Derrick Krantz (born January 13, 1988) is an American professional

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who most recently competed in the

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division of the

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(UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, he has also competed for

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and

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Background

Krantz moved to Texas at age 16 and began his martial arts career training in

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to keep him preoccupied and out of trouble.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Krantz compiled an amateur record of 9-5-1 before he made his professional debut on July 18, 2008 vs. Jay Hall, winning via first-round TKO. He amassed an 11-5 record on the regional circuit, competing against UFC veterans Dustin Poirier and

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before making his

debut in 2012.

Bellator MMA

Krantz made his

debut on March 16, 2012 at Bellator 61 vs. Eric Scallan, winning via first-round submission. His next bout was against future Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov at

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, losing via third-round TKO.

Legacy FC/Legacy Fighting Alliance

After a pair of victories at Legacy FC 14 and Legacy FC 16, Krantz moved down to

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to face former UFC Welterweight title contender

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for the Legacy Lightweight Championship at Legacy FC 18, losing via second-round submission. He received another title shot at Legacy FC 43, this time for the vacant Legacy Welterweight Championship on July 17, 2015 vs. UFC veteran

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, winning via third-round knockout. He lost the title via first-round submission against

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at Legacy FC 49. Krantz competed for the vacant Legacy Fighting Alliance Welterweight Championship at LFA 12 on May 19, 2017 vs.

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, winning via second-round TKO. He lost the title via split decision against James Nakashima at LFA 23.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Following a four-fight winning streak, Krantz was named a short-notice replacement for

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at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee on May 18, 2019 vs.

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. He lost the fight via first-round TKO. Krantz faced

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on August 31, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 15. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** Legacy FC Welterweight Championship (One time) *

** LFA Welterweight Championship (One time, first)

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 24–10 , Justin Patterson , KO (punches) , LFA 63 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:23 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 23–10 , Hayward Charles , TKO (punches) , AKA: Rite of Passage 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:47 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 22–10 , Kassius Holdorf , Decision (split) , LFA 42 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–10 , Artenas Young , Decision (unanimous) , AKA: Rite of Passage 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 20–10 , James Nakashima , Decision (split) , LFA 23 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, TKO (punches) , LFA 12 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:55 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 19–9 , Hayward Charles , Decision (unanimous) , LFA 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–9 , Dave Burrow , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Legacy FC 57 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:22 ,

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, Submission (guillotine choke) , Legacy FC 49 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:29 ,

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, KO (punches) , Legacy FC 43 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:38 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–8 , Daniel Roberts , Submission (

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) , Legacy FC 35 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:49 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–8 , Kyle Bradley , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Legacy FC 32 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:44 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–8 ,

Derek Campos Francisco Derek Campos (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Campos has competed for Bellator MMA, Shark Fights and King of ...

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , Ascent Combat: Mayhem 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:15 , Shreveport, Louisiana, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–7 ,

, Submission (guillotine choke) , Legacy FC 18 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:07 , Houston, Texas, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–6 , Charles Byrd , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Legacy FC 16 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:02 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–6 , Brandon Farran , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Legacy FC 14 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:11 , Houston, Texas, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–6 , Andrey Koreshkov , TKO (knees and punches) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:51 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–5 , Eric Scallan , Technical Submission (brabo choke) , Bellator 61 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:01 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–5 , Sean Spencer , Decision (unanimous) , Fight Game: Premier Event , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–4 , Brian Melancon , Decision (unanimous) , Legacy FC 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Houston, Texas, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–3 , Ryan Larson , Submission (rear-naked choke) , King of Kombat 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:28 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–3 , Rocky Long , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Ascent Combat: The Beginning , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:59 , Shreveport, Louisiana, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–3 , Dustin Poirier , Submission (armbar) , USA MMA: Night of Champions 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:35 ,

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, Submission (armbar) , Team 3:16 MMA: Season's Beatings , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:54 , Shreveport, Louisiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , Mike Clifton , Submission , Steele Cage 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:46 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–1 ,

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, TKO (punches) , Ascent Combat: It's On , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:59 , Shreveport, Louisiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 , Donald Wallace , TKO (punches) , Cajun FC , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:27 ,

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, TKO (punches) , Ascent Combat: Best of the Best Tournament , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:14 , Shreveport, Louisiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Jason Wright , Submission (rear-naked choke) , 3:16 Productions: Unstoppable , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:44 , Shreveport, Louisiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Aaron Hall , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , Cage Kings: Total Domination , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:46 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Cleo Wright , TKO (punches) , Reality Check , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:24 , Shreveport, Louisiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Chance Burke , TKO (punches) , Cage Kings: Destruction at the Dome , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:39 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Brandon Jinnies , TKO , Louisiana FC 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 ,

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krantz, Derrick Living people 1988 births American male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Texas Mixed martial artists from California Mixed martial artists utilizing wushu Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American wushu practitioners American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters