Curtis Stout

Curtis Stout (born November 7, 1973) is an American mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the Middleweight division. He has fought in many of the premiere mixed martial arts organizations across the world including the UFC, the Cage Rage Championships, M-1 Challenge, and TKO. Stout has also fought some of the best talent in mixed martial arts, including longtime UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva for the Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship and former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin. Though Stout has most of experience training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he is known for his striking with nine of his eleven career wins by way of knockout.

Background

Stout is from Poughkeepsie, New York and began training in boxing when he was 15 years old. However, the UFC was becoming more popular at this time and he soon shifted his focus to the rising sport of mixed martial arts. Stout, who was also in the military, began training as much as he could, even going to Japan to train with former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton and former Shooto Light Heavyweight Champion Enson Inoue. Stout eventually found his home at the American Jiu-Jitsu Academy.

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Stout made his professional debut in HOOKnSHOOT organization, winning his debut by submission due to a guillotine choke and then fought to a draw in his second career fight. He was then given a fight in the UFC at UFC 30 in New Jersey against future UFC and PRIDE veteran Phil Baroni. Stout was given his first professional loss via unanimous decision. He then returned to HOOKnSHOOT, winning two of his next three fights before receiving his first professional fight outside of the United States for the M-1 Challenge organization in St. Petersburg, Russia. The fight was against Andrei Semenov and Stout dropped his second consecutive fight via submission (rear-naked choke).

Stout would bounce back, however, winning his next 4 fights, all by KO/TKO, before returning to the UFC at UFC 48. Stout fought future King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion and future MFC Light Heavyweight Champion the South African Trevor Prangley, losing via submission (cobra choke) to the former NJCAA All-American wrestler. He next fought against former TKO Middleweight Champion and future TPF Middleweight Champion, David Loiseau, who was at that time the #1 UFC Middleweight Contender. Stout lost again, this time via unanimous decision to the Canadian.

Stout then faced future UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin at the SuperBrawl promotion in Hawaii. Stout came out in the first round trading punches and landing many against the UFC veteran, but ended up losing in the second round by TKO due to punches.

Stout then went overseas again, this time to England to participate in the Cage Rage Championships, where he is arguably best known known for fighting in. He won his first two fights with the organization, the first a knockout win in his debut and in his second fight with the organization he faced future Cage Rage British Middleweight Champion Mark Weir, a fellow UFC veteran who had also fought in the WEC. Stout earned arguably the biggest win of his career by quickly dispatching the British fighter by TKO in the first round.

After winning again by TKO in his next fight only 12 seconds into the first round, Stout fought for the Cage Rage World Middleweight Championship against future longtime UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva who was then Cage Rage World Middleweight Champion. After most of the bout was fought on the ground, Stout was knocked out by the Brazilian. Stout then dropped his next two fights against PRIDE veterans Daijiro Matsui and Jorge Patino, before winning his next bout by TKO, snapping a three-fight losing streak and bringing his overall record to 11-9-1. Stout then returned to Cage Rage to face future Cage Rage British Welterweight Champion Zelg Galesic but again lost by submission (armbar).

Stout then lost his next two fights, to future UFC veteran Gerald Harris when Stout was knocked out by a slam and then against another future UFC veteran Ryan Jensen by submission (triangle choke). Stout has not fought since the bout with Jensen in 2007 but has not officially retired. His overall record currently stands at 11-12.

Mixed martial arts record

References

External links

• Professional MMA record for Curtis Stout from Sherdog