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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 8 years, 3 months, 30 days
Rounds Fought 41.1
Avg. Fights/Year 2.5
Longest Layoff 2 years, 10 months, 1 day
Quickest Turnaround 1 week

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

Current Streak

2 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:41
Fastest KO 01:41
Fastest SUB 02:00
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 Fight Record

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

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 09:00
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 09:00
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 00:00
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 06/19/2010 W
(0-0-0)
Jorge Ortiz
(0-0-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
C3 Fights - Knockout-Rockout Weekend 3
3 03:00
* 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