Christopher Allen Camozzi[1] (born November 20, 1986) is an American professional Glory kickboxer, mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer.
Camozzi then continued his rugby career at Fort Lewis College, but soon dropped out and headed back home to train in Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Camozzi fought former Ultimate Fighter competitor Jesse Taylor for the King of Champions Middleweight Championship.
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.
[11] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion.
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 judge's scores was added incorrectly.
In his next fight, Camozzi defeated Dustin Jacoby via third-round guillotine choke submission on January 28, 2012, at UFC on Fox 2.
Camozzi was expected to face Cezar Ferreira on May 18, 2013, at UFC on FX 8, replacing an injured C.B.
[21] However, on April 7, Ferreira pulled out of the fight as well, citing an injury and was replaced by Rafael Natal.
Camozzi was expected to face Andrew Craig on April 11, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 39.
A rescheduled bout with Rafael Natal took place on September 5, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 50.
[30] On the heels of two wins on the regional circuit, Camozzi replaced an injured Yoel Romero and faced Ronaldo Souza in a rematch on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15.
[32] Camozzi faced Tom Watson on August 8, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 73.
[46] On June 2, 2017, Camozzi announced the expiry of his UFC contract and that he is now a free agent.
[47] Camozzi was scheduled to face Thiago Silva on June 16, 2018, at ACB 88 in Brisbane, Australia.
[58] Camozzi next faced Daniel Spohn on April 21, 2023 at BKFC 41 and won by knockout in the first round.
[61] Camozzi is scheduled to defend his title in a rematch against former champion Lorenzo Hunt on April 26, 2025 at BKFC: Italy in the main event.