Bantamweight · “Big Frog”

Jeff Curran

36-18-1 UFC 0-3-0
5'6"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
48Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight

Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min1.8
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.07
Striking accuracy27.6%
Striking defense59.1%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense26.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.67
Control time2.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
January 31, 2004 vs Matt Serra — 0.6/min (L) Jan '04 October 29, 2011 vs Scott Jorgensen — 2.73/min (L) Oct '11 May 15, 2012 vs Johnny Eduardo — 2.07/min (L) May '12

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Johnny Eduardo 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012
31/152Sig. strikes
51/154Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Scott Jorgensen 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · October 29, 2011
41/126Sig. strikes
42/103Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Matt Serra 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 46: Supernatural · January 31, 2004
9/15Sig. strikes
45/80Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
36-18-1Pro record
Team CurranGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 21
Decision 14
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 3
Decision 12
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

WEC 6
Extreme Challenge 4
XFO 4
HOOKnSHOOT 4
UFC 3
Xtreme Fighting Organization 3
KOTC 3
SuperBrawl 3

+ 20 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 55 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Raufeon Stots Decision (unanimous) VFC 53: Curran vs. Stots
November 23, 2016
VFC 3 5:00
L Melvin Blumer KO (backfist) RFA 24: Smith vs. Romero
March 6, 2015
RFA 1 4:58
L Pedro Munhoz Decision (split) RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Curran
August 16, 2013
RFA 5 5:00
W Josh Killion Decision (unanimous) Extreme Challenge 227
May 3, 2013
Extreme Challenge 3 5:00
L Johnny Eduardo Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
May 15, 2012
UFC 3 5:00
L Scott Jorgensen Decision (unanimous) UFC 137
October 29, 2011
UFC 3 5:00
W Billy Vaughan Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Fighting Organization 39
May 13, 2011
Xtreme Fighting Organization 3 5:00
W David Love Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Fighting Organization 37
December 4, 2010
Xtreme Fighting Organization 3 5:00
L Bryan Goldsby Decision (unanimous) Bellator 14
April 15, 2010
Bellator 3 5:00
W Tomohiko Hori Decision (unanimous) XFO 34: Curran vs. Hori
December 5, 2009
XFO 3 5:00
W Dustin Neace Submission (rib injury) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers
November 7, 2009
Strikeforce 1 1:39
L Takeya Mizugaki Decision (split) WEC 42
August 9, 2009
WEC 3 5:00
L Joseph Benavidez Decision (unanimous) WEC 40
April 5, 2009
WEC 3 5:00
L Mike Brown Decision (unanimous) WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver
June 1, 2008
WEC 3 5:00
L Urijah Faber Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 31
December 12, 2007
WEC 2 4:34
W Stephen Ledbetter Decision (unanimous) WEC 29
August 5, 2007
WEC 3 5:00
W John Mahlow Decision (split) KOTC: Damage Control
May 26, 2007
KOTC 3 5:00
W Kevin English Submission (guillotine choke) IFL: Moline
April 7, 2007
IFL 2 1:12
W Donny Walker Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Hard Knocks
January 19, 2007
KOTC 3 3:23
W Raphael Assunção Decision (majority) XFO 13: Operation Beatdown
November 11, 2006
XFO 3 5:00
W Wagnney Fabiano Decision (split) APEX: A Night of Champions
October 14, 2006
APEX 3 5:00
L Hatsu Hioki Decision (unanimous) Pride - Bushido 12
August 26, 2006
Pride - Bushido 2 5:00
W Charles Bennett Submission (armbar) KOTC: Redemption on the River
February 17, 2006
KOTC 1 3:23
W Antonio Carvalho Decision (majority) IHC 9: Purgatory
November 19, 2005
IHC 3 5:00
W Steve Kinnison Submission (rear-naked choke) XFO 6: Judgement Day
June 25, 2005
XFO 3 1:47
W Luke Spencer Submission (rear-naked choke) SuperBrawl 40
April 30, 2005
SuperBrawl 2 2:34
W David Douglas Submission (rear-naked choke) IFC: Eve Of Destruction
March 5, 2005
IFC 1 1:39
W Jason Dent Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Fighting Organization 3
October 2, 2004
Xtreme Fighting Organization 3 5:00
W Masahiro Oishi Technical Submission (guillotine choke) Zst 6
September 12, 2004
Zst 1 0:44
W Kimihito Nonaka Submission (rear-naked choke) SuperBrawl 35
April 16, 2004
SuperBrawl 3 4:35
W Dan Swift Submission (triangle choke) XFO 1: The Kickoff
March 14, 2004
XFO 3 0:44
L Matt Serra Decision (unanimous) UFC 46
January 31, 2004
UFC 3 5:00
L Norifumi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) SuperBrawl 29
May 9, 2003
SuperBrawl 3 5:00
W Todd Lally Submission (triangle choke) WFA 3: Level 3
November 23, 2002
WFA 1 4:49
W Ryan Ackerman Decision (unanimous) IHC 5: Tribulation
October 26, 2002
IHC 3 5:00
W Baret Yoshida KO (punch) UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii
September 17, 2002
UCC Hawaii 2 2:08
W Bao Quach Decision (majority) WEC 4
August 31, 2002
WEC 3 5:00
L Ivan Menjivar Decision (unanimous) UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002
June 15, 2002
UCC 3 5:00
W Max Marin Submission (triangle choke) UA 1: The Genesis
January 27, 2002
UA 2 3:46
L Anthony Hamlett KO (elbow) HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 2
November 18, 2001
HOOKnSHOOT 1 0:11
D Ryoji Yoshizawa Draw HOOKnSHOOT: Quake
March 10, 2001
HOOKnSHOOT 2 5:00
W Jamie Webb Submission (punches) Freestyle Combat Challenge 3
January 6, 2001
Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 2:44
W Tony DeDolph Decision (split) Extreme Challenge 31
March 24, 2000
Extreme Challenge 3 5:00
W Ron Matthews Submission (triangle choke) Bangkok Brawl
March 20, 2000
Bangkok Brawl
W Sam Wells Submission (triangle choke) Midwest Absolute Challenge
December 4, 1999
Midwest Absolute Challenge 1 16:04
L Phil Johns Submission (strikes) Cage Combat 4
September 26, 1999
Cage Combat 1 0:31
W Jeremy Bolt Submission (triangle choke) ECC: Extreme Combat Challenge
August 17, 1999
ECC 1 4:30
L Phil Johns KO (punches) HOOKnSHOOT: Rising
June 12, 1999
HOOKnSHOOT 1
W Charles Barron Submission (armbar) Chicago Challenge 6
May 22, 1999
Chicago Challenge 1
W Sam Wells Decision Freestyle Combat Challenge 1
April 19, 1999
Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 15:00
W Jeff Rick Submission (rear-naked choke) HOOKnSHOOT: Trial
January 30, 1999
HOOKnSHOOT 1 0:44
W Larry Koneizka Submission (armbar) Chicago Challenge 5
November 1, 1998
Chicago Challenge 1
W Jason Chambers Submission (front choke) Chicago Challenge 4
May 30, 1998
Chicago Challenge 1
W Mike Haltom Submission (armbar) Extreme Challenge 17
April 11, 1998
Extreme Challenge 1 2:58
L Henry Matamoros Submission Extreme Challenge 13
January 16, 1998
Extreme Challenge 1 11:13

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jeff Curran) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 118 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.8 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.1 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 27.6% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 59.1% avg 56.6%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 37.2%
Takedown defense 26.7% avg 63.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.7 avg 0.5
Control time 2.1% avg 19.4%