| Curt Warburton | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 30) Bishop Auckland, England |
| Nationality | 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 | 11 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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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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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.
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.
Warburton made his BAMMA debut against Welshman Tim Newman on 10 December 2011 at BAMMA 8. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 11 matches | 8 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By submission | 1 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 8-3 | Tim Newman | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 8 | 10 December 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 7-3 | Joe Lauzon | Submission (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 |