Curtis Millender Explained

Curtis Millender
Other Names:Curtious
Birth Name:Curtis Millender
Birth Date:1 December 1987
Birth Place:Anaheim, California, United States
Weight:171lb
Weight Class:Welterweight
Reach:76 in
Fighting Out Of:Anaheim, California, United States
Team:NOC Fight Team
CSW (2016–present)[1]
Team Bodyshop MMA (2021–present)[2]
Years Active:2013–present
Mma Kowin:7
Mma Decwin:15
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Subloss:5
Mma Decloss:3
Mma Nc:1
Box Win:3
Box Kowin:2
Box Loss:0
Children:2
Sherdog:127439
Boxrec:1066330

Curtis Millender (born December 1, 1987)[3] is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2013, Millender has formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA, Professional Fighters League (PFL), and Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Millender began his professional MMA career in February 2013. During this period of his career, Millender competed exclusively for the California-based promotion, Fight Club OC. He compiled a perfect record of 7–0 in the organization, which included a three-round split decision victory over 10-6 Dominic Waters to become the FCOC welterweight champion.

Bellator MMA

Millender was expected to make his promotional debut against Michael Page at Bellator 134 on February 27, 2015.[4] However, after a cut suffered by Page, Millender instead faced Brennan Ward at the event.[5] Millender lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round, resulting in the first professional loss of his career.[6]

Millender next faced Fernando Gonzalez at Bellator 137 on May 15, 2015.[7] He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the third round.[8] Millender was subsequently released from the promotion following his loss to Gonzalez.[9]

Millender returned to face Steven Ciaccio at Bellator 141 on August 28, 2015. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[10]

Millender faced Johnny Cisneros at Bellator 170 on January 21, 2017. He won the fight via TKO in the first round due to strikes.[11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On the heel of a six fight win streak, including three straight on the regional scene under the Legacy Fighting Alliance promotion, Millender signed with the UFC in January 2018.

Millender made his promotional debut against Thiago Alves on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 126.[12] He won the fight via a technical knockout in the second round.[13] This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus.[14]

Millender faced Max Griffin on July 7, 2018, at UFC 226.[15] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[16]

Millender faced Siyar Bahadurzada on December 29, 2018, at UFC 232.[17] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[18]

Millender faced Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on March 9, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 146.[19] He lost the fight via a submission in round one.[20]

Millender faced Belal Muhammad on April 13, 2019, at UFC 236.[21] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[22]

On November 3, 2019, it was announced that Millender had been released from the UFC.[23] [24]

Return to Bellator

In November 2019, Millender announced that he had signed a contract with Bellator MMA.

In his return to the promotion, Millender faced Moses Murrietta at Bellator 238 on January 25, 2020.[25] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Millender faced Sabah Homasi at Bellator 243 on August 7, 2020.[26] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[27]

Professional Fighters League

Already an alternative for the season, Millender stepped in on short notice and replaced David Michaud for the whole PFL 2021 season. He faced Rory MacDonald on April 29, 2021, at PFL 2 as the start of the 2021 PFL Welterweight tournament.[28] [29] He lost the bout in the first round via a rear-naked choke submission.[30]

Millender faced Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 5 on June 17, 2021.[31] He lost the bout via ezekiel choke submission in the first round.[32]

Millender, as a replacement for Sadibou Sy, was scheduled to face Gleison Tibau on August 13, 2021, at PFL 7.[33] On August 12, Millender was announced to have pulled out of the bout against Tibau.[34]

Post PFL

Millender faced Jared Gooden on April 2, 2022, at XMMA 4.[35] He lost the bout after getting dropped in the second round from a leg kick and getting finished by ground and pound.[36]

Millender faced KB Bhullar on September 23, 2022, at Unified MMA 46. The bout ended in a no contest after an eye poke left Millender unable to continue.[37]

Millender faced Salaiman Ahmadyar for the UNF Middleweight Championship on January 28, 2023, at UNF 4, winning the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.[38]

Millender rematched KB Bhullar on March 31, 2023, at Unified MMA 50, winning the bout via unanimous decision.[39]

Millender then defended his UNF Middleweight Championship against Sidiah Parker at UNF 11 on September 2, 2023.[40] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[41]

Millender faced Joel Bauman at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6 on November 10, 2023.[42] He won the fight via split decision.[43]

Millender faced Alexander Shlemenko at Shlemenko FC 10 on June 1, 2024. [44] He lost the fight via first round TKO. [45]

Boxing career

Millender made his professional boxing debut against John Mercurio on February 17, 2022, winning via second-round knockout.

