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Christopher Allen Camozzi (born November 20, 1986 in Alameda, California

Alameda, California

Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...

) is an American

United States

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professional mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

who competes in the middleweight

Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Camozzi mostly fought in local promotions, as well as the Maximum Fighting Championship, appearing on HDNet

HDNet

HDNet is a men's interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format and available via cable and satellite television...

Fights on more than one occasion. Camozzi was also a competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

's eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

in 2010.

Early career

Camozzi fought former Ultimate Fighter competitor Jesse Taylor

Jesse Taylor

Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...

for the King of Champions Middleweight title. After three rounds, the judges declared Taylor the winner, giving him the title.

The Ultimate Fighter

Camozzi then signed to take part in the eleventh season of the Ultimate Fighter. Camozzi's preliminary fight to get into the house was against Victor O'Donnell. After three hard-fought rounds between the two of them, Camozzi was declared the winner. However, the damage to both competitors was noticeable, with O'Donnell walking away with a severely fractured orbital bone and Camozzi entering the house with a broken jaw.

This damage to Camozzi proved to be the end of his run on the show, as during the third episode of the season, Dana White

Dana White

Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...

informed Camozzi that he had to withdraw due to his injury. Seth Baczynski

Seth Baczynski

Seth Baczynski is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz. Baczynski formerly trained with Southwest MMA alongside Efrain Escudero and Santino DeFranco. Now he resides in Tempe, Arizona, training at Power MMA with Ryan...

stepped in as Camozzi's replacement.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Though Camozzi was removed from the show, he fought at the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on June 19, 2010. Featured were the...

against James Hammortree

James Hammortree

James Hammortree is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz.-Early life:...

. Camozzi won by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Camozzi's next fight was at UFC 121

UFC 121

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States...

against UFC newcomer Dong Yi Yang

Dong Yi Yang

Yang Dongi , often anglicised to Dongi Yang or Dong-Yi Yang, is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Yang mostly fought in Asia before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship-Early career:Yang began his...

. Yang began the fight with a successful takedown, followed by ground-and-pound. After standing up, Camozzi was able to keep Yang at bay with kicks, before engaging in the clinch. However, Yang's thick neck and shoulders prevented effective attacks. Later, Camozzi was able to effectively time the advance of Yang. In the third, Yang began to swing wildly, to no avail. Camozzi was declared the winner via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

Camozzi faced off against Kyle Noke

Kyle Noke

Kyle Noke is an Australian professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Noke has also fought for EliteXC and the Australian fighting promotion Spartan Reality Fight...

on February 27, 2011 at UFC 127

UFC 127

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, 27 February 2011 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. Due to the time zone difference it aired live on Saturday, 26 February in North America...

, losing via rear naked choke in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Shark Fights

Following his release from the UFC, Camozzi faced Joey Villaseñor

Joey Villasenor

Joey Villaseñor is a Mexican American mixed martial arts fighter. He is a PRIDE Fighting Championships veteran, as well as the middleweight champion in King of the Cage. Joey has also fought in Showtime's EliteXC promotion and took part in PRIDE's welterweight grand prix. He currently trains...

at Shark Fights 15. The fight was initially ruled a draw, but was subsequently overturned and counted as a split decision win for Camozzi by the New Mexico Athletic Commission when it was revealed one of the judges scores was added incorrectly.

Return to the UFC

It was announced on Monday, 12 September that Camozzi had re-signed with the UFC. He faced UFC newcomer Francis Carmont

Francis Carmont

Francis Carmont was born on he is a French mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and trains out of the Tristar Gym alongside UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre....

at UFC 137

UFC 137

UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 29, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

, After a back and forth fight, Camozzi lost via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

Francis Carmont

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 137

UFC 137

UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 29, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States
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|Win
|align=center|15-4
|Joey Villaseñor

Joey Villasenor

|Decision (split)
|Shark Fights 15

Shark Fights 15

Shark Fights 15: Villaseñor vs Camozzi was a mixed martial arts held by Shark Fights on Friday, May 27, 2011 at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.-Background:...

Rio Rancho, New Mexico

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Kyle Noke

|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|UFC 127

UFC 127

Sydney

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, Australia
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|Win
|align=center|14–3
|Yang Dongi
|Decision (split)
|UFC 121

UFC 121

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States...

Anaheim, California

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, United States
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|Win
|align=center|13–3
|James Hammortree

James Hammortree

James Hammortree is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz.-Early life:...

|Decision (unanimous)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada

Denver, Colorado

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Council Bluffs, Iowa

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Jesse Taylor

Denver, Colorado

Las Vegas, Nevada

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|9–2
|Elliot Duff
|Decision (unanimous)
|MFC 18

MFC 18

MFC 18: Famous was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship on September 26th, 2008 in Enoch, Alberta.-Background:...

Longmont, Colorado

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, United States
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|Win
|align=center|8–1
|Dwayne Lewis
|Decision (unanimous)
|MFC 16
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Loss
|align=center|7–1
|Jesse Forbes

Jesse Forbes

Jesse Forbes is an American mixed martial artist who was a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show, training under Ken Shamrock in the 205 lb weight class.-Career:...

|Submission (armbar)
|MFC 15
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:45
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|7–0
|Donnie Liles
|TKO (punches)
|Elite Fighting Extreme 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:58
|Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

Castle Rock, Colorado

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Loveland, Colorado

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Sheridan, Colorado

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Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

, United States
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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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Victor O'Donnell
|Decision (Unanimous)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz was the eleventh installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. The show began taping in early 2010 and premiered on Spike on March 31, 2010...

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Las Vegas, Nevada

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