Amy Campo
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| Born | January 30, 2000[1] Utah, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65.77 kg (145 lb; 10 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Medium-heavy
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| Team | Zenith | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Eduardo Mori | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | black belt in BJJ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amy Campo (born January 30, 2000) is an American submission grappler, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete. A multiple time IBJJF World (Gi and No-Gi), Pans and American national jiu-jitsu champion in colored belts; Campo is the 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Open Class silver medallist and the current ADCC Submission Fighting World champion.
Biography
Amy Scot Campo was born on January 30, 2000, in Utah, United States,[1] At the age of thirteen she began learning kickboxing, MMA, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) after watching her brother compete. Trained by 4th deg. BJJ black belt Eduardo Mori at his academy in Ogden, Campo started medalling in the juvenile division of tournaments such as the Pan IBJJF Championship and the American Nationals.[1] In 2017 she won the American nationals in heavyweight, bronze in Absolute followed by silver at the Pans; in 2018, competing in the purple belt adult division, Campo won double silver at the 2018 American No-Gi Championship[2] then became 2018 World No-Gi champion in middleweight.[3] In October 2019, Campo fought an amateur MMA bout that she won via submission during Steelfist Fight Night event in Salt Lake City, Utah.[4] In 2019 and 2020 Campo won the American No-Gi championship in both weight (medium-heavy) and absolute, winning both divisions again in 2021 in the same divisions as a brown belt.[5]
Following a double gold medal performance at the 2021 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a brown belt, Campo was promoted to black belt by her coach while standing on the podium.[6] In April 2022 she won the ADCC West Coast Trials Women's 66 kg+ after defeating Maggie Grindatti by submission, Elizabeth Clay by 13 points lead and Paige Ivette in the final.[7] That same year Campo won the American championship in both gi and No-Gi before winning silver in the Absolute division of the 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship,[8] the first American to reach the absolute final in more than a decade.[5]
In September 2022 Campo defeated defeated multiple-time ADCC champion Gabi Garcia at the 2022 ADCC World Championship, becoming Submission wrestling world champion.[9]
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary
Main achievements at black belt:
- ADCC Submission Fighting World Champion (2022[10])
- IBJJF American National Champion (2022[a][11]}
- IBJJF American National No-Gi Champion (2022[b][12])
- IBJJF Salt Lake City International Open Champion (2022[a][13])
- IBJJF Salt Lake City International No-Gi Open Champion (2022[a][13])
- IBJJF Denver International Open (2022[b][14])
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (2022[8])
Main achievements in colored belts:
- IBJJF World Champion (2021[b] brown)
- IBJJF World No-Gi Champion (2018 purple[2])
- IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi Champion (2021[b] brown)
- IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi Champion (2019[b] purple, 2020[b], 2021[b] brown)
- 2nd Place IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi Championship (2018 purple[b])
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2018 purple)
Main achievements at Juvenile:
- IBJJF American Nationals (2017)
- 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2017)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2017[a] blue)
- 3rd Place IBJJF American Nationals (2017[a])
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Amy Campo". BJJ Heroes – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. February 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "IBJJF World No-Gi Championship 2018". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
- ^ "World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu No-gi Championship 2018 results". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
- ^ "Amy Campo MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, biography". Sherdog.
- ^ a b Zendell, Erica (September 14, 2022). "Amy Campo's Rise From Relative Unknown To ADCC Contender". FloGrappling.
- ^ "Campo promoted to black belt". IBJJF | International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
- ^ "ADCC West Coast Trials 2022 Results". Jiu Jitsu Legacy. April 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "IBJJF World 2022 results". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
- ^ "Amy Campo – Grappling". FloGrappling. September 19, 2022.
- ^ Tang, Andrea (September 18, 2022). "Amy Campo Conquers Reigning +60 kg Queen Gabi Garcia 5-0 in Major Upset at ADCC Semis". Jiu-Jitsu Times.
- ^ "2022 American National adult black belt champions". IBJJF.
- ^ "2022 American National adult black belt No-Gi champions". IBJJF.
- ^ a b "2022 Salt Lake City International Open". IBJJF.
- ^ "Denver International Open 2022". IBJJF.