Jeff Curran (36-18-1, 21) was born in Crystal Lake, Illinois, U.S. on September 2, 1977. At the age of 20 years on January 16, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Henry Matamoros, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 31, 2004, 26-year old Jeff Curran made his UFC debut on his 24th professional MMA fight at UFC 46 against a 29-year old Matt Serra but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Curran's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Raufeon Stots at age 39 on November 23, 2016. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jeff Curran's best fights have been against Dustin Neace, Charles Bennett, Baret Yoshida, Bao Quach, Donny Walker, Masahiro Oishi and Stephen Ledbetter. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Jeff Curran".
Curran has 18 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Jeff Curran Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55  | Nov 23, 2016 39 years, 2 months 36-18-1 (21) | 27 years, 11 months 6-0 (4) | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
54 | Mar 6, 2015 37 years, 6 months 36-17-1 (21) | Melvin Blumer | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Backfist | |
53  | Aug 16, 2013 35 years, 11 months 36-16-1 (21) | 26 years, 11 months 8-0 (6) | BT | 5 | SD | LOSS For RFA bantamweight title | |
52 | May 3, 2013 35 years, 8 months 36-15-1 (21) | Josh Killion | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
51  | May 15, 2012 34 years, 8 months 35-15-1 (21) | 33 years, 9 months 25-9 (19) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
50  | Oct 29, 2011 34 years, 1 months 35-14-1 (21) | 29 years, 1 months 12-4 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
49 | May 13, 2011 33 years, 8 months 35-13-1 (21) | Billy Vaughan | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
48 | Dec 4, 2010 33 years, 3 months 34-13-1 (21) | David Love | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
47  | Apr 15, 2010 32 years, 7 months 33-13-1 (21) | 28 years 11-11 (9) | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
46 | Dec 5, 2009 32 years, 3 months 33-12-1 (21) | Tomohiko Hori | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
45  | Nov 7, 2009 32 years, 2 months 32-12-1 (21) | 23 years, 1 months 18-14-1 (18) | Strikeforce | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rib injury |
44  | Aug 9, 2009 31 years, 11 months 31-12-1 (20) | 25 years, 7 months 11-3-2 (5) | WEC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
43  | Apr 5, 2009 31 years, 7 months 31-11-1 (20) | 24 years, 8 months 9-0 (8) | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
42  | Jun 1, 2008 30 years, 8 months 31-10-1 (20) | 32 years, 8 months 18-4 (14) | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
41  | Dec 12, 2007 30 years, 3 months 31-9-1 (20) | 28 years, 6 months 19-1 (15) | WEC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For WEC featherweight title |
40 | Aug 5, 2007 29 years, 11 months 31-8-1 (20) | Stephen Ledbetter | WEC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
39 | May 26, 2007 29 years, 8 months 30-8-1 (20) | John Mahlow | KOTC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
38 | Apr 7, 2007 29 years, 7 months 29-8-1 (20) | Kevin English | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
37  | Jan 19, 2007 29 years, 4 months 28-8-1 (19) | 27 years 6-1 (5) | KOTC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
36  | Nov 11, 2006 29 years, 2 months 27-8-1 (18) | 24 years, 3 months 9-0 (8) | LT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
35  | Oct 14, 2006 29 years, 1 months 26-8-1 (18) | 31 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
34  | Aug 26, 2006 28 years, 11 months 25-8-1 (18) | 23 years, 1 months 9-1-1 (5) | Pride | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Feb 17, 2006 28 years, 5 months 25-7-1 (18) | 26 years, 2 months 17-11-2 (14) | KOTC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
32 | Nov 19, 2005 28 years, 2 months 24-7-1 (17) | Antonio Carvalho | LT | 3 | MD | WIN Won Shooto Americas lightweight title | |
31 | Jun 25, 2005 27 years, 9 months 23-7-1 (17) | Steve Kinnison | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
30 | Apr 30, 2005 27 years, 7 months 22-7-1 (16) | Luke Spencer | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
29 | Mar 5, 2005 27 years, 6 months 21-7-1 (15) | David Douglas | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
28  | Oct 2, 2004 27 years, 1 months 20-7-1 (14) | 24 years, 3 months 7-3 (7) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
27  | Sep 12, 2004 27 years 19-7-1 (14) | 35 years, 9 months 9-7-4 (6) | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | |
26 | Apr 16, 2004 26 years, 7 months 18-7-1 (14) | Kimihito Nonaka | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
25 | Mar 14, 2004 26 years, 6 months 17-7-1 (13) | Dan Swift | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
24  | Jan 31, 2004 26 years, 4 months 16-7-1 (12) | 29 years, 7 months 6-3 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | May 9, 2003 25 years, 8 months 16-6-1 (12) | 26 years, 1 months 4-1 (3) | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22 | Nov 23, 2002 25 years, 2 months 16-5-1 (12) | Todd Lally | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
21 | Oct 26, 2002 25 years, 1 months 15-5-1 (11) | Ryan Ackerman | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Sep 17, 2002 25 years 14-5-1 (11) | 27 years, 4 months 5-3-1 (3) | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
19  | Aug 31, 2002 24 years, 11 months 13-5-1 (10) | 22 years, 11 months 4-4 (1) | WEC | FT | 3 | MD | WIN |
18  | Jun 15, 2002 24 years, 9 months 12-5-1 (10) | 20 years 5-2 (4) | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17 | Jan 27, 2002 24 years, 4 months 12-4-1 (10) | Max Marin | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
16  | Nov 18, 2001 24 years, 2 months 11-4-1 (9) | 28 years, 1 months 5-3 (4) | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Elbow | |
15 | Mar 10, 2001 23 years, 6 months 11-3-1 (9) | Ryoji Yoshizawa | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
14 | Jan 6, 2001 23 years, 4 months 11-3 (9) | Jamie Webb | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
13 | Mar 24, 2000 22 years, 6 months 10-3 (8) | Tony DeDolph | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
12 | Mar 20, 2000 22 years, 6 months 9-3 (8) | Ron Matthews | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
11 | Dec 4, 1999 22 years, 3 months 8-3 (7) | Sam Wells | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
10 | Sep 26, 1999 22 years 7-3 (6) | Phil Johns | 1 | SUB | LOSS Strikes | ||
9 | Aug 17, 1999 21 years, 11 months 7-2 (6) | Jeremy Bolt | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
8 | Jun 12, 1999 21 years, 9 months 6-2 (5) | Phil Johns | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
7 | May 22, 1999 21 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | Charles Barron | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
6 | Apr 19, 1999 21 years, 7 months 5-1 (4) | Sam Wells | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Jan 30, 1999 21 years, 4 months 4-1 (4) | Jeff Rick | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Nov 1, 1998 21 years, 1 months 3-1 (3) | Larry Koneizka | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | May 30, 1998 20 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Jason Chambers | 1 | SUB | WIN Front choke | ||
2 | Apr 11, 1998 20 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Mike Haltom | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Jan 16, 1998 20 years, 4 months 0-1 (0) | Henry Matamoros | 1 | SUB | LOSS |
