Daniel James

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Age 43
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

  • Wins (3)

  • Losses (1)

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

  • KO/TKO (3)

Loss Method

  • DEC (1)

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

  • 1st (3)

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
    (6-6-0)     		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
    (7-7-0)     		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
    (5-12-0)     		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