He made his sophomore appearance in the sport against Ke-ali’i Kanekoa at BYB Extreme Trigon Combat on April 27, 2023.[46] He won the bout via second-round knockout.[47]

He then faced Ryan Ford on May 26, 2023.[48] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[49]

Personal life

Millender has two sons: Curtis Jr. and Carter. Millender is currently married to his long time girlfriend Ashley Richie now Ashley Millender. The two were married June 23, 2019. July 2020 they welcomed another baby boy Cross.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center||Alexander Shlemenko|TKO (punches and elbows)|Shlemenko FC 10||align=center|1|align=center|4:19|Omsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|22–9 (1)|Joel Bauman|Decision (split)|Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Biloxi, Mississippi, United States||-|Win|align=center|21–9 (1)|Sidiah Parker|Decision (unanimous) |UNF 11||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Burbank, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|20–9 (1)|KB Bhullar|Decision (unanimous) |Unified MMA 50||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Enoch, Alberta, Canada||-|Win|align=center| 19–9 (1)|Salaiman Ahmadyar|TKO (punches)|UNF 4||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:55|Commerce, California, United States||-|NC|align=center|18–9 (1)|KB Bhullar|NC (accidental eye poke)|Unified MMA 46||align=center|1|align=center|1:34|Enoch, Alberta, Canada||-|Loss|align=center|18–9|Jared Gooden|TKO (leg kick and punches)|XMMA 4: Black Magic||align=center|2|align=center|0:16|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States||-|Loss|align=center|18–8|Magomed Magomedkerimov|Submission (ezekiel choke)|PFL 5 ||align=center|1|align=center|1:57|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center|18–7|Rory MacDonald| Submission (rear-naked choke)| PFL 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:38| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center|18–6|Sabah Homasi|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 243||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–5|Moses Murrietta|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 238||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Inglewood, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|17–5|Belal Muhammad|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 236 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlanta, Georgia, United States||-|Loss|align=center|17–4|Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos||Submission (rear-naked choke)| ||align=center|1|align=center|2:35|Wichita, Kansas, United States||-|Win|align=center|17–3|Siyar Bahadurzada||Decision (unanimous)|UFC 232 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Inglewood, California, United States| |-|Win|align=center|16–3|Max Griffin|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 226 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|15–3|Thiago Alves|KO (knee)| ||align=center|2|align=center|4:17|Austin, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|14–3|Nick Barnes|KO (head kick)|LFA 30||align=center|2|align=center|2:51|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|13–3|Matthew Frincu|KO (head kick)|LFA 24||align=center|1|align=center|0:38|Phoenix, Arizona, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–3|Kevin Holland|Decision (unanimous)|LFA 13||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Burbank, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–3|Johnny Cisneros|TKO (punches)|Bellator 170||align=center|2|align=center|3:48|Inglewood, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–3|Ozzie Alvarez|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Club OC 42||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–3|Casey Greene|Decision (unanimous)|CXF 3||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|8–3|Eddie Mendez|Decision (unanimous)|Lights Out @ Sportsmen's Lodge: Fight Night 4 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Steven Ciaccio|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 141||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Temecula, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Fernando Gonzalez|Submission (guillotine choke)|Bellator 137||align=center|3|align=center|1:14|Temecula, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|7–1|Brennan