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Age 43
Gender Male
Height 5' 9"
Weight Class Lightweight

James Bova is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 4-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 2 years, 6 months, 22 days
Rounds Fought 8.5
Avg. Fights/Year 2.4
Longest Layoff 1 year
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 3 0
Losses 1 0 1
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 25.0%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 75.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:57
Fastest KO 08:23
Fastest SUB 02:57
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:13
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 10:45
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 12/04/2009 W
(3-2-0)
Anthony Williams
(0-2-0)
LW
(154.0 vs. 153.5)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pain on Penn Street 2
1 02:57
Official MMA Fight Results 06/12/2009 L
(3-1-0)
Nabih Barakat
(2-1-0)
LW
(155.5 vs. 156.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Ring of Combat XXV
3 04:00
Official MMA Fight Results 05/31/2008 L
(3-0-0)
Chris Liguori
(7-7-0)
WW
(160.5 vs. 161.0)
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
EliteXC & CBS - Saturday Night Fights
2 04:31
Official MMA Fight Results 10/06/2007 W
(2-0-0)
Mark Getto
(1-2-0)
LW
(155.0 vs. 155.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Combat in the Cage Pro MMA 10/6/07
1 03:59
Official MMA Fight Results 06/09/2007 W
(1-0-0)
Steve De Angelis
(2-3-0)
LW Submission (Triangle Choke)
Extreme Challenge 78: Conquest
2 00:36
Official MMA Fight Results 05/12/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Joseph Andujar
(1-2-0)
LW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Battle Cage Xtreme 1
2 03:23
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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

Amateur Record 7-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 years, 3 months, 12 days
Rounds Fought 21.2
Avg. Fights/Year 2.5
Longest Layoff 2 years, 8 months
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks, 5 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 4 2
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 71.4%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 28.6%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 14.3%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 57.1%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

4 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:48
Fastest KO 04:46
Fastest SUB 02:48
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:48
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 04/28/2007 W
(6-1-0)
James Hill-Harris
(2-0-0)

(163.0 vs. 161.0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Extreme Challenge 77
2 02:37
Official MMA Fight Results 12/09/2006 W
(5-1-0)
Rich Volpe
(0-0-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Combat in the Cage 8: Evolutions
1 02:48
NSF 11/19/2006 W
(4-1-0)
Neil Mendez
(2-0-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Combat in the Cage: First Strike
3 02:30
Official MMA Fight Results 03/19/2004 W
(3-1-0)
John Paun
(4-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
International Combat Events 8
3 05:00
NSF 02/04/2004 W
(1-0-0)
Aaron Rogers
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Combat Challenge
1 03:00
NSF 02/04/2004 W
(1-0-0)
Jimmy Boyd
(0-0-0)
Decision
Extreme Combat Challenge
3 03:00
NSF 02/04/2004 L
(1-0-0)
Jason Gilliam
(2-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Extreme Combat Challenge
3 03:00
Official MMA Fight Results 01/16/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Billy Rush
(5-3-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
International Combat Events 7: Meltdown at Metropolis
2 01:46
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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