Official MMA record
Daniel James
Professional record
17-9-1
- Age
- 44
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- IL
Profile summary
Daniel James is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 17-9-1.
Career file
Professional career statistics
17-9-1
Total fights
27
Rounds fought
46.5
Current streak
1 W
Finish rate
94.1%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
12y 1m 17d
Fights per year
2.2
Longest layoff
1y 1m 4d
Quickest turnaround
1m 10d
Quick hits
Fastest win
01:41
Fastest KO
01:41
Fastest submission
02:33
Finished rate
22.2%
Avg. fight length · wins
06:55
Avg. fight length · losses
11:04
Avg. rounds · wins
1.4
Avg. rounds · losses
2.2
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | W | Timothy Johnson | — | KO · Strike Gamebred FC Coming HomeVerified | R3/00:45 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | L | Zac Pauga | Heavyweight | Decision KC 55Verified | R3/03:00 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | W | Braxton Smith | Heavyweight | KO KC 55Verified | R1/01:41 |
| May 4, 2025 | L | Marek Samociuk | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Rizin Fighting Federation: Otoko Matsuri Tournament | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | W | Marcelo Golm | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC PFL 1Verified | R1/04:59 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | L | Gokhan Saricam | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Bellator MMA 297Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | W | Marcelo Golm | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC Bellator MMA 293Verified | R3/00:26 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | NC | Tyrell Fortune | Heavyweight | No Contest Bellator MMA 288Verified | R2/00:27 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | W | Dennis Smoldarev | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Punches Absolute Championship Akhmat 136 | R1/01:41 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | W | Raphael Pessoa | Heavyweight | KO · Punches Absolute Championship Akhmat 132 | R2/02:14 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | W | Tomas Pakutinskas | Heavyweight | Submission · Strikes Absolute Championship Akhmat 128 | R1/04:34 |
| Apr 23, 2021 | L | Daniel Omielanczuk | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Absolute Championship Akhmat 122 | R3/05:00 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | W | Michal Martinek | — | TKO/RSC Absolute Championship Akhmat 114 | R2/03:32 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | L | Ruslan Magomedov | — | Decision Absolute Championship Akhmat 101 | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 27, 2019 | L | Brett Martin | Heavyweight | Disqualification Legacy Fighting Alliance 77 (LFA 77)VerifiedTitle bout | R5/01:12 |
| May 24, 2019 | W | Patrick Martin | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Legacy Fighting Alliance 67 (LFA 67)Verified | R1/04:45 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | W | Calyn Hull | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Legacy Fighting Alliance 50 (LFA 50)Verified | R2/00:36 |
| Nov 22, 2017 | W | Zach Rosol | Heavyweight | Submission · Kimura VFC Fight Night Waterloo 2Verified | R3/04:58 |
| May 5, 2017 | L | Daniel Gallemore | Heavyweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke VFC 57VerifiedTitle bout | R1/01:24 |
| Mar 11, 2017 | W | Christopher Beal | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes XFO-60Verified | R2/00:38 |
| Nov 19, 2016 | D | John Hawk | Heavyweight | Draw · Majority Draw Big Guns 21Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 6, 2016 | L | Arnold Adams | — | KO · Strike HFC 27VerifiedTitle bout | R1/02:06 |
| Sep 25, 2015 | W | Patrick Harman | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke HFC 25Verified | R1/02:33 |
| Jan 30, 2015 | W | Jason Walraven | Heavyweight | Submission · Kimura Superbrawl Showdown IVerified | R1/02:55 |
| Nov 22, 2014 | W | Aaron Ware | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision XFO-54Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 11, 2014 | W | Ryan Pokryfky | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes XFO 53 - Pro FightsVerified | R2/03:30 |
| Jun 7, 2014 | L | Leroy Johnson | Heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Driven MMA: NAAFS Fight Nite in the Flats XVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 14, 2014 | W | Erick Correa | Heavyweight | Submission · Strikes Bellator MMA 112: Straus vs. Curran IIIVerified | R2/04:30 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
3-1-0
Total fights
4
Rounds fought
4.8
Current streak
3 W
Finish rate
100%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
1y 1m 2d
Fights per year
3.7
Longest layoff
5m 22d
Quickest turnaround
2m
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:53
Fastest KO
00:53
Fastest submission
00:00
Finished rate
0%
Avg. fight length · wins
01:49
Avg. fight length · losses
09:00
Avg. rounds · wins
0.6
Avg. rounds · losses
3
Official record
Amateur fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2013 | W | Jason Preston | Super-Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes The Future Stars of MMA!VerifiedTitle bout | R1/01:34 |
| Jul 20, 2013 | W | Gabriel Rodriguez | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Reloaded 2013Verified | R1/00:53 |
| Feb 9, 2013 | W | Josh Labree | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC X-Treme Fight NightTitle bout | R1/03:00 |
| Aug 18, 2012 | L | Wes Anderson | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision XFO 45: Outdoor War 8 | R3/03:00 |