James Bova

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Age 43
Gender Male
Height 5' 9"
Weight Class Lightweight

James Bova is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 4-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 6 months, 22 days
Rounds Fought 8.5
Avg. Fights/Year 2.4
Longest Layoff 1 year, 0 months, 11 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks, 0 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 3 0
Losses 1 0 1
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 25.0%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 75.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:57
Fastest KO 08:23
Fastest SUB 02:57
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:13
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 10:45
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 12/04/2009 W
(3-2-0)
Anthony Williams
(0-3-0)
LW
( 154.0 vs. 153.5 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pain on Penn Street 2
1 02:57
OFF 06/12/2009 L
(3-1-0)
Nabih Barakat
(3-4-0)
LW
( 155.5 vs. 156.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
Ring of Combat XXV
3 04:00
OFF 05/31/2008 L
(3-0-0)
Chris Liguori
(15-10-0)
WW
( 160.5 vs. 161.0 )
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
EliteXC & CBS - Saturday Night Fights
2 04:31
OFF 10/06/2007 W
(2-0-0)
Mark Getto
(1-5-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 155.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Combat in the Cage Pro MMA 10/6/07
1 03:59
OFF 06/09/2007 W
(1-0-0)
Steve De Angelis
(10-8-0)
LW Submission (Triangle Choke)
Extreme Challenge 78: Conquest
2 00:36
OFF 05/12/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Joseph Andujar
(1-3-0)
LW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Battle Cage Xtreme 1
2 03:23

* 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 7-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 months, 12 days
Rounds Fought 21.2
Avg. Fights/Year 2.5
Longest Layoff 2 years, 8 months, 0 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks, 5 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 4 2
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 71.4%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 28.6%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 14.3%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 57.1%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:48
Fastest KO 04:46
Fastest SUB 02:48
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:48
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 04/28/2007 W
(6-1-0)
James Hill-Harris
(2-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Extreme Challenge 77
2 02:37
OFF 12/09/2006 W
(5-1-0)
Rich Volpe
(1-2-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Combat in the Cage 8: Evolutions
1 02:48
SB 11/19/2006 W
(4-1-0)
Neil Mendez
(3-2-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Combat in the Cage: First Strike
3 02:30
OFF 03/19/2004 W
(3-1-0)
John Paun
(4-1-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
International Combat Events 8
3 05:00
NRB 02/04/2004 L
(1-0-0)
Jason Gilliam
(6-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Extreme Combat Challenge
3 00:00
NRB 02/04/2004 W
(1-0-0)
Jimmy Boyd
(8-2-0)
Decision
Extreme Combat Challenge
3 00:00
NRB 02/04/2004 W
(1-0-0)
Aaron Rogers
(0-3-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Combat Challenge
1 00:00
OFF 01/16/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Billy Rush
(5-4-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
International Combat Events 7: Meltdown at Metropolis
2 01:46

* 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