Kurt Holobaugh

“The Hurt”

MMA · Active

21-10 (1 NC)RECORD

7KO / TKO WINS

10SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Hurt
Date of birth	8 Sep 1986
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Denham Springs, USA
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Lightweight
Team	Gracie United
Height	180 cm (5′11″)
Reach	192 cm (76″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	since 2011
Status	Active
Pro debut	12 Mar 2011
Last fight	Loss vs Jordan Leavitt, 31 May 2025

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Titles and honours

The Ultimate Fighter 31 Lightweight Tournament winner
Former Titan FC Featherweight Champion
Former interim Titan FC Lightweight Champion
Former XFC Featherweight Champion
Former XFC Lightweight Champion
Former Felix's FC Lightweight Champion
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

American lightweight from Denham Springs, Louisiana, and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who held regional titles with Titan FC and XFC. He won The Ultimate Fighter 31 lightweight tournament in 2023 and was released by the UFC in November 2025, after which he moved to Gamebred's bare-knuckle MMA events.

Fight history

32 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Jordan Leavitt	Submission (anaconda choke)	1	1:39	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber	31 May 2025	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Alexander Hernandez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2	15 Mar 2025	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Kaynan Kruschewsky	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba	20 Jul 2024	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Trey Ogden	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas	23 Mar 2024	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Austin Hubbard	Submission (triangle choke)	2	2:39	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley	19 Aug 2023	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Won The Ultimate Fighter 31 Lightweight Tournament
Win	Jose Luis Verdugo	KO (punch)	2	0:11	XFC 44	28 May 2021	Des Moines, Iowa, USA	XFC Lightweight Tournament semi-final
Win	Joziro Boye	TKO (knees and punches)	1	0:26	XFC 43	11 Nov 2020	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Loss	Thiago Moises	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade	11 May 2019	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Shane Burgos	Submission (armbar)	1	2:11	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis	3 Nov 2018	New York City, New York, USA
Loss	Raoni Barcelos	KO (punches)	3	1:29	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov	14 Jul 2018	Boise, Idaho, USA	Fight of the Night
No contest	Matt Bessette	No contest (overturned)	1	2:59	Dana White's Contender Series 1	11 Jul 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Originally a KO win; overturned by the NSAC over a prohibited pre-fight IV
Win	Gesias Cavalcante	TKO (punches)	4	2:45	Titan FC 44	19 May 2017	Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA	Won the interim Titan FC Lightweight Championship
Win	Yosdenis Cedeno	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:22	Titan FC 42	2 Dec 2016	Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Win	Luciano dos Santos	TKO (punches)	2	4:21	Titan FC 39	10 Jun 2016	Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Loss	Magomedrasul Khasbulaev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	WFCA 16	12 Mar 2016	Grozny, Russia	WFCA Featherweight Grand Prix quarter-final
Loss	Andre Harrison	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Titan FC 34	18 Jul 2015	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Lost the Titan FC Featherweight Championship
Win	Desmond Green	Decision (split)	5	5:00	Titan FC 33	20 Mar 2015	Mobile, Alabama, USA	Won the Titan FC Featherweight Championship
Win	Lloyd Woodard	TKO (punches)	1	0:15	Titan FC 29	22 Aug 2014	Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA	Opponent listed as Lloyd Mix on Sherdog
Win	Eric Marriott	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Titan FC 27	28 Feb 2014	Kansas City, Kansas, USA	Lightweight bout
Win	Calvin Miller	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:10	XFC: Louisiana	24 Aug 2013	Ponchatoula, Louisiana, USA	Won the vacant XFC Featherweight Championship
Win	John LeBlanc	Submission	1	1:13	In Ya Face: Caged Warrior Championship 1	12 Jul 2013	Houma, Louisiana, USA	Lightweight bout
Loss	Steven Siler	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen	27 Apr 2013	Newark, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Pat Healy	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine	12 Jan 2013	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Lightweight bout
Win	Wesley Dunlap	KO (punch)	1	1:21	Fight Force International: Blood and Sand 13	27 Oct 2012	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Win	Wellington Brito	TKO (punches)	1	3:31	XFC: Natural Disaster 3	25 Aug 2012	Denham Springs, Louisiana, USA	Won the vacant XFC Featherweight Championship
Win	Ronnie Rogers	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:15	Fight Force International: Blood and Sand 12	30 Jun 2012	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA	Catchweight (160 lb)
Win	Will Cruthirds	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:55	Fight Force International: Blood and Sand 11	28 Apr 2012	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Win	J.C. Pennington	Submission (triangle choke)	3	3:12	XFC: Chaos at the Castine Center 2	7 Apr 2012	Mandeville, Louisiana, USA	Won the vacant XFC Lightweight Championship
Win	Booker Arthur	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	XFC: Nightmare on the Northshore	29 Oct 2011	Mandeville, Louisiana, USA
Win	Paul Soileau	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:32	Felix's FC: Night of Champions 2	23 Jul 2011	Gonzales, Louisiana, USA	Won the Felix's FC Lightweight Championship
Win	Phil Daru	Submission (armbar)	1	1:55	XFC: Chaos at the Castine Center	9 Jul 2011	Mandeville, Louisiana, USA
Win	Derrick Breaux	Submission	1	0:39	In Ya Face: Karnival Karnage	12 Mar 2011	Houma, Louisiana, USA	Pro debut