Jeff Curran
| Jeff Curran | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1977 Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | Big Frog |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 69 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Island Lake, Illinois |
| Team | Team Curran |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 48 |
| Wins | 33 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 19 |
| By decision | 13 |
| Losses | 14 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Pat Curran, cousin |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jeffrey M. Curran (September 2, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist. He fights at a number of different weight classes for a large number of organizations, including: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), International Fight League (IFL), and King of the Cage (KOTC).
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Curran started his path towards mixed martial arts with Karate and Tae Kwon Do at The Age of 5. Curran has trained for 16 years and has fought for 5 years. He began wrestling in the 4th grade and did that until his freshman year when he began Jiu-Jitsu. Jeff also says that as a teen he would box with his grandfather. Jeff holds a rank of 2nd degree black belt under Professor Pedro Sauer. He is also known as one of the most technical instructors in the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association. Jeff credits Royce Gracie as being the fighter that made him want to start.
Jeff is president and head instructor of Curran Martial Arts Academy (CMA). He is also owner and promoter of X-treme Fighting Organization. Jeff appeared on the television series Tapout on Versus with fellow Team Curran pro Fighter Matt Fiordirosa.
[edit] WEC career
After fifteen victories in sixteen fights, Curran fought Urijah Faber for the WEC featherweight championship. Faber retained his title by defeating Curran via guillotine choke. Curran then lost a pair of unanimous decisions, first to former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown and then his bantamweight division debut to Joseph Benavidez at WEC 40.[1] His most recent WEC fight was against Takeya Mizugaki on August 9, 2009 WEC 42; he lost by a split decision.
[edit] Post WEC
After losing 4 consecutive fights in the WEC, it was announced on October 20, 2009 that Curran had signed a two fight contract with North American promotion Strikeforce. He maintains that his ultimate goal is to return to the WEC, but is glad to still be able to fight on major cards for the time being. He made his debut for the organization as a part of the preliminary card on their November 7 event, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, in Chicago, winning over Dustin Neace by submission in the first round.[2] Curran would later defeat Tomohiko Hori via unanimous decision at XFO 34. Curran most recently lost a unanimous decision to Bryan Goldsby in a non tournament bantamweight bout at Bellator 14. Curran has lost 5 out of his last 7 fights.
[edit] This Is The Fight
Jeff announced that he will be featured in an upcoming documentary entitled "This is the Fight". it is expected to be released in early fall 2010. the film will be about Jeff's difficult road to try to make it back to the WEC after 4 consecutive losses to, at the time, top 5 fighters in his weight class.
Curran faced David Love at XFO 37 on December 4, 2010. Although breaking his right forearm towards the end of the fight, He was able to win the fight by unanimous decision. He underwent surgery for the injury on New Year's Day 2011. [3]
Curran is scheduled to headline XFO 39 on May 13 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.[4] He took on late replacement Billy Vaughan[5] and won via unanimous decision.[6]
[edit] UFC Return
Curran in July 2011 signed a new multi-fight contract to return to the UFC.[7] His first fight back was against Scott Jorgensen,[8] who was ranked the No. 4 bantamweight in the world by MMAWeekly.com at the time that Curran returned to the promotion.[9]Curran lost by unanimous decision.
[edit] Personal life
Jeff and his wife Sarah have a son named Ty, who was born in March 2007.[10] The couple had their second son, Jacob, in December 2008.[11]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 48 matches | 33 wins | 14 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 2 |
| By submission | 19 | 3 |
| By decision | 13 | 9 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 33-14-1 | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 137 | October 29, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 33-13-1 | Billy Vaughan | Decision (unanimous) | Xxtreme Fighting Organization 39 | May 13, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 32-13-1 | David Love | Decision (unanimous) | Xtreme Fighting Organization 37 | December 4, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Lakemoor, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 31-13-1 | Bryan Goldsby | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 14 | April 15, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Bantamweight bout |
| Win | 31-12-1 | Tomohiko Hori | Decision (unanimous) | XFO 34: Curran vs. Hori | December 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Lakemoor, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 30-12-1 | Dustin Neace | Submission (rib injury) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | November 7, 2009 | 1 | 1:39 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | Lightweight bout |
| Loss | 29-12-1 | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision (split) | WEC 42 | August 9, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 29-11-1 | Joseph Benavidez | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 40 | April 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Bantamweight debut |
| Loss | 29-10-1 | Mike Brown | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 34 | June 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Loss | 29-9-1 | Urijah Faber | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 31 | December 12, 2007 | 2 | 4:34 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For WEC Featherweight Championship |
