James McSweeney “The Hammer”

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Age 44
Gender Male
Height 6' 3"
Weight Class Heavyweight

James McSweeney is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 15-17-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 11 months, 8 days
Rounds Fought 39.5
Avg. Fights/Year 2.8
Longest Layoff 1 year, 7 months, 4 days
Quickest Turnaround 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 9 5 0
Losses 11 4 2
Finish Rate 93.3%
Finished Rate 88.2%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 11.8%
Win by KO Rate 60.0%
Loss by KO Rate 64.7%
Win by SUB Rate 33.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 23.5%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 10
Fastest KO 10
Fastest SUB 02:13
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:39
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 06:37
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 06/22/2019 L
(15-16-0)
Hatef Moeil
(15-4-0)
HW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Mix Fight Gala 26
1 04:47
NRB 10/06/2018 Unknown
(15-16-0)
Thiago Silva
(22-9-0)
Decision
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 45 - MMA's Not Dead
3 05:00
NRB 05/19/2018 L
(15-15-0)
Fernando Santo Forte
(8-8-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Superior Challenge 17
3 05:00
NRB 10/15/2016 L
(15-14-0)
Tai Tuivasa
(15-7-0)
HW TKO/RSC (Corner Stoppage)
Australian Fighting Championships 17
1 05:00
NRB 03/05/2016 L
(15-13-0)
Karol Bedorf
(14-5-0)
HW TKO/RSC
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 34 - New Order
1 03:35
NRB 10/31/2015 W
(14-13-0)
Marcin Rozalski
(7-4-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 32
1 02:13
NRB 07/24/2015 L
(14-12-0)
Denis Goltsov
(35-7-0)
KO (Kick)
Tech Krep Fighting Championship - Prime Selection (Stage Four)
2 00:46
NRB 12/05/2014 L
(14-11-0)
Roger Gracie
(8-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
One Fighting Championship 23 - Warrior's Way
3 03:15
NRB 08/29/2014 W
(13-11-0)
Cristiano Kaminishi
(7-2-0)
LHW KO
One Fighting Championship 19
1 05:00
NRB 05/02/2014 W
(12-11-0)
Chris Lokteff
(11-3-0)
KO (Knee)
One Fighting Championship 15 - Rise of Heroes
1 01:56
NRB 11/15/2013 Unknown
(11-11-0)
Stefan Traunmuller
(10-4-1)
Unknown
Final Fight Championship 9
3 05:00
OFF 08/23/2013 L
(11-10-0)
Paul Buentello
(36-17-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 206.0 )
TKO/RSC
Legacy Fighting Championship 22
2 02:44
OFF 03/02/2013 W
(10-10-0)
Dion Staring
(24-15-0)
LHW
( 205.1 vs. 203.7 )
TKO/RSC
CFA 10
1 00:38
NRB 10/06/2012 L
(10-9-0)
Matti Makela
(12-12-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Superior Challenge 8 - Malmo
2 05:00
NRB 06/23/2012 W
(9-9-0)
Jeff King
(0-13-0)
LHW Submission
Kings of Kombat 7
1 05:00
NRB 04/14/2012 W
(8-9-0)
Kym Robinson
(10-6-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Night of Mayhem 4
1 05:00
NRB 03/17/2012 W
(7-9-0)
Felise Leniu
(9-5-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Kings of Kombat 6
1 05:00
NRB 12/10/2011 W
(6-9-0)
Doug Viney
(0-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Kings of Kombat 5
1 05:00
OFF 11/04/2011 L
(6-8-0)
Emanuel Newton
(26-13-1)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 204.5 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Superior Cage Combat 3
1 04:25
NRB 08/20/2011 W
(5-8-0)
Sam Brown
(10-4-1)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Kings of Kombat 4
1 05:00
NRB 07/22/2011 W
(4-8-0)
Lee Mein
(11-15-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bully's Fight Night 2
1 02:01
OFF 04/29/2011 L
(4-7-0)
Francisco France
(13-5-1)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 213.0* )
Submission (Kimura)
Spring Brawl 2011
1 01:35
NRB 02/26/2011 L
(4-6-0)
Ricco Rodriguez
(54-27-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
BAMMA - British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 5
3 05:00
OFF 10/16/2010 L
(4-5-0)
Fabio Maldonado
(25-16-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 204.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama
3 00:48
OFF 06/19/2010 L
(4-4-0)
Travis Browne
(16-7-1)
HW
( 231.0 vs. 251.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale
1 04:32
OFF 12/05/2009 W
(3-4-0)
Darrill Schoonover
(15-8-0)
HW
( 235.0 vs. 261.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights Finale
3 03:20
OFF 07/08/2009 L
(3-4-0)
Roy Nelson
(24-20-0)
HW
( 229.0 vs. 264.0 )
TKO/RSC
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 - 07/08/2009 *
1 04:13
OFF 06/30/2009 W
(3-4-0)
Matthew Mitrione
(13-9-0)
HW
( 229.0 vs. 256.0 )
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 - 06/30/2009 *
2 03:43
OFF 06/05/2009 W
(3-4-0)
Wes Shivers
(5-1-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 156.0 )
Decision (Majority Decision)
The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 - 06/05/2009 *
3 05:00
OFF 04/17/2009 L
(3-3-0)
Ricardo Romero
(11-3-0)
HW
( 221.0 vs. 229.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ring of Combat XXIV
1 02:27
NRB 12/06/2008 L
(3-2-0)
Neil Grove
(12-8-1)
TKO/RSC
Ultimate Challenge MMA 1: Bad Breed
2 01:38
NRB 09/20/2008 W
(2-2-0)
Roman Wehbe
(7-7-0)
HW TKO/RSC
Cage Rage 28 - VIP
1 00:10
NRB 09/13/2008 W
(1-2-0)
Chris Cooper
(3-2-0)
TKO/RSC
FX3: Fight Night 9
1 03:09
NRB 07/12/2008 L
(1-1-0)
Mostapha al Turk
(6-6-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Cage Rage 27 - Step Up
1 02:06
NRB 11/30/2007 L
(1-0-0)
Robert Paczkow
(1-0-0)
Submission (Choke)
Cage Rage (England) 24
1 05:00
NRB 07/14/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Mark Buchanan
(6-6-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Cage Rage (England) 22: Hard as Hell
1 01:30

Official Professional Bare Knuckle Fighting Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 09/21/2019 L
(0-0-0)
Lavar Johnson
(2-0-0)
HW KO
Valor Bare Knuckle 1
1 00:27

Official Professional Kickboxing Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 10/23/2021 L
(0-0-0)
Gokhan Saki
(1-0-0)
HW KO
Glory 79: Collision 3
2 02:13

* 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