Curtis Millender (22-13, 7) was born in Anaheim, California, U.S. on December 1, 1987. At the age of 25 years on February 28, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Paul Gemmati, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 18, 2018, 30-year old Curtis Millender made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros against a 34-year old Thiago Alves, winning the fight in the 2nd round via KO.
Millender's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Renato Valente at age 37 on June 14, 2025. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Curtis Millender's best fights have been against Thiago Alves, Johnny Cisneros, Max Griffin, Siyar Bahadurzada, Steven Ciaccio and Moses Murrietta.
Millender has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Jun 14, 2025 37 years, 6 months 22-13 (7) | Renato Valente | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches | |
35  | Mar 14, 2025 37 years, 3 months 22-12 (7) | 31 years, 6 months 27-1 (19) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Anaconda choke | |
34  | Nov 15, 2024 36 years, 11 months 22-11 (7) | 38 years, 10 months 27-12 (23) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
33  | Jun 1, 2024 36 years, 6 months 22-10 (7) | 40 years 65-15-1 (46) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows | |
32 | Nov 10, 2023 35 years, 11 months 22-9 (7) | Joel Bauman | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
31 | Sep 2, 2023 35 years, 9 months 21-9 (7) | Sidiah Parker | MD | 5 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Mar 31, 2023 35 years, 3 months 20-9 (7) | KB Bhullar | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Jan 28, 2023 35 years, 1 months 19-9 (7) | Salaiman Ahmadyar | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28 | Sep 23, 2022 34 years, 9 months 18-9 (6) | KB Bhullar | MD | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke | |
27  | Apr 2, 2022 34 years, 4 months 18-9 (6) | 28 years, 3 months 19-7 (14) | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg kick and punches | |
26  | Jun 17, 2021 33 years, 6 months 18-8 (6) | 31 years, 5 months 27-5 (18) | PFL | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Ezekiel choke |
25  | Apr 29, 2021 33 years, 4 months 18-7 (6) | 31 years, 9 months 21-6-1 (14) | PFL | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
24  | Aug 7, 2020 32 years, 8 months 18-6 (6) | 31 years, 9 months 13-8 (11) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23 | Jan 25, 2020 32 years, 1 months 18-5 (6) | Moses Murrietta | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Apr 13, 2019 31 years, 4 months 17-5 (6) | 30 years, 9 months 14-3 (4) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Mar 9, 2019 31 years, 3 months 17-4 (6) | 32 years, 3 months 20-5 (16) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
20  | Dec 29, 2018 31 years 17-3 (6) | 34 years, 8 months 24-6-1 (20) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jul 7, 2018 30 years, 7 months 16-3 (6) | 32 years, 7 months 14-4 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Feb 18, 2018 30 years, 2 months 15-3 (6) | 34 years, 4 months 22-11 (14) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Knee |
17 | Jan 12, 2018 30 years, 1 months 14-3 (5) | Nick Barnes | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
16 | Oct 13, 2017 29 years, 10 months 13-3 (4) | Matthew Frincu | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
15  | Jun 2, 2017 29 years, 6 months 12-3 (3) | 24 years, 6 months 9-2 (9) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Jan 21, 2017 29 years, 1 months 11-3 (3) | 36 years, 11 months 9-5 (5) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13 | Aug 25, 2016 28 years, 8 months 10-3 (2) | Ozzie Alvarez | WL | 5 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Jun 25, 2016 28 years, 6 months 9-3 (2) | Casey Greene | WL | 5 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Oct 23, 2015 27 years, 10 months 8-3 (2) | Eddie Mendez | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Aug 28, 2015 27 years, 8 months 8-2 (2) | Steven Ciaccio | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | May 15, 2015 27 years, 5 months 7-2 (2) | 31 years, 8 months 23-13 (15) | Bellator | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
8  | Feb 27, 2015 27 years, 2 months 7-1 (2) | 26 years, 7 months 9-3 (8) | Bellator | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
7 | Oct 16, 2014 26 years, 10 months 7-0 (2) | James Chaney | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
6 | Jun 19, 2014 26 years, 6 months 6-0 (1) | Dominic Waters | WL | 3 | SD | WIN | |
5 | Apr 17, 2014 26 years, 4 months 5-0 (1) | Johnny Mercurio | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Dec 5, 2013 26 years 4-0 (1) | Alex Suhonosov | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Aug 15, 2013 25 years, 8 months 3-0 (1) | J.C. Llamas | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 11, 2013 25 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Blake Belshe | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
1 | Feb 28, 2013 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Paul Gemmati | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
