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Stranglehold | October 6, 2012 | 3 | 1:56 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | Won the King of the Cage Light Welterweight Championship .
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Loss | 9–3 | Rich Clementi | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 70
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May 25, 2012 | 1 | 4:18 | New Orleans, Louisiana , United States
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Catchweight (157 lbs) bout; Clementi missed weight.[35] |
Win | 9–2 | Kota Okazawa | Submission (neck crank) | G1 Fights: Sovereign Valor | January 28, 2012 | 2 | 3:46 | Kinder, Louisiana, United States | |
Loss | 8–2 | Scott Cleve | Decision (split) | Ultimate Warrior Fighting 1: Huerta vs. War Machine | November 26, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Pharr, Texas, United States | |
Win | 8–1 | Marcus Andrusia | TKO (punches) | Global Fighting Alliance 15 | October 29, 2011 | 1 | 1:37 | Sulphur, Louisiana, United States | |
Win | 7–1 | Gilbert Jimenez | Decision (unanimous) | Triple A Promotions | July 29, 2011 | 3 | 3:00 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
Win | 6–1 | Cody Pfister | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Undisputed MMA 1 | June 18, 2011 | 1 | 2:55 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
Win | 5–1 | Anselmo Luna | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 11: Humes vs Buentello | May 22, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Odessa, Texas, United States | |
Loss | 4–1 | Diego Brandão | Decision (split) | King of Kombat 8: The Uprising | February 27, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Yosdenis Cedeno | Submission | Art of War: Mano A Mano | July 12, 2009 | 3 | 1:59 | Mesquite, Texas, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Adam Schindler | Decision (unanimous) | King of Kombat 6: Fists of Fury | April 25, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Clay Shackleford | KO (punch) | Global Fighting Alliance: Mardi Gras Mayhem | February 28, 2009 | 1 | 0:27 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Brandon Crick | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xtreme Knockout 2 | January 10, 2009 | 2 | 0:35 | Arlington, Texas, United States |
See also
References
- ^ "Jesus Didn't Tap - Derek Campos Representing JDT On Spike TV 4/18". Jesus Didn't Tap. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ Mike Calimbas (January 26, 2012). "Derek Campos on life as a student-athlete, signing with Bellator, and representing USA vs Japan this weekend". TXMMA.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (May 26, 2012). "Bellator 70 results: Hawn wins lightweight tourney, Konrad cruises in title defense". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Staff (June 19, 2013). "Bellator 96 results: play-by-play & updates". Sherdog.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Brian Knapp (November 8, 2013). "Cheick Kongo, Joe Warren, Brennan Ward land tournament titles at Bellator 107". Sherdog.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Mike Whitman (January 16, 2014). "Bellator 113 gets Vegh-Newton title unification bout, lightweight tourney quarterfinals". Sherdog.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "Bellator 126 fight card finalized for Sept. 26 in Phoenix on Spike TV". mmamania.com. September 9, 2014.
- ^ "53-fight veteran John Gunderson withdraws from Bellator 128, retires from MMA". MMAJunkie.com. September 30, 2014.
- ^ "Dakota Cochrane replaces Derek Campos, meets Alexander Sarnavskiy on Friday at Bellator 128". TheMMAReport.com. October 7, 2014.
- ^ Staff (March 24, 2015). "Michael Chandler vs. Derek Campos joins Bellator 138, which moves to June 19". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ "Bellator books Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock 3, 'Kimbo' vs. 'Dada 5000' for Houston - MMAjunkie". MMAjunkie.
- ^ Mike Bohn (September 16, 2016). "Bellator 161 results: Kongo takes decision over Johnson, Warren submits Kakai". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (January 22, 2017). "Bellator 170 results: Tito Ortiz stuns Chael Sonnen, taps him out in first". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Staff (April 22, 2017). "Bellator 181 set for July 14 in Oklahoma with Patricky Freire vs. Derek Campos 2". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ "Patricky Freire injured, out of Bellator 167 main event rematch with Derek Campos". Staff. November 25, 2016.
- ^ Brian Mazique (June 24, 2017). "Bellator NYC, Bellator 180 Live Results: Winners, Highlights, Analysis And Top Performances". forbes.com.
- ^ John Morgan (July 14, 2017). "Bellator 181 results: Derek Campos scores trilogy win over Brandon Girtz in blood-soaked instant classic". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (January 12, 2018). "Patricky Freire-Derek Campos Rematch Set for Bellator 194 Co-Main Event". sherdog.com.
- ^ "Bellator 194 results: Patricky Freire shuts down Derek Campos again, calls for title shot". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Bellator 226 Results: Bader vs. Kongo". MMA Fighting. September 8, 2019.
- ^ Damon Martin (September 29, 2019). "Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix quarterfinal fights determined, dates revealed". mmafighting.com.
- ^ Nolan King (October 3, 2019). "A.J. McKee vs. Derek Campos set for Bellator Hawaii co-main event". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ "Liz Carmouche vs. DeAnna Bennett, Campos vs. Huerta among Bellator 246 additions". mmajunkie.com. August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bellator 246 Weigh-In Results, 2 Fighters Miss, Fightful MMA". fightful.com. September 11, 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2020-09-12). "Bellator 246 Results: Keoni Diggs Chokes Out Derek Campos in Dying Seconds of Fight". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ Damon Martin, Mike Heck (October 27, 2020). "Former two-division champion Joe Warren, Ricky Bandejas, Roy Nelson among slew of Bellator fighters no longer under contract". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ XMMA [@XMMAofficial] (June 14, 2021). "Crash is Back!! That's Right, Kyle Bochniak vs. Derek Campos is on the books for a WAR on July 30th at the Bon Secour Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC!!! Stay tuned In!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ XMMA [@XMMAofficial] (June 21, 2021). "Campos out, Brimage in! Kyle Bochniak will now take on former UFC vet Marcus Brimage at XMMA 2 as Derek Campos was forced to withdraw due to injury" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Diego Brandao beats Derek Campos by unanimous decision at PFC 29 Saturday in Amarillo". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "BKFC 61 Rivera vs Straus". Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Fight results and recap for King of the Cage: Stranglehold". Kingofthecage.com. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Mike Whitman (November 7, 2013). "Bellator 107 weigh-in results: Kongo, Graham cleared for heavyweight tournament final". Sherdog.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Staff (June 19, 2013). "Bellator 96 weigh-in results: two fighters miss marks in Oklahoma (updated)". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "Derek Campos vs. Derrick Krantz – Ascend Combat: Mayhem 3". Tapology.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Staff (March 24, 2012). "Bellator 70 weigh-in results: Champ Konrad (265.2), challenger Prindle (265) on weight". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.