Curt Warburton

Curt Warburton
Born	1981 (age 42–43) Bishop Auckland, England
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
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Fighting out of	Bishop Auckland, England
Team	Wolfslair MMA Academy
Years active	2007–2017
Mixed martial arts record
Total	20
Wins	14
By knockout	5
By submission	4
By decision	5
Losses	6
By knockout	1
By submission	3
By decision	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 17 October 2010

Curt Warburton (born 1981) is an English mixed martial artist from Coundon, County Durham. He formerly trained 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 teammates 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 September 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.

BAMMA

After a break of over 3 years Warburton returned to action with BAMMA on their return to his native North East. He won the bout against Warren Kee via TKO in the 1st round.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

20 matches	14 wins	6 losses
By knockout	5	1
By submission	4	3
By decision	5	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	14–6	Warren Kee	TKO (punches)	BAMMA 33	15 December 2017	1	1:05	Newcastle, England
Loss	13–6	Stevie Ray	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Cage Warriors 73	1 November 2014	2	2:00	Newcastle, England	For the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Loss	13–5	Stevie Ray	Decision (split)	Cage Warriors 69	7 June 2014	5	5:00	London, England	For the vacant Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win	13–4	Wesley Murch	Submission (standing rear-naked choke)	Cage Warriors 62	7 December 2013	1	0:49	Newcastle upon Tyne, England	160 Lbs. Catchweight.
Loss	12–4	Mansour Barnaoui	TKO (punches & elbows)	BAMMA 13: Night of Champions	14 September 2013	1	4:08	Birmingham, England	For the vacant BAMMA World Lightweight Championship.
Win	12–3	Stevie Ray	Decision (unanimous)	BAMMA 12: Walhead vs. Veach	9 March 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	15 September 2012	3	5:00	London, England
Win	10–3	Declan Larkin	Submission (triangle armbar)	Total Combat 46	10 March 2012	1	1:04	Spennymoor, England
Win	9–3	Artur Sowinski	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	KSW 18	25 February 2012	2	3:03	Plock, Poland
Win	8–3	Tim Newman	Decision (unanimous)	BAMMA 8: Manuwa vs. Rea	10 December 2011	3	5:00	Birmingham, England
Loss	7–3	Joe Lauzon	Submission (triangle kimura)	UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry	26 June 2011	1	1:58	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	7–2	Maciej Jewtuszko	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 127	27 February 2011	3	5:00	Sydney, Australia
Loss	6–2	Spencer Fisher	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 120	16 October 2010	3	5:00	London, England
Win	6–1	Tom Maguire	Decision (unanimous)	Strike and Submit 12	4 October 2009	3	5:00	Gateshead, England
Win	5–1	Toon Van Thielen	Submission (guillotine choke)	OMMAC 1 – Assassins	8 August 2009	1	1:34	Liverpool, England
Loss	4–1	Will Burke	Submission (armbar)	MMA Total Combat 24	31 May 2008	1	1:00	Durham, England
Win	4–0	Jamie McKenzie	TKO (punches)	MMA Total Combat 23	23 February 2008	1	4:20	Durham, England
Win	3–0	Ross Pearson	TKO (doctor stoppage)	MMA Total Combat 21	22 September 2007	1	N/A	Durham, England
Win	2–0	Ian Margerison	TKO (punches)	MMA Total Combat 21	22 September 2007	1	2:43	Durham, England
Win	1–0	Mark Mills	TKO (punches)	Ultimate Force 5	19 May 2007	1	3:42	Doncaster, England

References

1. "Curt Warburton (14–4–0) Official Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Profile". Mixedmartialarts.com.
2. 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. Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
3. "British Fighting Championship Grounded". MMA Weekly. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
4. "Ross Pearson expects big things of UFC debutant Curt Warburton".
5. "Spencer Fisher signs four-fight deal, meets newcomer Kurt Warburton at UFC 120". mmajunkie.com. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010.
6. "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.
7. "Joe Lauzon Draws Curt Warburton at UFC on Versus 4 in Pittsburgh". MMAWeekly.com. 11 April 2011.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Curt Warburton from Sherdog
• Curt Warburton at UFC