Jeff Curran
| Jeff Curran | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1977 Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | Big Frog |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) |
| Division |
Flyweight Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Crystal Lake, Illinois. United States |
| Team | Team Curran |
| Rank | Third degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 54 |
| Wins | 36 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 21 |
| By decision | 14 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Pat Curran, cousin |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jeffrey M. Curran (September 2, 1977) is an American professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1998, Curran has fought at a number of different weight classes for a large number of promotions including Bellator, the UFC, Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championships, WEC, IFL, the RFA, and KOTC.
Curran started his path towards mixed martial arts with Karate and Tae Kwon Do when he was five years old. Curran has trained for 16 years and has fought for 5 years. He began wrestling in the 4th grade and did that until his freshman year when he began Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Curran also says that as a teen he would box with his grandfather. Curran holds a rank of third degree black belt under Pedro Sauer. Curran is also known as one of the most technical instructors in the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association.
Curran is president and head instructor of Curran Martial Arts Academy (CMA). He is also owner and promoter of Xtreme Fighting Organization. Curran appeared on the television series Tapout on Versus with fellow Team Curran pro Fighter Matt Fiordirosa.
After fifteen victories in sixteen fights, Curran fought Urijah Faber for the WEC featherweight championship. Faber retained his title by defeating Curran via guillotine choke. Curran then lost a pair of unanimous decisions, first to former WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown and then his Bantamweight debut to Joseph Benavidez at WEC 40. His most recent WEC fight was against Takeya Mizugaki on August 9, 2009 WEC 42; he lost by a split decision. And was subsequently released from the promotion for good.
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