Mixed martial artist
Francis Carmont (born October 10, 1981) is a French professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, Carmont has competed for Bellator MMA , the UFC , 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 UFC 137 against Chris Camozzi , winning via unanimous decision.
[ 2]
Carmont won via submission over promotional newcomer Magnus Cedenblad on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 2 .[ 3]
Carmont next faced Karlos Vemola 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 on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154 via controversial split decision.[ 4]
Carmont defeated Lorenz Larkin on April 20, 2013 at UFC on Fox 7 via unanimous decision.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Carmont next faced Costas Philippou on September 21, 2013 at UFC 165 .[ 10]
Carmont faced Ronaldo Souza on February 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 36 .[ 11]
Carmont faced CB Dollaway on May 31, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41 .[ 12]
Carmont faced Thales Leites on August 23, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 49 .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Bellator MMA
In December 2014, it was announced that Carmont has signed with Bellator MMA .[ 16]
Carmont made his debut by returning to the Light Heavyweight division against Guilherme Viana at Bellator 135 on March 27, 2015 in his Bellator debut.[ 17] [ 18]
Carmont was next a participant in Bellator's one-night Light Heavyweight tournament at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on September 19, 2015.[ 19] Anthony Ruiz in the Alternate bout and won by unanimous decision. Due to Muhammed Lawal 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 at Bellator 158 but a cut over Vassell's left eye forced him to withdraw.[ 20]
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.[ 21]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
37 matches
25 wins
12 losses
By knockout
6
3
By submission
11
3
By decision
8
6
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
25–12
Linton Vassell
Decision (unanimous)
Bellator 165
November 19, 2016
3
5:00
San Jose, California , United States
Win
25–11
Lukasz Klinger
Submission (D'Arce choke)
Bellator 158
July 16, 2016
1
3:54
London, England , United Kingdom
Loss
24–11
Phil Davis
KO (punches)
Bellator 142: Dynamite 1
September 19, 2015
1
2:15
San Jose, California , United States
Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Final.
Win
24–10
Anthony Ruiz
Decision (unanimous)
2
5:00
Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Alternate bout.
Win
23–10
Guilherme Viana
Decision (unanimous)
Bellator 135
March 27, 2015
3
5:00
Thackerville, Oklahoma , United States
Light Heavyweight debut.
Loss
22–10
Thales Leites
KO (punches)
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos
August 23, 2014
2
0:20
Tulsa, Oklahoma , United States
Loss
22–9
C. B. Dollaway
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi
May 31, 2014
3
5:00
Berlin , Germany
Loss
22–8
Ronaldo Souza
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi
February 15, 2014
3
5:00
Jaraguá do Sul , Brazil
Win
22–7
Costas Philippou
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 165
September 21, 2013
3
5:00
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Win
21–7
Lorenz Larkin
Decision (unanimous)
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
April 20, 2013
3
5:00
San Jose, California , United States
Win
20–7
Tom Lawlor
Decision (split)
UFC 154
November 17, 2012
3
5:00
Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Win
19–7
Karlos Vémola
Submission (rear-naked choke)
UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman
July 11, 2012
2
1:39
San Jose, California , United States
Win
18–7
Magnus Cedenblad
Submission (rear-naked choke)
UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
April 14, 2012
2
1:42
Stockholm , Sweden
Win
17–7
Chris Camozzi
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 137
October 29, 2011
3
5:00
Las Vegas , Nevada , United States
Win
16–7
Jason Day
TKO (punches)
Slammer in the Hammer
June 17, 2011
1
2:10
Hamilton, Ontario , Canada
Win
15–7
Kelly Anundson
Submission (armbar)
SHC 4: Monson vs. Perak
April 30, 2011
1
2:06
Geneva , Switzerland
Win
14–7
Simon Carlsen
TKO (punches)
Heroes Gate 3
March 24, 2011
2
2:43
Prague , Czech Republic
Win
13–7
Emil Zahariev
Submission (kimura)
SHC 3: Carmont vs. Zahariev
September 18, 2010
2
1:31
Geneva , Switzerland
Win
12–7
Lukasz Jurkowski
Submission (rear-naked choke)
KSW Extra
September 13, 2008
1
4:14
Warsaw , Poland
Loss
11–7
Baga Agaev
Submission (armbar)
FightFORCE: Russia vs. The World
April 19, 2008
1
4:59
Moscow , Russia
Win
11–6
Gerald Burton-Batty
TKO (punches)
Cage Fighting Championships 3
February 15, 2008
1
1:53
Sydney , Australia
Loss
10–6
Karol Bedorf
Decision (unanimous)
KSW 8: Konfrontacja
November 10, 2007
3
3:00
Warsaw , Poland
KSW 8: Konfrontacja Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win
10–5
Todd Broadaway
TKO (punches)
BodogFIGHT: Costa Rica Combat
February 18, 2007
1
3:12
San José , Costa Rica
Loss
9–5
Vitor Vianna
Decision (unanimous)
Kam Lung: Only the Strongest Survive 5
October 8, 2006
2
5:00
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Win
9–4
Robert Jocz
Decision (unanimous)
KSW V: Konfrontacja
June 3, 2006
2
5:00
Warsaw , Poland
Won KSW 5: Konfrontacja Middleweight Tournament.
