The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is scheduled to bring the much-awaited first pay-per-view, UFC 297, on January 20, 2024. The event will feature exciting fights, and the main event will be headlined by the middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, and Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight belt. Chris Curtis and Marc Andre Barriault will also lock horns on the main card of the event in a middleweight bout that will be hosted at Scotiabank Arena in Ontario, Toronto, Canada.
Chris Curtis is a professional mixed martial artist who has been active since 2009. For his professional career so far, he has been an impressive competitor inside the octagon. Curtis is currently ranked No. 13 in the promotion’s middleweight rankings, and he will be looking to improve his standing by winning the fight at UFC 297.
Curtis’ rival, Marc-Andre Barriault, has been an active professional mixed martial artist since 2014. He has competed in multiple divisions and is a tough opponent to face inside the octagon. Since his UFC debut, Barriault stumbled initially but seems to have found his footing in the promotion lately by securing consecutive victories in his most recent outings. He will also eye a dominant victory to progress forward in his career.
Chris Curtis vs Marc-Andre Barriault Stats
| Stats | Chris Curtis | Marc-Andre Barriault |
| Record | 30-10 (17 KOs) | 16-6-1 (10 KOs) |
| Championship | - | - |
| Age | 36 | 33 |
| Height | 1.78m | 1.85m |
| Division(s) | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Reach | 75” | 73 ” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 0 | 2 |
| Professional Debut | 2009 | 2014 |
Chris Curtis Losses
Chris Curtis has lost ten fights in his professional career. He lost his first fight in his first professional bout against Brandon Pinkston at RFL: Maximum Impact by split decision. His second loss came against Tom Gallichio at Xtreme Caged Combat: Reckless Abandon by third-round submission. Curtis, after securing a couple of victories, lost his third fight to Forrest Petz at NNAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 9 by unanimous decision.
Chris Curtis won his next three fights before encountering his fourth loss against Belal Muhammad at Hoosier Fight Club 21 by unanimous decision. He was defeated for the fifth time by Nah-Shon Burrell at CES MMA 34 by a unanimous decision. Curtis suffered three consecutive losses against Magomed Magomedkerimov and Ray Cooper II at PFL 4 and PFL 7. Magomedkerimov defeated him by unanimous decision twice, whereas, Cooper II second-round KO.
Chris Curtis lost his ninth fight against Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall by unanimous decision. Kelvin Gastelum handed Curtis the tenth loss of his career by beating him at UFC 287 via unanimous decision.
Chris Curtis Record
Chris Curtis has professional record of 30 wins, 10 losses, and 1 no-contest.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| NC | 30–10 (1) | Nassourdine Imavov | NC (accidental clash of heads) | UFC 289 | June 10, 2023 | 2 | 3:04 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Accidental clash of heads rendered Curtis unable to continue. |
| Loss | 30–10 | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 287 | April 8, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 30–9 | Joaquin Buckley | KO (punches) | UFC 282 | December 10, 2022 | 2 | 2:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 29–9 | Jack Hermansson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | July 23, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 29–8 | Rodolfo Vieira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot | June 25, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 28–8 | Brendan Allen | TKO (punches and knees) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo | December 4, 2021 | 2 | 1:58 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 27–8 | Phil Hawes | KO (punches) | UFC 268 | November 6, 2021 | 1 | 4:27 | New York City, New York, United States | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 26–8 | Kenny Robertson | Decision (unanimous) | XMMA 2: Saunders vs. Nijem | July 30, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Welterweight bout. |
| Win | 25–8 | Jarome Hatch | TKO (strikes) | Fierce FC 15 | May 14, 2021 | 3 | 1:30 | West Valley City, Utah, United States | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 24–8 | Juan Ramon Grano Medina | TKO (punches) | iKon Fighting Federation 6 | April 2, 2021 | 1 | 4:13 | Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| Win | 23–8 | Kyle Stewart | TKO (punches) | XMMA 1: Vick vs. Fialho | January 30, 2021 | 3 | 1:41 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 22–8 | Darren Smith Jr. | TKO (corner stoppage) | Z Promotions Fight Night 12 | January 25, 2020 | 4 | 5:00 | Lethbridge, Canada | Defended the Z Promotions Welterweight Championship. |