| Win | 29-8-1 | Stephen Ledbetter | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 29 | August 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 28-8-1 | John Mahlow | Decision (split) | KOTC: Damage Control | May 26, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 27-8-1 | Kevin English | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFL: Moline | April 7, 2007 | 2 | 1:12 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 26-8-1 | Donny Walker | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Hard Knocks | January 19, 2007 | 3 | 3:23 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 25-8-1 | Raphael Assunção | Decision (majority) | XFO 13: Operation Beatdown | November 11, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 24-8-1 | Wagnney Fabiano | Decision (split) | APEX: A Night of Champions | October 14, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 23-8-1 | Hatsu Hioki | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 12 | August 26, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 23-7-1 | Charles Bennett | Submission (armbar) | KOTC: Redemtion on the River | February 17, 2006 | 1 | 3:23 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 22-7-1 | Antonio Carvalho | Decision (majority) | IHC 9: Purgatory | November 19, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 21-7-1 | Steve Kinnison | Submission (rear-naked choke) | XFO 6: Judgement Day | June 25, 2005 | 3 | 1:47 | Lakemoor, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 20-7-1 | Luke Spencer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SuperBrawl 40 | April 30, 2005 | 2 | 2:34 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 19-7-1 | David Douglas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFC: Eve Of Destruction | March 5, 2005 | 1 | 1:39 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 18-7-1 | Jason Dent | Decision (unanimous) | Xtreme Fighting Organization 3 | October 2, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | McHenry, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 17-7-1 | Masahiro Oishi | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Zst 6 | September 12, 2004 | 1 | 0:44 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 16-7-1 | Kimihito Nonaka | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SuperBrawl 35 | April 16, 2004 | 3 | 4:35 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 15-7-1 | Dan Swift | Submission (triangle choke) | XFO 1: The Kickoff | March 14, 2004 | 3 | 0:44 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 14-7-1 | Matt Serra | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 46 | January 31, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lightweight bout |
| Loss | 14-6-1 | Norifumi Yamamoto | Decision (unanimous) | SuperBrawl 29 | May 9, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 14-5-1 | Todd Lally | Submission (triangle choke) | WFA 3: Level 3 | November 23, 2002 | 1 | 4:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13-5-1 | Ryan Ackerman | Decision (unanimous) | IHC 5: Tribulation | October 26, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 12-5-1 | Baret Yoshida | KO (punch) | UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii | September 17, 2002 | 2 | 2:08 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 11-5-1 | Bao Quach | Decision (majority) | WEC 4 | August 31, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Loss | 10-5-1 | Ivan Menjivar | Decision (unanimous) | UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 | June 15, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Hull, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 10-4-1 | Max Marin | Submission (triangle choke) | UA 1: The Genesis | January 27, 2002 | 2 | 3:46 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 9-4-1 | Anthony Hamlett | KO (elbow) | HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 2 | November 18, 2001 | 1 | 0:11 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Draw | 9-3-1 | Ryoji Yoshizawa | Draw | HOOKnSHOOT: Quake | March 10, 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 9-3 | Jamie Webb | Submission (punches) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 3 | January 6, 2001 | 1 | 2:44 | N/A | |
| Win | 8-3 | Tony DeDolph | Decision (split) | Extreme Challenge 31 | March 24, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 7-3 | Ron Matthews | Submission (triangle choke) | Bangkok Brawl | March 20, 2000 | N/A | N/A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 6-3 | Sam Wells | Submission (triangle choke) | Midwest Absolute Challenge | December 4, 1999 | 1 | 16:04 | McHenry, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 5-3 | Phil Johns | Submission (strikes) | Cage Combat 4 | September 26, 1999 | 1 | 0:31 | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 5-2 | Phil Johns | KO (punches) | HOOKnSHOOT: Rising | June 12, 1999 | 1 | N/A | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 5-1 | Charles Barron | Submission (armbar) | Chicago Challenge 6 | May 22, 1999 | 1 | N/A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 4-1 | Sam Wells | Decision | Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 | April 19, 1999 | 1 | 15:00 | N/A | |
| Win | 3-1 | Jeff Rick | Submission (rear-naked choke) | HOOKnSHOOT: Trial | January 30, 1999 | 1 | 0:44 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 2-1 | Larry Koneizka | Submission (armbar) | Chicago Challenge 5 | November 1, 1998 | 1 | N/A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 1-1 | Mike Haltom | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 17 | April 11, 1998 | 1 | 2:58 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Henry Matamoros | Submission | Extreme Challenge 13 | January 16, 1998 | 1 | 11:13 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ Dave Doyle (2009-03-01). "WEC notes: Karalexis heeds wake-up call". Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dd-wecnotes030109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9813&zoneid=2
- ^ "XFO 37 results – Jeff Curran picks up win & Felice Herrig vs. Amanda LaVoy fight video". ULTIMMA.com. 2010-12-06. http://www.ultmma.com/news/index.php?itemid=1365. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Jeff Curran Headlines XFO 39". MMARecap.com. http://mmarecap.com/news/Jeff_Curran_Headline_XFO_39_At_Sears_Centre_In_Hoffman_Estates-4032.
- ^ MMA Recap. "MMA Recap". MMA Recap. http://mmarecap.com/news/Joe_Pearson_Out_Billy_Vaughn_In_Against_Jeff_Curran-4267. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ MMA Recap. "MMA Recap". MMA Recap. MMA Recap. http://mmarecap.com/news/XFO_39_Results_and_Recap-4281. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "The Big Frog Is Back: Jeff Curran Signs New Deal with UFC". MMAWeekly.com. July 26, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/the-big-frog-is-back-jeff-curran-signs-new-deal-with-ufc.
- ^ "Scott Jorgensen Welcomes Jeff Curran Back to the Octagon at UFC 137". MMAWeekly.com. July 26, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/scott-jorgensen-welcomes-jeff-curran-back-to-the-octagon-at-ufc-137.
- ^ "MMAWeekly Bantamweight MMA Top 10". MMAWeekly.com. July 26, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/bantamweight-division-135-pound-limit-mma-top-10.
- ^ Ty Curran - Little Frog Born: March 19th, 2007 10:52pm
- ^ "There must be something in the water.". Suckerpunchent.com. 2008-12-27. http://www.suckerpunchent.com/feature/the-suckerpunch-%e2%80%9cblindside%e2%80%9d-11/. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