Ward|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Bellator 134||align=center|1|align=center|1:37|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–0|James Chaney|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Fight Club OC 32||align=center|1|align=center|0:48|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Dominic Waters|Decision (split)|Fight Club OC 30||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–0|John Mercurio|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Club OC 28||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Alex Suhonosov|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Club OC 27||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|J.C. Llamas|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Club OC 25||align=center|3|align=center|3:00|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Blake Belshe|KO (punch)|Fight Club OC||align=center|1|align=center|0:34|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Paul Gemmati|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Club OC||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Costa Mesa, California, United States||-[50]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
3Win3–0Ryan Ford8May 26, 2023
2Win2–0Ke-ali’i KanekoaKO2 (5), Apr 27, 2023
1Win1–0John Mercurio2 (5), Feb 17, 2022
[51]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curtis Millender stays home for UFC 232 after finding a home at CSW . Brian Martin. December 28, 2018. Orange County Register.
  2. Curtis Millender plans on boxing ahead of next PFL season. January 14, 2022. YouTube. MMAjunkie.com.
  3. http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2018_Results/07-07-18MMA.pdf Mixed martial arts show results Date: July 7, 2018
  4. Web site: Michael Page returns to Bellator cage against Curtis Millender on Feb. 27. mmafighting.com. Chuck Mindenhall. December 1, 2014.
  5. Web site: Michael Page Injured; Brennan Ward Replaces 'MVP' at Friday's Bellator 134. sherdog.com. Staff. February 23, 2015.
  6. Web site: Bellator 134 results: Liam McGeary wins title with hard-fought decision over Newton. mmajunkie.com. Staff. February 28, 2015.
  7. Web site: Dantas-Richman, Zwicker-Al-Hassan, Gonzalez-Millender Set for Bellator 137 Main Card. sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. March 31, 2015.
  8. Web site: Bellator 137 results: Brandon Halsey stops Kendall Grove, still loses title. mmajunkie.com. Staff. May 15, 2015.
  9. Web site: Bellator releases Sokoudjou and 7 other fighters from their roster. bloodyelbow.com. Stephie Haynes. June 4, 2015.
  10. Web site: Bellator 141 results: Melvin Guillard upset by Brandon Girtz in main event. mmajunkie.com. Mike Bohn. August 28, 2015.
  11. Web site: Bellator 172 Thomson vs. Pitbull. sherdog.com.
  12. News: Thiago Alves to meet newcomer Curtis Millender at UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin. sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2018-01-19. 2018-01-19.
  13. News: UFC Fight Night 126 results: Curtis Millender's perfect knee KOs Thiago Alves in second. 2018-02-19. MMAjunkie. 2018-02-19. en-US.
  14. News: UFC Fight Night 126 bonuses: Brandon Davis, Steven Peterson get $50,000 for slugfest. 2018-02-19. MMAjunkie. 2018-02-19. en-US.
  15. News: Max Griffin vs. Curtis Millender targeted for UFC 226 in Las Vegas. mmajunkie.com. George Garcia and Dann Stupp. 2018-05-04. 2018-05-04.
  16. News: UFC 226 results: Curtis Millender continues streak, proves too much for Max Griffin. 2018-07-08. MMAjunkie. 2018-07-08. en-US.
  17. Web site: Curtis Millender vs. Siyar Bahadurzada booked for UFC 232 in Las Vegas. mmajunkie.com. MMAjunkie Staff. 2018-10-29. 2018-10-30. en-US.
  18. Web site: UFC 232 results: Curtis Millender's technique overcomes Siyar Bahadurzada's brute force. 2018-12-30. MMAjunkie. en. 2018-12-30.
  19. News: In search of the seventh UFC win, Elizeu Capoeira faces Curtis Millender on March 9 in Kansas. sportv.globo.com. Camilo Pinheiro Machado and Marcelo Barone. 2019-01-15. 2019-01-15. pt.
  20. Web site: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Taps Out Curtis Millender Quickly At UFC Fight Night 146. Cole. Ross. 2019-03-10. MMA Insight. en-US. 2019-03-10.
  21. Web site: Snelle terugkeer voor Curtis Millender tegen Belal Muhammad tijdens UFC 236 in Atlanta. DNA. MMA. 15 March 2019. en-US. 2019-03-15.
