Amy Campo

Amy Campo was born on January 30, 2000, in Utah, United States, growing up in the cities of Sunset and Riverdale near Ogden. Like many young athletes, she harbored an early passion for sports, though financial constraints within her family limited those opportunities to little more than a brief experience with dance classes. As the family's circumstances gradually improved, they were able to afford martial arts training for Amy's older brother, Ryder, who is six years her senior.

The turning point came on April 18, 2013, when her father brought a then 13-year-old Amy to watch one of Ryder's martial arts classes. Sitting on the sidelines, her father asked whether she would like to join — a question she answered without hesitation. That single decision set in motion a journey that would reverberate across the grappling world for years to come.

Under the instruction of coach Eduardo Mori, Campo trained an array of combat sports, including kickboxing, MMA, and jiu-jitsu. Over time, BJJ emerged as her primary focus. She progressed steadily through the kids' program before transitioning into the adults class as soon as she reached eligible age, laying the groundwork for an exceptional competitive career.

Few relationships in Amy Campo's life have proven as consequential as the one she developed with coach Eduardo Mori, who has guided her since her very first day on the mat in 2013. What began as a coaching relationship evolved into something far deeper during one of the most turbulent stretches of Campo's teenage years, when growing tension between her parents ultimately led to their divorce.

It was during this difficult period that Mori and his wife, Rachel, stepped beyond their roles as instructors and became genuine mentors — welcoming Campo into their home and treating her as part of their family. They encouraged her to compete and provided critical support for travel to major tournaments, including Pan Ams, American Nationals, and the IBJJF World Championships. In a February 23, 2022 interview with BJJ Heroes, Campo spoke candidly about the depth of that bond: "Eddy is more than my coach or professor. When I was a teenager, we started having problems at home as tension grew between my parents and they divorced. It put stress on my relationships with my family. That was when Eddy stepped in — he started inviting me into his home as part of his family. He and his wife, Rachel, became my mentors for everything inside and outside the gym. They encouraged me to compete and helped with subsequent trips to Pan Ams, American Nationals, and Worlds."

The relationship between athlete and coach reached a defining symbolic moment on December 15, 2021, when Mori awarded Campo her black belt as she stood atop the IBJJF World Championships podium following a double gold performance — a gesture that encapsulated years of shared sacrifice, trust, and dedication. Campo competes under the Zenith BJJ banner, based in Utah, USA.

Early Promise at the Juvenile Level

Amy Campo's ascent through the competitive ranks of BJJ was methodical, consistent, and defined by an ability to perform under pressure at the sport's biggest stages. Her early results at the juvenile level signaled what was to come: she claimed gold at the 2017 IBJJF American Nationals, earned silver at the 2017 Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship, and placed third in the absolute division at that same event — a strong indication that her competitive ceiling was far from reached.

Colored Belt Dominance

As she moved into the colored belt divisions, Campo's trajectory only steepened. At purple belt, she reached the final of the IBJJF World Championship gi division in 2018 before capturing the IBJJF World Championship NOGI title at the same belt level that year. She continued her American Nationals NOGI dominance at purple belt in 2019, then extended that run into her brown belt years, winning again in 2020 and 2021.

The 2021 competitive season proved to be her most accomplished at the colored belt level. Campo captured the IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI title at brown belt and then delivered the defining performance of her pre-black belt career at the December 2021 IBJJF World Championships, where a double gold finish in gi competition earned her an on-the-podium black belt promotion from coach Eduardo Mori.

Immediate Black Belt Impact

The transition to black belt brought no slowdown. Campo moved immediately into elite company, qualifying for the ADCC World Championships through the ADCC West Coast Trials in 2022 and going on to claim the 2022 ADCC World Championship title — one of the most prestigious accolades in submission grappling. That same year, she added the IBJJF World Championship NOGI title and fought her way to the absolute final at the IBJJF World Championships.

In 2023, she returned to claim the IBJJF World Championship gi title in her weight division while also reaching the final of the Pan Championship. Her presence at the elite level continued into 2024, where an absolute division podium finish at the IBJJF World Championships further cemented her standing among the sport's best.

A Complete Competitor Across Formats

Amy Campo's competition profile is defined by an uncommon versatility — she is equally at home beneath the gi or in the open exchanges of no-gi and submission grappling formats. She competes in the Meio-Pesado division (74 kg / 163.1 lb) and has accumulated titles across all three major competitive formats: IBJJF gi, IBJJF no-gi, and ADCC rules.

Her no-gi credentials stretch back to her colored belt years, with an IBJJF World Championship NOGI title at purple belt in 2018 foreshadowing what would become a hallmark of her black belt career. Campo's 2022 ADCC World Championship victory stands as perhaps her most celebrated achievement, representing the pinnacle of no-gi competition on a global stage. Her path to that title ran through the ADCC West Coast Trials, where she demonstrated the regional dominance that justified her place among the world's elite.

Weight Class and Absolute Credentials

Beyond her weight division, Campo has proven herself a force in absolute competition as well, reaching the final of the IBJJF World Championship absolute division in 2022 and earning a podium finish in the same category in 2024. Her ability to perform across weight classes, rule sets, and competitive formats speaks to the breadth of her technical game and the depth of the foundation built under coach Eduardo Mori at Zenith BJJ in Utah.