Francis Carmont (born October 10, 1981) is a French professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who last competed in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2004, Carmont has competed for

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

, the

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, and KSW.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Carmont made his professional MMA debut February 2004. He amassed a record of 16 wins and 7 losses before making his UFC debut.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Carmont signed with the UFC and made his debut at

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against

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, winning via unanimous decision. Carmont won via submission over promotional newcomer

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on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 2. Carmont next faced

Karlos Vemola Karel "Karlos" Vémola (born July 1, 1985) is a Czech-British professional mixed martial artist, former bodybuilder, wrestler and member of Sokol. A professional competitor since 2008, he became historically the first UFC fighter from the Czech ...

on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Carmont defeated

Tom Lawlor Thomas Joseph Lawlor (born May 15, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, retired mixed martial artist and podcast host. He is best known for his time in Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a former one-time MLW World Heavyweight Cham ...

on November 17, 2012 at

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via controversial split decision. Carmont defeated

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on April 20, 2013 at

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via unanimous decision. The decision was viewed by many as controversial as most major MMA media outlets scored the bout for his opponent. Carmont next faced

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on September 21, 2013 at

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. Carmont won the fight via unanimous decision, taking Philippou down in each round and controlling him on the ground. Carmont faced

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on February 15, 2014 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Carmont faced

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on May 31, 2014 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Carmont faced

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on August 23, 2014 at

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. Carmont lost the fight via second-round KO, dropping his third straight fight and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Bellator MMA

In December 2014, it was announced that Carmont has signed with

. Carmont made his debut by returning to the

division against

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on March 27, 2015 in his Bellator debut. He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Carmont was next a participant in Bellator's one-night Light Heavyweight tournament at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on September 19, 2015. He faced

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in the Alternate bout and won by unanimous decision. Due to

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being unable to participate in the final due to injury, Carmont faced Phil Davis in the tournament finals. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Carmont was supposed to fight

Linton Vassell Linton Vassell (born 3 June 1983) is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the Heavyweight division of Bellator. A professional since 2008, he has also competed for UCMMA and Cage Warriors. He is the former UCMMA Light Heavyweigh ...

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but a cut over Vassell's left eye forced him to withdraw. Carmont instead faced Lukasz Klinger and won via submission in the first round. The bout against Vassell was re-booked for Bellator 165 on November 19, 2016. Carmont lost the fight by unanimous decision. On February 20, 2018 it was announced that Bellator had released Carmont from the promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Bellator MMA

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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