Chico Camus Explained

Chico Camus
Other Names:King
Birth Date:26 January 1985
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height:[1]
Weight:135lb
Weight Class:Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Reach In:66
Fighting Out Of:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Team:Roufusport (2007–2014)[2]
Years Active:2009–present
Mma Kowin:4
Mma Subwin:3
Mma Decwin:11
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:6
Mma Nc:1
Sherdog:42850

Chico Camus (born January 26, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Legacy Fighting Alliance. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also formerly competed for the UFC, Legacy FC,and the RFA.

Background

Camus had a troubled childhood and juvenility, belonging to a gang and using drugs. In 2007, he started training mixed martial arts with Anthony Pettis at his native Roufusport.

Mixed martial arts

Early career

Camus started his professional career in 2009, fighting mainly for organizations in his home state.

In 2010 for NAFC, he defeated Joe Pearson and John Hosman via TKO and lost to Jameel Massouh by unanimous decision.

Legends of Fighting Championship

Camus fought in LFC bantamweight tournament for a contract with Tachi Palace Fights.[3] He defeated Daniel Aguirre in the quarterfinals and Alptekin Özkiliç in the semifinals, but did not compete in the finals due to signing with the UFC.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Camus faced Dustin Pague on August 11, 2012, at UFC 150. He won the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).[5]

Camus faced promotional newcomer Dustin Kimura on February 2, 2013, at UFC 156. He lost the fight via submission in the third round.[6]

Camus faced Kyung Ho Kang on August 31, 2013, at UFC 164. He won the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).[7]

Camus faced Yaotzin Meza on January 25, 2014, at UFC on Fox 10. Originally, he won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) but the result was overturned after Camus failed a post fight drug test.[8] [9]

Camus faced Chris Holdsworth on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173, replacing Kyung Ho Kang.[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[11]

Camus faced Brad Pickett in a flyweight bout on November 22, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 57.[12] He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision.[13]

Camus faced Henry Cejudo on June 13, 2015, at UFC 188.[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Camus faced Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Fight Night 75 on September 27, 2015.[16] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[17] [18]

Personal life

Camus has four children: Armani, Isaiah and twins Amara and Noah.[19]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center||Ricky Simón|Decision (unanimous)|Legacy Fighting Alliance 29||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–7 (1)|Andrew Whitney|Decision (unanimous)|Driller Promotions - No Mercy 6||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Mahnomen, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|17–7 (1)|Darrick Minner|Decision (unanimous)|Legacy Fighting Alliance 2||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States|Returned to Bantamweight.|-|Win|align=center|16–7 (1) |Czar Sklavos| Decision (unanimous)|RFA 40: Sklavos vs. Camus||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States| |-|Win|align=center|15–7 (1) |Matt Brown| Decision (unanimous)|RFA 36: Brown vs. Camus||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States| |-|Loss|align=center|14–7 (1) |Kyoji Horiguchi| Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Saitama, Japan| |-|Loss|align=center|14–6 (1)|Henry Cejudo|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 188||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Mexico City, Mexico||-|Win|align=center|14–5 (1)|Brad Pickett|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Austin, Texas, United States||-|Loss|align=center|13–5 (1)|Chris Holdsworth|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 173||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|NC|align=center|13–4 (1)|Yaotzin Meza|NC (overturned)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center|13–4|Kyung Ho Kang|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 164||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States||-|Loss|align=center|12–4|Dustin Kimura|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UFC 156||align=center|3|align=center|1:50|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–3|Dustin Pague|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 150||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Denver, Colorado, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–3|Alp Ozkilic|Decision (unanimous)|LFC 52: Tachi Tourney Semifinals||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–3|Daniel Aguirre|Decision (unanimous)|LFC 51: Little Giants||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–3|Eugene Crisler|Decision (unanimous)|Madtown Throwdown 26: The Return||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Madison Wisconsin, United States||-|Loss|align=center|8–3|Rob Menigoz|Decision (split)|Chicago Cagefighting Championship 4||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Villa Park, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Nate Williams|KO (punch)|Combat USA: Country USA 1||align=center|1|align=center|1:59|Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States||-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Jameel Massouh|Decision (unanimous)|NAFC: Bad Blood||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Craig Early|Submission (guillotine choke)|Extreme Cagefighting Organization 7||align=center|2|align=center|2:30|Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–1|John Hosman|TKO (punches)|NAFC: Unstoppable||align=center|3|align=center|2:51|Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Joe Pearson|TKO (punches)|NAFC: Stand Your Ground||align=center|2|align=center|3:57|West Allis, Wisconsin, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–1|Ken Sitsler|TKO (punches)|GCF: Fair Warning||align=center|1|align=center|3:32|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Marco Daniels|Submission (rear-naked choke)|GCF: Clash of the Titans||align=center|2|align=center|1:52|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–1|Seth Marquez|Decision (unanimous)|GCF: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States||-|Loss|align=center|1–1|Marco Daniels|TKO (punches) |Racine Fight Night 2||align=center|1|align=center|1:43|Racine, Wisconsin, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Scott Blevins|Submission (punches)|Evolution Fighting Championships 7||align=center|1|align=center|1:15|Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States|