| Loss | 21–8 | Ray Cooper III | KO (punch) | PFL 7 | October 11, 2019 | 2 | 0:11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2019 PFL Welterweight Semifinal. |
| Loss | 21–7 | Magomed Magomedkerimov | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | 2019 PFL Welterweight Quarterfinal. | |||
| Loss | 21–6 | Magomed Magomedkerimov | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 4 | July 11, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 21–5 | André Fialho | TKO (punches) | PFL 1 | May 9, 2019 | 3 | 4:17 | Uniondale, New York, United States | Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 20–5 | Matt Dwyer | Decision (majority) | Z Promotions Fight Night 9 | January 25, 2019 | 5 | 5:00 | Lethbridge, Canada | Won the vacant Z Promotions Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 19–5 | Sean Lally | TKO (hook kick and punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 9 | June 12, 2018 | 3 | 1:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 18–5 | Jason Norwood | Decision (unanimous) | CES MMA 49 | April 6, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Defended the CES MMA Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 17–5 | Peter Grajcar | Decision (unanimous) | Z Promotions Fight Night 5 | September 9, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Medicine Hat, Canada | Won the Z Promotions Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 16–5 | Portland Pringle III | TKO (punches) | Premier MMA Championship 3 | May 27, 2017 | 4 | 4:22 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Won the vacant PMMAC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 15–5 | Will Santiago Jr. | TKO (knees and punches) | CES MMA 42 | March 31, 2017 | 2 | 1:08 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Defended the CES MMA Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–5 | Leo Bercier | Decision (unanimous) | Final Fight Championship 24 | June 3, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Catchweight (190 lb) bout. |
| Loss | 13–5 | Nah-Shon Burrell | Decision (unanimous) | CES MMA 34 | April 1, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | Non-title fight; Burrell missed weight. |
| Win | 13–4 | Gil de Freitas | TKO (submission to punches) | CES MMA 32 | January 8, 2016 | 1 | 3:13 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Return to Welterweight. Won the CES MMA Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–4 | Amaechi Oselukwue | Decision (unanimous) | Absolute Action MMA 44 | October 24, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. |
| Win | 11–4 | Tyson Triplett | TKO (submission to punches) | Absolute Action MMA 42 | April 24, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States | |
| Loss | 10–4 | Belal Muhammad | Decision (unanimous) | Hoosier Fight Club 21 | September 13, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | Welterweight bout. |
| Win | 10–3 | Tiawan Howard | Submission (armbar) | Coveted Fighting Championship 3 | June 21, 2014 | 2 | 2:37 | Mentor, Ohio, United States | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. |
| Win | 9–3 | Rex Harris | Decision (split) | PA Cage Fight 18 | May 24, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 8–3 | Ron Keslar | Decision (unanimous) | MMA Xtreme: Fists Will Fly | August 24, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 7–3 | Forrest Petz | Decision (unanimous) | NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 9 | June 1, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 7–2 | Andrew Trace | Decision (unanimous) | Turf Wars Extreme Fighting: Heavy Hitters | October 8, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Florence, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 6–2 | Micah Bender | TKO (punches) | Rocktagon MMA: Elite Series 6 | July 30, 2011 | 2 | 0:22 | North Olmsted, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Tom Gallichio | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xtreme Caged Combat: Reckless Abandon | May 20, 2011 | 3 | 2:08 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 5–1 | Erick Jordan | TKO (head kick and punches) | Spartan FC 6 | December 10, 2010 | 2 | 2:21 | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Rob Nickerson III | KO (knee) | Absolute Action MMA 6 | October 16, 2010 | 1 | 0:43 | Florence, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Kevin Powers | TKO (punches) | Universal Cage Combat: Lights, Camera, Maximum Action | October 8, 2010 | 1 | 1:33 | Lawrenceburg, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 | Nah-Shon Burrell | Decision (unanimous) | Xtreme Caged Combat: Hostile Intent | October 1, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Feasterville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 1–1 | Ian Rammel | Decision (unanimous) | International Combat Events 46 | May 1, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Forest Park, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Brandon Pinkston | Decision (split) | RFL: Maximum Impact | June 27, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | Middleweight debut. |
