Nathan James

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Age 46
Gender Male
Height 6' 0"
Weight Class Middleweight

Nathan James is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 12 wins, 8 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 12-8-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 months, 30 days
Rounds Fought 41.1
Avg. Fights/Year 2.5
Longest Layoff 2 years, 10 months, 1 day
Quickest Turnaround 7 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 4 6
Losses 0 3 5
Finish Rate 50.0%
Finished Rate 37.5%
Win by Decision Rate 50.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 62.5%
Win by KO Rate 16.7%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 33.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 37.5%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:41
Fastest KO 01:41
Fastest SUB 02
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 09:21
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:47
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 09/19/2014 L
(12-7-1)
Anthony Ruiz
(33-25-0)
MW
( 181.0 vs. 185.6 )
Decision (Split Decision)
Bellator MMA 125
3 05:00
OFF 11/18/2011 L
(12-6-1)
Derek Brunson
(24-9-0)
MW
( 184.0 vs. 186.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Strikeforce 11/18/11
3 05:00
OFF 08/12/2011 W
(11-6-1)
Danillo Vilefort
(14-6-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 186.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Strikeforce Challengers
3 05:00
OFF 06/18/2011 W
(10-6-1)
Marcus Sursa
(16-10-0)
LHW
( 192.0 vs. 199.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Undisputed MMA 1
3 05:00
OFF 04/09/2011 L
(10-5-1)
Tyler Stinson
(30-10-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
Bellator Fighting Championships 40
3 05:00
NRB 11/05/2010 W
(9-5-1)
James Vanikolo
(5-3-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Xtreme MMA Australia 3
1 05:00
NRB 05/09/2009 L
(9-4-1)
Eric Schambari
(15-6-0)
Decision (Majority Decision)
C3Fights Slammin Jammin Weekend III
3 05:00
NRB 09/12/2008 W
(8-4-1)
Elijah Reni
(0-1-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
War Gods - Battle by the Sea
3 03:00
OFF 07/26/2008 L
(8-3-1)
BJ Lacy
(16-26-3)
MW
( 184.0 vs. 185.6 )
Decision (Split Decision)
War Gods
3 03:00
NRB 03/29/2008 L
(8-2-1)
Rudy Bears
(16-15-0)
MW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
C3 Fights: Battle on the Border
1 00:39
OFF 03/15/2008 W
(7-2-1)
Billy Tilk
(0-1-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 184.0 )
TKO/RSC
C3 Fights: The Contender Series
3 00:41
OFF 02/16/2008 D
(7-2-0)
Jared Hess
(12-4-1)
MW
( 186.0 vs. 186.0 )
Draw (Majority Draw)
C3 Fights: The Contender Series
3 05:00
OFF 01/19/2008 W
(6-2-0)
Keith Richards
(7-16-0)
LHW
( 195.0 vs. 202.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
C3 Fights: The Contender Series
3 05:00
OFF 11/10/2007 W
(5-2-0)
Izzy Johnson
(10-12-0)
MW
( 184.0 vs. 185.2 )
Submission
XFC: Battlegrounds
3 02:52
OFF 09/01/2007 W
(4-2-0)
Justin Levens
(9-8-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 186.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
International Fighting Organization
3 05:00
NRB 07/28/2007 W
(3-2-0)
Jody Lithicum
(0-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
CCCF: Riverwind Rumble 2
1 02:00
NRB 07/20/2007 W
(2-2-0)
Jimmy Johnson
(6-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
CCCF: Showdown 2
3 03:00
OFF 04/07/2007 L
(2-1-0)
Thomas Jones
(17-14-0)
LHW
( 190.0 vs. 190.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Freestyle Cage Fighting
2 02:09
OFF 10/14/2006 W
(1-1-0)
Joseph Edwards
(0-3-0)
LHW
( 193.0 vs. 203.0 )
TKO/RSC
Masters of the Cage 5
1 01:41
OFF 09/23/2006 W
(0-1-0)
Troy Allison
(4-13-0)
LHW
( 194.0 vs. 203.0 )
Submission
Masters of the Cage 4
1 02:04
OFF 05/20/2006 L
(0-0-0)
Ruben Zamarron
(7-4-0)
LHW
( 192.0 vs. 208.0* )
Submission
Extreme Cage Wars 2
1 01:31

* 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 1-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 3.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Record BreakDown

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

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 09
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 09
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) -
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 06/19/2010 W
(0-0-0)
Jorge Ortiz
(0-1-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
C3 Fights - Knockout-Rockout Weekend 3
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