Curt Warburton
| Curt Warburton | |
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| Born |
1981 (age 34–35)
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| Other names | The War |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight (formerly) |
| Reach | 73 in (190 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Bishop Auckland, England |
| Team | Wolfslair MMA Academy |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Curt Warburton (born 1981) is an English mixed martial artist from Coundon, County Durham. He trains at Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool, England.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Warburton's most notable achievement in the domestic circuit is his 1–1–1 record against The Ultimate Fighter 9 Lightweight Winner Ross Pearson. The first two fights took place at the semi-professional level, at Total Combat (UK) 18 and 19, which resulted in a draw in their first bout (in November 2006) and a submission (armbar) victory for Pearson (in February 2007). Warburton would gain a measure of revenge in September 2007, when he was victorious via TKO (doctor stoppage) in the only bout to feature on both competitors' professional records.[1]
In February 2009, Warburton was entered into the draw for the British Fighting Championship organisation, which was intended to be one of the top tournaments in England, to serve as a showground for the top domestic fighters to participate in a knockout style tournament. Warburton was drawn against top domestic prospect in Che Mills.[2]
However, a few months later, just before the start of the organisation's tournaments, the organisation was forced to disband due to the lack of progress in securing a television deal and financial issues, which meant the Mills fight was scrapped.[3] This failure led to Warburton, who signed a contract months in advance, failing to compete, which led to over a year's gap between fights for Warburton. He finally returned against Toon Van Thielen and was victorious via submission (guillotine choke).
Warburton's final pre-UFC fight was against Tom Maguire and Warburton was victorious via unanimous decision. This win won him the Strike and Submit Lightweight title.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Warburton, along with Wolfslair team-mates Rob Broughton and Tom Blackledge joined the UFC. Shortly after joining the UFC, former opponent Ross Pearson gave Warburton a big endorsement of his skills, stating: "I expect big things from Curt, he's a good guy, he's a good friend now even if we have had three wars together." [4]
Warburton made his UFC debut against UFC veteran, Spencer Fisher on 16 October 2010 at UFC 120.[5] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Warburton faced Maciej Jewtuszko on 27 February 2011 at UFC 127.[6] He handed Jewtuszko his first professional loss via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Warburton next faced Joe Lauzon on 26 June 2011 at UFC on Versus 4.[7] He lost the fight via first round submission. Following the loss, Warburton was released from the UFC.
BAMMA
Warburton made his BAMMA debut against Tim Newman on 10 December 2011 at BAMMA 8. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Next he faced Lee Wieczorek at BAMMA 10 on 15 Sep 2012, where he continued his winning streak via unanimous decision to earn himself a BAMMA British Lightweight Title shot.
Warburton received that title shot against Stevie Ray on 9 March 2013 at BAMMA 12. He won the fight via unanimous decision to become the new BAMMA British Lightweight champion.
Cage Warriors
Warburton made his Cage Warriors debut against Wesley Murch in December 2013. He win the fight in the 1st round via rear naked choke. The fight was a catchweight bout and se Curt on the part to a Lightweight title shot.
Warburton was supposed to fight the Lightweight champion in Jordan but the champion decided to rescind his title and step aside.
Warburton faced Stevie Ray at Cage Warriors 69 on 7 June 2014 on Super Saturday for the vacant Cage Warriors Lightweight Title. He lost the bout via split decision.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 19 matches | 13 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 3 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 13–6 | Stevie Ray | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 73 | November 1, 2014 | 2 | 2:00 | Newcastle, England | For Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship. |
| Loss | 13–5 | Stevie Ray | Decision (split) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 69 | June 7, 2014 | 5 | 5:00 | London, England | For Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–4 | Wesley Murch | Submission (standing rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 62 | December 7, 2013 | 1 | 0:49 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 160 Lbs. Catchweight. |
| Loss | 12–4 | Mansour Barnaoui | TKO (punches & elbows) | BAMMA 13: Night of Champions | September 14, 2013 | 1 | 4:08 | Birmingham, England | For vacant BAMMA World Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–3 | Stevie Ray | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 12: Walhead vs. Veach | March 9, 2013 | 5 | 5:00 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Won the BAMMA British Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–3 | Lee Wieczorek | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 10: Sinclair vs. Winner | September 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 10–3 | Declan Larkin | Submission (triangle armbar) | Total Combat 46 | March 10, 2012 | 1 | 1:04 | Spennymoor, England | |
| Win | 9–3 | Artur Sowinski | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | KSW 18 | February 25, 2012 | 2 | 3:03 | Plock, Poland | |
| Win | 8–3 | Tim Newman | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 8: Manuwa vs. Rea | December 10, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | |
| Loss | 7–3 | Joe Lauzon | Submission (triangle kimura) | UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | June 26, 2011 | 1 | 1:58 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 7–2 | Maciej Jewtuszko | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | February 27, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Spencer Fisher | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama | October 16, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 6–1 | Tom Maguire | Decision (unanimous) | Strike and Submit 12 | October 4, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Gateshead, England | |
| Win | 5–1 | Toon Van Thielen | Submission (guillotine choke) | OMMAC 1 – Assassins | August 8, 2009 | 1 | 1:34 | Liverpool, England | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Will Burke | Submission (armbar) | MMA Total Combat 24 | May 31, 2008 | 1 | 1:00 | Durham, England | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jamie McKenzie | TKO (punches) | MMA Total Combat 23 | February 23, 2008 | 1 | 4:20 | Durham, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Ross Pearson | TKO (doctor stoppage) | MMA Total Combat 21 | September 22, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Durham, England | |
| Win | 2–0 | Ian Margerison | TKO (punches) | MMA Total Combat 21 | September 22, 2007 | 1 | 2:43 | Durham, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Mark Mills | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Force 5 | May 19, 2007 | 1 | 3:42 | Doncaster, England |
References
- ↑ "Curt Warburton (14–4–0) Official Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Profile". Mixedmartialarts.com.
- ↑ British Fighting Championship draw creates diverse contests. "British Fighting Championship draw creates diverse contests – TKO – Mirror.co.uk's MMA Blog". Blogs.mirror.co.uk.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100109132720/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8713&zoneid=13. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Ross Pearson expects big things of UFC debutant Curt Warburton".
- ↑ "Spencer Fisher signs four-fight deal, meets newcomer Kurt Warburton at UFC 120". mmajunkie.com. 5 July 2010.
- ↑ "Verbal agreements in place for Curt Warbuton vs. Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127". mmajunkie.com. 3 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ↑ "Joe Lauzon Draws Curt Warburton at UFC on Versus 4 in Pittsburgh". MMAWeekly.com. 11 April 2011.
