James Wilks “Lightning”

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Team CSW
Age 46
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Welterweight

James Wilks is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 6-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 2 months, 10 days
Rounds Fought 16.8
Avg. Fights/Year 1.6
Longest Layoff 2 years, 2 months, 18 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 18 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 3 1
Losses 1 1 2
Finish Rate 83.3%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 16.7%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 33.3%
Loss by KO Rate 25.0%
Win by SUB Rate 50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 25.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:14
Fastest KO 01:14
Fastest SUB 01:14
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 06:07
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:46
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 10/16/2010 L
(6-3-0)
Claude Patrick
(14-2-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 171.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama
3 05:00
OFF 06/12/2010 W
(5-3-0)
Peter Sobotta
(17-8-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 171.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin
3 05:00
OFF 11/14/2009 L
(5-2-0)
Matt Brown
(24-19-0)
WW
( 169.0 vs. 170.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
3 02:27
OFF 06/20/2009 W
(4-2-0)
Damarques Johnson
(16-15-0)
WW
( 171.0 vs. 170.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
1 04:54
OFF 02/24/2009 W
(4-2-0)
Frank Lester
(8-7-0)
WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 )
TKO/RSC
The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 - 2/24/09 *
3 02:20
OFF 02/10/2009 W
(4-2-0)
Frank Lester
(8-7-0)
WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 )
Submission (Arm Bar)
The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 - 2/10/09 *
2 03:23
NRB 10/25/2008 W
(3-2-0)
Mike Robles
(4-4-0)
Submission
Gladiator Challenge 85
1 01:14
NRB 08/07/2008 W
(2-2-0)
John Cole
(0-2-0)
TKO/RSC
Apocalypse Fights 1
1 05:00
OFF 05/20/2006 W
(1-2-0)
Shawn Nagano
(0-1-0)
WW
( 171.5 * vs. 169.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Universal Above Ground Fighting: Kaos on the Kampus
2 04:22
OFF 03/11/2006 L
(1-1-0)
Patrick Speight
(7-2-0)
WW
( 169.5 vs. 167.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Total Combat Entertainment 13
5 03:00
NRB 09/24/2004 W
(0-1-0)
Ray Lazama
(7-5-0)
TKO/RSC (Cut)
King of the Cage 41: Relentless
1 01:14
NRB 08/06/2004 L
(0-0-0)
James Smith
(5-1-0)
Submission (Knee Bar)
King of the Cage 39
1 01:40

* 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