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Curt Warburton Born 1981 (30)
Bishop Auckland, EnglandNationality English 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 10 Wins 7 By knockout 4 By submission 1 By decision 2 Losses 3 By knockout 0 By submission 2 By decision 1 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: 17 October 2010 Curt Warburton is an English mixed martial artist from Coundon, County Durham. He trains at Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool, England. Warburton is best known for his performances on the domestic circuit and he holds a TKO victory over The Ultimate Fighter 9 lightweight winner Ross Pearson.[1]
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Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Warburton's most notable achievement in the domestic circuit is his 1–1–1 record against TUF 9 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.[2]
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, in order 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.[3]
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.[4] 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. They all made their UFC debuts at UFC 120 in London, England. 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." [5]
Warburton made his UFC debut against UFC veteran, Spencer Fisher at UFC 120.[6] He lost the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).[7]
Warburton faced Maciej Jewtuszko on 27 February 2011 at UFC 127[8] and handed Jewtuszko his first loss of his career via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Warburton next faced Joe Lauzon on 26 June at UFC on Versus 4.[9] He lost the fight via first round submission. Following the loss Warburton was released from the UFC.
BAMMA
He will make his BAMMA debut against Welshman Tim Newman
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 10 matches 7 wins 3 losses By knockout 4 0 By submission 1 2 By decision 2 1 - Note: Sherdog has Warburton's professional record at 7-3, whereas mixedmartialarts.com has his record at 8-4-1, which includes the loss and draw to Ross Pearson. However, it is largely believed that these bouts were at semi-professional level, so the Sherdog record is used.
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes 
Tim NewmanBAMMA 8 December 10, 2011 Nottingham, England BAMMA Debut Loss 7-3 
Joe LauzonSubmission (kimura) UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry 26 June 2011 1 1:58 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Win 7-2 
Maciej JewtuszkoDecision (unanimous) UFC 127 27 February 2011 3 5:00 Sydney, Australia Loss 6–2 Spencer FisherDecision (unanimous) UFC 120 16 October 2010 3 5:00 London, England Win 6–1 
Tom MaguireDecision (unanimous) Strike and Submit 12 4 October 2009 3 5:00 Gateshead, England Win 5–1 
Toon Van ThielenSubmission (guillotine choke) OMMAC 1 - Assassins 8 August 2009 1 1:34 Liverpool, England Loss 4–1 
Will BurkeSubmission (armbar) MMA Total Combat 24 31 May 2008 1 1:00 Durham, England Win 4–0 Jamie McKenzieTKO (punches) MMA Total Combat 23 23 February 2008 1 4:20 Durham, England Win 3–0 Ross PearsonTKO (doctor stoppage) MMA Total Combat 21 22 September 2007 1 N/A Durham, England Win 2–0 Ian MargerisonTKO (punches) MMA Total Combat 21 22 September 2007 1 2:43 Durham, England Win 1–0 Mark MillsTKO (punches) Ultimate Force 5 19 May 2007 1 3:42 Doncaster, England References
- ^ "UFC wolfpack grows: three more Wolfslair fighters signed". http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=4338.
- ^ http://www.bisping.tv/?q=node/866
- ^ http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/wrestling-wwe-ufc-mma/2009/02/british-fighting-championship.html
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8713&zoneid=13
- ^ "Ross Pearson expects big things of UFC debutant Curt Warburton". http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/22340.html.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/19823/spencer-fisher-signs-four-fight-deal-meets-newcomer-kurt-warburton-at-ufc-120.mma
- ^ "UFC 120 preliminary card recap: British fighters Broughton and Sass victorious". mmajunkie.com. 16 October 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21044/ufc-120-preliminary-card-recap-british-fighters-broughton-and-sass-victorious.mma.
- ^ "Verbal agreements for Warbuton vs Jewtuszko for UFC 127". mmajunkie.com. 3 December 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21609/verbal-agreements-in-place-for-curt-warburton-vs-maciej-jewtuszko-at-ufc-127.mma. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Joe Lauzon Draws Curt Warburton at UFC on Versus 4 in Pittsburgh". MMAWeekly.com. 11 April 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/joe-lauzon-draws-curt-warburton-at-ufc-on-versus-4-in-pittsburgh.
External links
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