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chico Camus. ufc.com. July 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: Chico "King" Camus: From the Streets To His Big Shot at NAFC's Bad Blood. Dale De Souza. bleacherreport.com. November 24, 2010.
  3. Web site: Indiana promotion mining for Tachi's next bantamweight prospect. Sherdog.com. Chris Nelson. January 24, 2012. September 1, 2013.
  4. Web site: UFC signs Roufusport bantamweight Chico 'King' Camus. MMAmania.com. Brian Hemminger. May 7, 2012. September 1, 2013.
  5. Web site: UFC 150 results: Chico Camus decisions Dustin Pague in UFC debut. MMAjunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. August 11, 2012. September 1, 2013.
  6. Web site: UFC 156 results/photos: Dustin Kimura taps Chico Camus in promotional debut. MMAjunkie.com. Dann Stupp. February 2, 2013. September 1, 2013.
  7. Web site: UFC 164 results and photos: Chico Camus upsets Kyung Ho Kang for home fans. MMAjunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. August 31, 2013. September 1, 2013.
  8. Web site: UFC on FOX 10 results, photos: Chico Camus outgrapples Yaotzin Meza for decision win. MMAjunkie.com. John Morgan. January 25, 2014. January 28, 2014.
  9. Web site: Chico Camus vs. Yaotzin Meza - FightMetric LLC :.: The World's First Comprehensive MMA Statistics Provider. fightmetric.com. June 7, 2014.
  10. Web site: Chico Camus in for Kyung Ho Kang, meets Chris Holdsworth at UFC 173. MMAjunkie.com. 2014-04-05. 2014-04-05. Matt Erickson.
  11. Web site: Marrocco . Steven . UFC 173 results, photos: Chris Holdsworth rolls past Chico Camus . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . 19 February 2022 . 24 May 2014.
  12. Web site: Flyweights Brad Pickett, Chico Camus booked for UFC Fight Night in Austin. sherdog.com. C.J. Tuttle. 2014-09-23. 2014-09-23.
  13. Web site: Martin . Damon . Chico Camus Ekes Out Split Decision Over Brad Pickett . foxsports.com . 19 February 2022 . 22 November 2014.
  14. Web site: UFC 188: Henry Cejudo vs. Chico Camus official for June 13 PPV in Mexico. mmamania.com. Alex Schlinsky. 2015-04-24. 2015-04-24.
  15. Web site: Henry Cejudo remains undefeated with decision over Chico Camus. mmaweekly.com. Staff. 2015-06-13. 2015-06-13.
  16. Web site: Mega-Friday Fight Update. UFC.com. Thomas Gerbasi. 2015-08-08. 2015-08-08.
  17. Web site: UFC Fight Night 75 results: Kyoji Horiguchi gets decision sweep over Chico Camus. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2014-09-26. 2014-09-26.
  18. Web site: Fabio Maldonado among eight fighters released from the UFC. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2015-12-29. 2015-12-29.
  19. Web site: komcamus Two years ago on the 15th of January my mother passed away.. Her passing rocked my entire family to the core.. And just when I thought my world was over just 9 days later God sends us the greatest gift possible. The birth of our new born twin babies.. Tough times never last tough people do! Happy Birthday Noah & Amara Papi loves u so much #lettheterrible2sbegin. Chico Camus. instagram.com. January 24, 2020.
  20. Web site: Gladiators Cage Fighting: Fair Warning Official Results. Mixedmartialarts.com. 2013-09-01.

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