William Campuzano (born May 27, 1986) is a Mexican-American 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 ...

currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2008, Campuzano has also formerly competed for the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

, WEC,

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, and

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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

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

World Extreme Cagefighting

He made his WEC debut as a short-notice replacement against

Damacio Page Damacio James Page (born September 30, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing for Legacy Fighting Championship in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, Page has also formerly competed ...

WEC 43 ''WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 10, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Background The event was scheduled to take place on September 2, 2009 at the Covel ...

, filling in for an injured

Akitoshi Tamura Akitoshi Tamura (born May 31, 1980) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed almost exclusively in the Shooto organization, before making his debut in 2008 at the WEC 37. In 2007, he was the lightweight champion of Shooto. He was once rank ...

. Page submitted Campuzano in the first round. In his next fight, Campuzano defeated

Coty Wheeler Coty Wheeler (October 11, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, who is perhaps best known for his four fight stint with now-defunct promotion World Extreme Cagefighting. Wheeler currently holds a professional record of 15–5. Mixed martial ...

on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46 via unanimous decision. The bout earned the ''Fight of the Night'' award. Campuzano was expected to face

Rafael Rebello Rafael Rebello (born October 16, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the bantamweight division for the World Extreme Cagefighting, and now currently competes in the bantamweight division of Fight Time Promotions. R ...

on June 20, 2010 at

WEC 49 ''WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 20, 2010 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Background WEC 49 was the only event the organization had held outsi ...

, but instead faced former WEC Bantamweight Champion

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the

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. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. Campuzano faced

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on December 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale. 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. Campuzano faced

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on January 22, 2011 at

UFC Fight Night 23 ''UFC: Fight for the Troops 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 23'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 22, 2011 at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas. The event was the third that the UFC has hos ...

. For the fight, Campuzano moved his fight camp to

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with

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and his team, Team Alpha Male. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently was released from the UFC.

Legacy Fighting Championship

Campuzano made his

debut back in August 2008, when he defeated Seth Drago via guillotine choke submission at LFC 2: Anarchy. After a short stint in the

, he returned to Legacy FC and defeated Jimmy Flick in the main event of LFC 16 to become the inaugural Flyweight Champion. Campuzano would successfully defend his Legacy FC title, when he defeated Allan Nascimento via unanimous decision at LFC 19 on April 12, 2013.

Return to the UFC

After going 5-0 since being released from the

, Campuzano returned to the Octagon as he stepped in on a one-week notice for the injured Vaughan Lee to take on

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Campuzano was expected to face

Darrell Montague Darrell Montague (born November 3, 1987) is an American Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Montague, originally from Chino, California, grew ...

on March 15, 2014 at

UFC 171 ''UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held on March 15, 2014, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event was released on DVD on June 17, 2014. The DVD was distributed by '' Anchor Bay Entertai ...

. However, Montague pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

Justin Scoggins Justin Craig Scoggins (born May 2, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist and former full-contact kickboxer currently competing in the Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional mixed martial artist since 2010, Scoggins has previously competed ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, and was subsequently released from the promotion once again.

Post-UFC career

After getting released from the UFC for a second time, Campuzano made a quick turnaround and faced Esdo de Paz at MMA 300: Salvador on May 24, 2014. He won the fight via triangle choke.

Personal life

Will Campuzano lives with his wife and 2 sons in

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. He is the owner and head instructor of Campuzano Martial Arts, which is a 4,000 sf facility with 2 mats in Frisco, TX (Corner of Stonebrook & Teel).

Championships and accomplishments

*Legacy Fighting Championship **LFC Flyweight Championship (One time) *

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** Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Hideo Tokoro Hideo Tokoro (born August 22, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who last competed in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, Tokoro has also formerly competed for Vale Tudo Japan, ZST, Shooto, Rings and K-1 Hero's. ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campuzano, Will 1986 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Mexican male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Texas Bantamweight mixed martial artists Flyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mexican practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters People from Little Elm, Texas