Marc-Andre Barriault Record
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 16–6 (1) | Eryk Anders | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 289 | June 10, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 15–6 (1) | Julian Marquez | TKO (punches) | UFC 285 | March 4, 2023 | 2 | 4:12 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 14–6 (1) | Anthony Hernandez | Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song | September 17, 2022 | 3 | 1:53 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–5 (1) | Jordan Wright | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade | April 23, 2022 | 1 | 2:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (190 lb) bout. |
| Loss | 13–5 (1) | Chidi Njokuani | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | February 5, 2022 | 1 | 0:16 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–4 (1) | Dalcha Lungiambula | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | September 4, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–4 (1) | Abu Azaitar | TKO (punches) | UFC 260 | March 27, 2021 | 3 | 4:56 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| NC | 11–4 (1) | Oskar Piechota | NC (overturned) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov | June 20, 2020 | 2 | 4:50 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Originally a TKO (punches) win for Barriault; overturned after he tested positive for ostarine. |
| Loss | 11–4 | Park Jun-yong | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | December 21, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Busan, South Korea | |
| Loss | 11–3 | Krzysztof Jotko | Decision (split) | UFC 240 | July 27, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 11–2 | Andrew Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | May 4, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 11–1 | Adam Hunter | KO (punches) | TKO 44 | September 21, 2018 | 1 | 4:28 | Québec City, Québec, Canada | Won the vacant TKO Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 10–1 | Brendan Kornberger | KO (punch) | TKO 43 | May 4, 2018 | 2 | 4:25 | Québec City, Quebec, Canada | Defended the TKO Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–1 | Strahinja Gavrilovic | Decision (split) | TKO 41: Champions | December 8, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won the vacant TKO Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–1 | Todd Stoute | Decision (split) | TKO 40: Dénouement | September 8, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 7–1 | Jo Vallée | TKO (retirement) | TKO 39: Ultimatum | June 16, 2017 | 2 | 5:00 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 6–1 | Yacine Bandaoui | KO (punch) | TKO 38: Ascension | April 7, 2017 | 1 | 3:54 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 5–1 | Strahinja Gavrilovic | Decision (split) | Hybrid Pro Series 5 | September 15, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won the vacant Hybrid Combat Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–1 | Martin Leblanc | TKO (punches) | LAMMQ 5 | May 21, 2016 | 2 | 3:06 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Catchweight (190 lb) bout. |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jo Vallée | Decision (split) | Hybrid Pro Series 4 | September 17, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 3–0 | James Kouame | TKO (punches) | LAMMQ 4 | June 6, 2015 | 1 | 1:19 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Catchweight (195 lb) bout. |
| Win | 2–0 | James Kouame | KO (punch) | Hybrid Pro Series 2 | November 15, 2014 | 1 | 3:50 | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 1–0 | Paul Cressaty | KO (punch) | LAMMQ 3 | June 21, 2014 | 1 | 2:22 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
FAQs
A. He has a professional MMA record of 30 wins, 10 losses, and 1 no-contest.
A. He has a professional MMA record of 16 wins, 6 losses, and 1 no-contest.
A. The duo will fight at UFC 297.
A. They will compete in the middleweight division.
A. Yes, he will fight on the main card of the UFC 297.
