James Gallagher “Strabanimal”

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Age 28
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class Featherweight

James Gallagher is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 15-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 10 months, 26 days
Rounds Fought 25.2
Avg. Fights/Year 1.3
Longest Layoff 4 years, 1 month, 6 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 18 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 12 3
Losses 1 1 1
Finish Rate 80.0%
Finished Rate 66.7%
Win by Decision Rate 20.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 33.3%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 33.3%
Win by SUB Rate 80.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 33.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 35
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 35
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 06:30
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:29
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 03/22/2024 L
(15-2-0)
Leandro Higo
(16-6-0)
FTW
( 145.4 vs. 145.1 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator Champions Series 1
3 05:00
OFF 08/11/2023 W
(14-2-0)
James Gonzalez
(11-8-0)
FTW
( 144.8 vs. 146.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
Bellator MMA 298
3 05:00
OFF 11/05/2021 L
(14-1-0)
Patchy Mix
(20-1-0)
BW
( 136.0 vs. 137.8* )
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Bellator MMA 270
3 00:39
OFF 10/03/2020 W
(13-1-0)
Cal Elenor
(8-3-0)
BW
( 136.0 vs. 135.2 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA Euro Series 9
1 04:31
OFF 09/27/2019 W
(12-1-0)
Roman Salazar
(13-10-0)
FTW
( 139.8 vs. 145.4 )
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Bellator MMA 227
1 00:35
OFF 06/22/2019 W
(11-1-0)
Jeremiah Labiano
(13-11-0)
FTW
( 139.2 vs. 139.6 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 223
3 05:00
OFF 02/23/2019 W
(10-1-0)
Steven Graham
(12-8-0)
BW
( 136.0 vs. 135.6 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 217
1 02:31
OFF 08/17/2018 L
(10-0-0)
Ricky Bandejas
(15-8-0)
BW
( 150.0 * vs. 135.0 )
KO (Kick)
BELLATOR MMA 204
1 02:49
OFF 06/24/2017 W
(9-0-0)
Chinzo Machida
(4-2-0)
FTW
( 144.4 vs. 146.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 180
1 02:22
OFF 02/24/2017 W
(8-0-0)
Kirill Medvedovski
(10-14-0)
FTW
( 145.4 vs. 146.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 173
1 02:53
OFF 12/16/2016 W
(7-0-0)
Anthony Taylor
(5-5-0)
FTW
( 146.6 * vs. 145.8 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 169
3 01:52
OFF 07/16/2016 W
(6-0-0)
Michael Cutting
(6-5-0)
FTW
( 145.0 vs. 145.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 158
3 05:00
NRB 02/27/2016 W
(5-0-0)
Gerard Gilmore
(2-2-0)
Submission
British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 24
1 02:55
NRB 12/05/2015 W
(4-0-0)
Decky McAleenan
(7-5-1)
FTW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Chaos Fighting Championships 15
1 05:00
NRB 10/17/2015 W
(3-0-0)
Denis Ahern
(0-5-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cage Kings 3
1 05:00
NRB 08/03/2014 W
(2-0-0)
Denis Ahern
(0-5-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
West Cage Fighting Championship 1
1 05:00
NRB 05/30/2014 W
(1-0-0)
Jaroslaw Manaj
(1-1-0)
Submission
Evolution Fighting Championship 2 (Ireland)
1 05:00
NRB 04/24/2010 W
(0-0-0)
Luke Caffery
(0-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Immortal Fighting Championship 2
1 05:00

* 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

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 10-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 months, 24 days
Rounds Fought 31.6
Avg. Fights/Year 1.7
Longest Layoff 3 years, 0 months, 10 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 7 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 4 4
Losses 0 1 0
Finish Rate 40.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 40.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 40.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 100.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 03
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 03
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:58
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 05
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 07/06/2015 W
(9-1-0)
Sam Agushi
(12-8-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 153.4 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
IMMAF World Championships Cage 1
3 01:45
NRB 05/02/2015 W
(8-1-0)
Shaun Donnelly
(0-6-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Underdog Xtreme Championships Fight Night 3
1 05:00
NRB 02/28/2015 W
(7-1-0)
Eamon Clinton
(0-5-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Chaos Fighting Championships 14
1 03:00
NRB 04/26/2014 W
(6-1-0)
Alex McCooke
(1-3-0)
Submission
Cage Contender 18
1 05:00
NRB 04/16/2011 Unknown
(5-1-0)
Adam McGarrity
(1-2-0)
Unknown
Immortal Fighting Championship 4
3 03:00
NRB 02/12/2011 W
(4-1-0)
Connor White
(2-3-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Chaos Fighting Championships 8
3 03:00
NRB 11/13/2010 W
(3-1-0)
Mark Walker
(1-3-0)
LW Decision
Cage Contender 7: Fields vs Kelly
3 05:00
NRB 09/11/2010 Unknown
(2-1-0)
Mark Walker
(1-3-0)
Unknown
Immortal Fighting Championship 3
3 03:00
NRB 08/04/2010 L
(2-0-0)
Adam Caffrey
(3-2-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Rumble in Rush 4
1 05:00
NRB 08/08/2009 W
(1-0-0)
Andy Young
(3-3-0)
FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Clan Wars 2
3 05:00
NRB 10/12/2008 W
(0-0-0)
Luke Flynn
(0-1-0)
Decision
Cage Kombat 8
3 04:00

* 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