Kailin Curran | |
Birth Name: | Jaydene Kailin Asoa Curran |
Birth Date: | 11 April 1991 |
Birth Place: | Ewa Beach, Hawaii, U.S. |
Weight: | 115lb |
Weight Class: | Strawweight |
Reach: | 64inches |
Style: | Wrestling |
Team: | Gracie Technics (until 2013)[1] Reign MMA academy (2013–2015)[2] RVCA (2015–present)[3] |
School: | James Campbell High School |
Years Active: | 2013–present |
Mma Subwin: | 1 |
Mma Decwin: | 5 |
Mma Koloss: | 1 |
Mma Subloss: | 3 |
Mma Decloss: | 3 |
Sherdog: | 62703 |
Jaydene Kailin Asoa Curran[4] (born April 11, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division.[5] She previously fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[6]
Curran was born and raised in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.[7] She attended James Campbell High School where she was a member of the wrestling team.[8] Curran is of Samoan, Hawaiian, Irish and German descent.[9]
Curran began her amateur MMA career in 2010, amassing a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 No Contest over the next two years.
Curran made her professional debut in March 2013 for the Pacific Xtreme Combat promotion in her native Hawaii. She was undefeated in her run with the company, winning all fights by unanimous decision.
In November 2014, Curran made her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut against Paige VanZant. She lost the fight via TKO in the third round. Despite the loss, she was awarded Fight of the Night honors.[10]
In her second fight for the promotion, Curran faced Alex Chambers at . Despite controlling the majority of the bout, Curran lost via submission in the third round.[11]
Curran then faced Emily Kagan at . She won the bout via submission in the second round.
Curran faced Felice Herrig at . She lost the fight via submission in the first round.
Curran then faced Jamie Moyle at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[12]
Curran next faced Aleksandra Albu on July 29, 2017 at UFC 214. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[12]
Curran faced Yan Xiaonan on 25 November 2017 at .[13] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[14] After her 4th straight loss she was released from the roster in March 2018. Her record in the promotion was 1-6.
Curran married surfer Keanu Asing on August 13, 2017 in San Clemente, California.[15]
|-|Loss|align=center|6–7|Brianna Van Buren|Submission (rear-naked choke)| rowspan=3|Invicta Phoenix Series 1| rowspan=3||align=center|2|align=center|3:49| rowspan=3|Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–6|Sharon Jacobson |Decision (unanimous)|align=center|1|align=center|5:00||-|Win|align=center|5–6|Sunna Davíðsdóttir |Decision (split)|align=center|1|align=center|5:00||-|Loss|align=center|4–6|Yan Xiaonan |Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Shanghai, China||-|Loss|align=center|4–5|Aleksandra Albu|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 214||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Anaheim, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|4–4|Jamie Moyle|Decision (unanimous)|The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|4–3 |Felice Herrig|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|1:59|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–2 |Emily Kagan|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|2|align=center|4:13|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|3–2 |Alex Chambers|Submission (armbar)|||align=center|3|align=center|3:15|Adelaide, Australia||-|Loss|align=center| 3–1|Paige VanZant| TKO (punches)|||align=center| 3|align=center| 2:54|Austin, Texas, United States||-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|3–0|Yoo Jin Jung|Decision (unanimous)|Pacific Xtreme Combat 42|| style="text-align:center;"| 3| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00|Mangilao, Guam||-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|2–0|Emi Tomimatsu|Decision (unanimous)|Pacific Xtreme Combat 38|| style="text-align:center;"| 3| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00|Mangilao, Guam||-|Win| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|Kaiyana Rain|Decision (unanimous)|Pacific Xtreme Combat 36|| style="text-align:center;"| 3| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00|Mangilao, Guam||}