All MMA fightersJeff Curran
“Big Frog”
MMA · Retired36-18-1RECORD
1KO / TKO WINS
21SUBMISSION WINS
14DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Big Frog |
| Date of birth | 2 Sep 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Crystal Lake, USA |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Team | Team Curran |
| Height | 168 cm (5′6″) |
| Reach | 175 cm (69″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1998–2016 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 16 Jan 1998 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Raufeon Stots, 23 Nov 2016 |
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Titles and honours
- Former Shooto Americas Lightweight Champion
- Former IHC Featherweight Champion
Background
American bantamweight and featherweight from Crystal Lake, Illinois, and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Pedro Sauer. He competed in the UFC, WEC, Pride Bushido and Strikeforce, and runs Team Curran; he is the cousin of Pat Curran.
Fight history
55 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Raufeon Stots | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | VFC 53: Curran vs. Stots | 23 Nov 2016 | Waterloo, Iowa, USA | |
| Loss | Melvin Blumer | KO (backfist) | 1 | 4:58 | RFA 24: Smith vs. Romero | 6 Mar 2015 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, USA | |
| Loss | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Curran | 16 Aug 2013 | Los Angeles, California, USA | For the RFA Bantamweight Championship |
| Win | Josh Killion | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Extreme Challenge 227 | 3 May 2013 | Bettendorf, Iowa, USA | Flyweight bout |
| Loss | Johnny Eduardo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | 15 May 2012 | Fairfax, Virginia, USA | |
| Loss | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | 29 Oct 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Billy Vaughan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | XFO 39 | 13 May 2011 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | David Love | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | XFO 37 | 4 Dec 2010 | Lakemoor, Illinois, USA | |
| Loss | Bryan Goldsby | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 14 | 15 Apr 2010 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Tomohiko Hori | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | XFO 34: Curran vs. Hori | 5 Dec 2009 | Lakemoor, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Dustin Neace | Submission (rib injury) | 1 | 1:39 | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | 7 Nov 2009 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | Lightweight bout |
| Loss | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 42 | 9 Aug 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Joseph Benavidez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 40 | 5 Apr 2009 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Loss | Mike Brown | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver | 1 Jun 2008 | Sacramento, California, USA | |
| Loss | Urijah Faber | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:34 | WEC 31 | 12 Dec 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | For the WEC Featherweight Championship |
| Win | Stephen Ledbetter | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 29 | 5 Aug 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | John Mahlow | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | KOTC: Damage Control | 26 May 2007 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Lightweight bout |
| Win | Kevin English | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:12 | IFL: Moline | 7 Apr 2007 | Moline, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Donny Walker | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:23 | KOTC: Hard Knocks | 19 Jan 2007 | Rockford, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Raphael Assunção | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | XFO 13: Operation Beatdown | 11 Nov 2006 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Wagnney Fabiano | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | APEX: A Night of Champions | 14 Oct 2006 | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | Hatsu Hioki | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Pride Bushido 12 | 26 Aug 2006 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | Charles Bennett | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:23 | KOTC: Redemption on the River | 17 Feb 2006 | Moline, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Antonio Carvalho | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | IHC 9: Purgatory | 19 Nov 2005 | Hammond, Indiana, USA | Won the Shooto Americas Lightweight Championship |
| Win | Steve Kinnison | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:47 | XFO 6: Judgement Day | 25 Jun 2005 | Lakemoor, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Luke Spencer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:34 | SuperBrawl 40 | 30 Apr 2005 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | David Douglas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:39 | IFC: Eve of Destruction | 5 Mar 2005 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | |
| Win | Jason Dent | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Xtreme Fighting Organization 3 | 2 Oct 2004 | McHenry, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Masahiro Oishi | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:44 | ZST 6 | 12 Sep 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Kimihito Nonaka | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:35 | SuperBrawl 35 | 16 Apr 2004 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | Dan Swift | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 0:44 | XFO 1: The Kickoff | 14 Mar 2004 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA | |
| Loss | Matt Serra | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 46: Supernatural | 31 Jan 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Lightweight bout |
| Loss | Norifumi Yamamoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | SuperBrawl 29 | 9 May 2003 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | Todd Lally | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:49 | WFA 3: Level 3 | 23 Nov 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Ryan Ackerman | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | IHC 5: Tribulation | 26 Oct 2002 | Hammond, Indiana, USA | Won the IHC Featherweight Championship |
| Win | Baret Yoshida | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:08 | UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii | 17 Sep 2002 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| Win | Bao Quach | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 4 | 31 Aug 2002 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | |
| Loss | Ivan Menjivar | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 | 15 Jun 2002 | Hull, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | Max Marin | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:46 | UA 1: The Genesis | 27 Jan 2002 | Hammond, Indiana, USA | |
| Loss | Anthony Hamlett | KO (elbow) | 1 | 0:11 | HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 2 | 18 Nov 2001 | Evansville, Indiana, USA | For the vacant HOOKnSHOOT Featherweight Championship |
| Draw | Ryoji Yoshizawa | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | HOOKnSHOOT: Quake | 10 Mar 2001 | Evansville, Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Jamie Webb | Submission (punches) | 1 | 2:44 | Freestyle Combat Challenge 3 | 6 Jan 2001 | ||
| Win | Tony DeDolph | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Extreme Challenge 31 | 24 Mar 2000 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA | |
| Win | Ron Matthews | Submission (triangle choke) | Bangkok Brawl | 20 Mar 2000 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |||
| Win | Sam Wells | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 16:04 | Midwest Absolute Challenge | 4 Dec 1999 | McHenry, Illinois, USA | |
| Loss | Phil Johns | Submission (strikes) | 1 | 0:31 | Cage Combat 4 | 26 Sep 1999 | Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA | |
| Win | Jeremy Bolt | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:30 | ECC: Extreme Combat Challenge | 17 Aug 1999 | Illinois, USA | |
| Loss | Phil Johns | KO (punches) | 1 | HOOKnSHOOT: Rising | 12 Jun 1999 | Evansville, Indiana, USA | ||
| Win | Charles Barron | Submission (armbar) | 1 | Chicago Challenge 6 | 22 May 1999 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | Sam Wells | Decision | 1 | 15:00 | Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 | 19 Apr 1999 | ||
| Win | Jeff Rick | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:44 | HOOKnSHOOT: Trial | 30 Jan 1999 | Evansville, Indiana, USA | |
| Win | Larry Koneizka | Submission (armbar) | 1 | Chicago Challenge 5 | 1 Nov 1998 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | Jason Chambers | Submission (front choke) | 1 | Chicago Challenge 4 | 30 May 1998 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | Mike Haltom | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:58 | Extreme Challenge 17 | 11 Apr 1998 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | |
| Loss | Henry Matamoros | Submission | 1 | 11:13 | Extreme Challenge 13 | 16 Jan 1998 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA | Pro debut |