Win
8–4
Piotr Baginski
TKO (knee and punches)
KSW V: Konfrontacja
June 3, 2006
1
4:35
Warsaw , Poland
KSW 5: Konfrontacja Middleweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win
7–4
Goce Candovski
Decision (unanimous)
KSW V: Konfrontacja
June 3, 2006
2
5:00
Warsaw , Poland
KSW 5: Konfrontacja Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Loss
6–4
Evangelista Santos
Decision (majority)
WFC: Europe vs. Brazil
May 20, 2006
3
5:00
Koper , Slovenia
Win
6–3
Bastien Huveneers
Submission (Achilles lock)
Defi des Champions
March 20, 2006
2
3:51
Tunis , Tunisia
Win
5–3
Ali Allouane
Submission (kimura)
Xtreme Gladiators 2
March 3, 2006
1
1:52
Paris , France
Win
4–3
Al Musa
TKO (punches)
Extreme Fighting 1
October 15, 2005
1
2:24
London , England
Loss
3–3
Grzegorz Jakubowski
Submission (guillotine choke)
European Vale Tudo 5: Phoenix
October 8, 2005
1
1:52
Stockholm , Sweden
Loss
3–2
Ross Pointon
TKO (doctor stoppage)
UK MMA Championship 9: Smackdown
November 28, 2004
1
1:13
Essex , England
Loss
3–1
Daniel Burzotta
Submission (guillotine choke)
UK MMA Championship 7: Rage & Fury
May 30, 2004
1
3:39
Essex , England
Win
3–0
Slavomir Molnar
Submission (triangle choke)
TotalFight 3
May 24, 2004
2
4:05
Budapest , Hungary
Win
2–0
Roy Rutten
Submission (armbar)
Kam Lung: Day of the Truth 5
March 24, 2004
1
1:19
Rhoon , Netherlands
Win
1–0
Kuljit Degun
Submission (armbar)
UK MMA Championship 6: Extreme Warriors
February 29, 2004
1
3:41
Essex , England
See also
References
^ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Henderson vs. Dos Anjos" . UFC.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014 .^ "Montreal-based Carmont wins UFC debut with lopsided decision over Camozzi" . Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 2011-10-02 .^ "Magnus Cedenblad vs. Francis Carmont slated for UFC on FUEL TV 2" . mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012 .^ "Francis Carmont, Tom Lawlor to Fight at UFC 154" . mmafighting.com. July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012 .^ "Lorenz Larkin makes UFC debut vs. Francis Carmont at UFC on FOX 7 in San Jose" . MMAjunkie.com. February 9, 2013.^ "UFC on Fox 7 Results & Live Play-by-Play" . sherdog.com. April 20, 2013.^ "UFC on Fox 7 play by play and live results" . mmajunkie.com. April 20, 2013.^ "UFC on FOX 7 Play-by-Play" . Josh Gross, ESPN. April 20, 2013.^ "UFC on FOX 7 – Live Results" . bloodyelbow.com. April 20, 2013. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013 .^ Mookie Alexander (July 30, 2013). "Costa Philippou vs. Francis Carmont confirmed for UFC 165" . bloodyelbow.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013 . ^ Guilherme Cruz (2013-11-19). " . MMAfighting.com. ^ Dorian Szucs (2014-03-28). "UFC Berlin: Francis Carmont vs. CB Dollaway" . groundandpound.de. Archived from the original on 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2014-03-28 . ^ Staff (2014-07-02). "UFC Fight Night 49 adds Thales Leites vs. Francis Carmont" . mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-02 . ^ Damon Martin (2014-08-23). "Thales Leites slams home 2nd straight KO with win over Francis Carmont" . foxsports.com . Retrieved 2014-08-23 . ^ C.J. Tuttle (2014-09-17). "Francis Carmont announces UFC release following three consecutive defeats" . sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-09-17 . ^ "Francis Carmont, Chinzo Machida sign with Bellator MMA" . sherdog.com. December 12, 2014.^ "Bellator 135 adds Francis Carmont-Guilherme Viana, Dakota Cochrane-Ryan Couture" . mmajunkie.com. February 2, 2015.^ Jason Floyd (March 17, 2015). "Francis Carmont is happy to be in Bellator and is planning a run in the light heavyweight division" . themmareport.com. ^ Michael Stets (2015-06-19). "Bellator 'Dynamite' to feature title fight, one-night light heavyweight tourney, and GLORY kickboxing in San Jose" . mmamania.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06 . ^ Critchfield, Tristen (2016-07-05). "LINTON VASSELL INJURED; FRANCIS CARMONT GETS NEW OPPONENT AT BELLATOR 158" . sherdog.com . Sherdog. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2018-02-20). "Bellator trims roster, parts ways with 13 fighters" . mmafighting.com.
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