Daniel James

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Age 42
Gender Male
Height 6' 5"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Daniel James is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 15-7-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 2 weeks, 6 days
Rounds Fought 41.3
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 1 year, 1 month, 4 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 10 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 9 5 1
Losses 1 1 4
Finish Rate 93.3%
Finished Rate 28.6%
Win by Decision Rate 6.7%
Loss by Decision Rate 57.1%
Win by KO Rate 60.0%
Loss by KO Rate 14.3%
Win by SUB Rate 33.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 14.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:41
Fastest KO 01:41
Fastest SUB 02:33
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:07
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 12:06
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 04/04/2024 W
(14-7-1) 		Marcelo Golm
(10-6-0) 		HW
( 267.0 * vs. 264.4 ) 		TKO/RSC
PFL 1 		1 04:59
OFF 06/16/2023 L
(14-6-1) 		Gokhan Saricam
(7-2-0) 		HW
( 265.0 vs. 246.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 297 		3 05:00
OFF 03/31/2023 W
(13-6-1) 		Marcelo Golm
(10-6-0) 		HW
( 265.4 vs. 257.6 ) 		TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 293 		3 00:26
OFF 11/18/2022 Unknown
(13-6-1) 		Tyrell Fortune
(14-3-0) 		HW
( 264.8 vs. 257.2 ) 		No Contest
Bellator MMA 288 		2 00:27
NRB 02/26/2022 W
(12-6-1) 		Dennis Smoldarev
(18-13-0) 		HW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Absolute Championship Akhmat 136 		1 01:41
NRB 11/19/2021 W
(11-6-1) 		Raphael Pessoa
(6-5-0) 		HW KO (Punches)
Absolute Championship Akhmat 132 		2 02:14
NRB 09/11/2021 W
(10-6-1) 		Tomas Pakutinskas
(16-13-3) 		HW Submission (Strikes)
Absolute Championship Akhmat 128 		1 04:34
NRB 04/23/2021 L
(10-5-1) 		Daniel Omielanczuk
(26-14-1) 		HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Absolute Championship Akhmat 122 		3 05:00
NRB 11/27/2020 W
(9-5-1) 		Michal Martinek
(11-6-0) 		TKO/RSC
Absolute Championship Akhmat 114 		2 03:32
NRB 11/15/2019 L
(9-4-1) 		Ruslan Magomedov
(1-0-0) 		Decision
Absolute Championship Akhmat 101 		3 05:00
OFF 09/27/2019 L
(9-3-1) 		Brett Martin
(10-1-0) 		HW
( 262.0 vs. 272.6* ) 		Disqualification
Legacy Fighting Alliance 77 (LFA 77) 		5 01:12
OFF 05/24/2019 W
(8-3-1) 		Patrick Martin
(7-6-0) 		HW
( 262.8 vs. 250.4 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 67 (LFA 67) 		1 04:45
OFF 09/21/2018 W
(7-3-1) 		Calyn Hull
(6-2-0) 		HW
( 262.0 vs. 243.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 50 (LFA 50) 		2 00:36
OFF 11/22/2017 W
(6-3-1) 		Zach Rosol
(3-4-0) 		HW
( 261.0 vs. 249.0 ) 		Submission (Kimura)
VFC Fight Night Waterloo 2 		3 04:58
OFF 05/05/2017 L
(6-2-1) 		Daniel Gallemore
(7-6-0) 		HW
( 264.0 vs. 265.0 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
VFC 57 		1 01:24
OFF 03/11/2017 W
(5-2-1) 		Christopher Beal
(5-11-0) 		HW
( 266.5 * vs. 246.5 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
XFO-60 		2 00:38
OFF 11/19/2016 D
(5-2-0) 		John Hawk
(11-7-1) 		HW
( 263.0 vs. 237.5 ) 		Draw (Majority Draw)
Big Guns 21 		3 05:00
OFF 02/06/2016 L
(5-1-0) 		Arnold Adams
(7-10-0) 		KO (Strike)
HFC 27 		1 02:06
OFF 09/25/2015 W
(4-1-0) 		Patrick Harman
(9-13-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
HFC 25 		1 02:33
OFF 01/30/2015 W
(3-1-0) 		Jason Walraven
(8-8-0) 		HW
( 265.0 vs. 228.7 ) 		Submission (Kimura)
Superbrawl Showdown I 		1 02:55
OFF 11/22/2014 W
(2-1-0) 		Aaron Ware
(3-10-0) 		HW
( 265.0 vs. 266.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
XFO-54 		3 05:00
OFF 10/11/2014 W
(1-1-0) 		Ryan Pokryfky
(6-6-0) 		HW
( 266.0 vs. 258.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
XFO 53 - Pro Fights 		2 03:30
OFF 06/07/2014 L
(1-0-0) 		Leroy Johnson
(8-3-0) 		HW
( 265.0 vs. 264.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Driven MMA: NAAFS Fight Nite in the Flats X 		3 05:00
OFF 03/14/2014 W
(0-0-0) 		Erick Correa
(4-2-0) 		HW
( 265.0 vs. 263.5 ) 		Submission (Strikes)
Bellator MMA 112: Straus vs. Curran III 		2 04:30

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 3-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 month, 2 days
Rounds Fought 4.8
Avg. Fights/Year 3.7
Longest Layoff 5 months, 22 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 0 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 0 0
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 100.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 53
Fastest KO 53
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 01:49
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 09/20/2013 W
(2-1-0) 		Jason Preston
(7-6-0) 		SHW
( 301.0 vs. 273.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
The Future Stars of MMA! 		1 01:34
OFF 07/20/2013 W
(1-1-0) 		Gabriel Rodriguez
(1-1-0) 		HW
( 265.0 vs. 265.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Reloaded 2013 		1 00:53
NRB 02/09/2013 W
(0-1-0) 		Josh Labree
(4-1-0) 		HW TKO/RSC
X-Treme Fight Night 		1 03:00
NRB 08/18/2012 L
(0-0-0) 		Wes Anderson
(3-0-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
XFO 45: Outdoor War 8 		3 03:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class