  22. Web site: UFC 236 results: Belal Muhammad relentless pressure too much for Curtis Millender. 2019-04-14. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-04-14.
  23. Web site: Curtis Millender, Andre Soukhamthath among 12 fighters released by UFC. 2019-11-05. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-11-06.
  24. Web site: Curtis Millender discusses UFC release, reveals he signed with Bellator and has fight booked BJPenn.com. Shelton. Cole. 2019-11-07. BJPenn.com. en-US. 2019-11-20.
  25. Web site: Curtis Millender returns to Bellator, takes on Moses Murrietta at Bellator 238. Farah Hannoun. December 10, 2019. mmajunkie.com.
  26. Web site: Curtis Millender predicts second-round finish at Bellator 243 before testing free agency. Farah Hannoun. mmajunkie.com. July 30, 2020.
  27. Web site: Newswire. MMA Fighting. 2020-08-07. Bellator 243 Results: Chandler vs. Henderson 2. 2020-08-08. MMA Fighting. en.
  28. Web site: Samano . Simon . Curtis Millender steps in to fight Rory MacDonald at PFL 2021, Week 2 on April 29 . MMA Junkie . 9 April 2021 . 9 April 2021.
  29. Curtis Millender ready for Rory MacDonald 'dream fight' . April 27, 2021. YouTube. MMAjunkie.com.
  30. Web site: Marrocco. Steven. 2021-04-29. PFL 2 results: Rory MacDonald tricks Curtis Millender, gets first-round tapout. 2021-04-30. MMA Fighting. en.
  31. Web site: Newswire. MMA Fighting. 2021-05-19. Rory MacDonald vs. Gleison Tibau headlines PFL 5 main card with welterweights and light heavyweights. 2021-05-20. MMA Fighting. en.
  32. Web site: 2021-06-17. 2021 PFL 5 video: Magomed Magomedkerimov strangles Curtis Millender with Ezekiel choke. 2021-06-18. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  33. Web site: 2021-08-04. 2021 PFL Playoffs 1 sees four matchups altered, one fight added. 2021-08-04. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  34. Web site: Updated Fight Card for Tomorrow Night's Prelims!. live. 2021-08-12. Twitter. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812160106/https://twitter.com/PFLMMA/status/1425824170789638152 . 2021-08-12 .
  35. Web site: 2022-03-11 . 14 former UFC fighters booked for XMMA 4 card in New Orleans . 2022-03-11 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  36. Web site: 2022-04-03 . XMMA 4 video results, full replay: John Dodson tops Francisco Rivera; Jared Gooden and Kyle Stewart thrive . 2022-04-03 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  37. Web site: 2022-09-23 . Unified MMA 46 - Live Results and Play-by-Play . 2022-09-25 . MMA Empire . en.
  38. Web site: UNF: "BAD MEDS" RESULTS AND HIGHLIGHTS UNF UpNextFighting.com — The Future of the Fight Game . 2023-02-27 . en-US.
  39. Web site: 2023-04-01 . Unified 50 - Live Results and Play-by-Play . 2023-04-02 . MMA Empire . en.
  40. Web site: UFC veterans in MMA and kickboxing action Sept. 1-3. August 29, 2023. MMAjunkie.com. Matthew Wells.
  41. Web site: UFC veterans in MMA, bareknuckle MMA and kickboxing action Sept. 7-9. September 6, 2023. MMAjunkie.com. Matthew Wells.
  42. Web site: 2023-10-05 . 12 former UFC fighters added to Jorge Masvidal's Gambred Bareknuckle MMA event . 2023-10-14 . MMA Junkie.
  43. Web site: Sherdog.com . Alan Belcher Notches Split-Decision Victory Against Roy Nelson at Gamebred FC 6 . 2023-11-12 . Sherdog . en.
  44. https://valetudo.ru/mma/news/translyatsiya-shlemenko-fighting-championship-10-shlemenko-vs-millender
  45. https://srrb.ru/rezultaty-sportivnyx-sobytij/rezultaty-boev-mma/rezultaty-shlemenko-fc-10-shlemenko-vs-millender-itogi-boev-1-iyunya-2024.html#_Shlemenko_FC_10_vs
  46. Web site: UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action April 27–30. April 26, 2023. MMAjunkie.com. Matthew Wells.
  47. Web site: Official Results from BYB Trigon Combat Debut in Costa Mesa, CA's The Hangar at the OC Fair and Event Center – BYB Extreme Fighting Series. April 28, 2023. bybextreme.com.
  48. 1654545333349912576. Unified__Boxing. Unified Boxing. After his BIG win at @unifiedmma, @CurtiousCurtis headlines #UnifiedBoxing vs. @RyanFordBoxing on May 26 at @RiverCreeCasino, LIVE on @UFCFightPass. May 5, 2023.
  49. Unified Boxing: Curtis "Curtious" Millender. Kenny Tran. YouTube. May 27, 2023.
  50. Web site: Curtis. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-03-15.
  51. Web site: BoxRec: Curtis Millender. BoxRec.

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