Daniel James

Age 42
Gender Male
Height 6' 5"
Weight Class Heavyweight
Out of IL

Daniel James is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 15-7-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 10 years
Rounds Fought 41.3
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 1 year, 1 month, 4 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 10 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
04/04/2024 W
(14-7-1) 		Marcelo Golm
(10-4-0) 		HW
(267.0* vs. 264.4) 		TKO/RSC
PFL 1 		1 04:59
06/16/2023 L
(14-6-1) 		Gokhan Saricam
(6-2-0) 		HW
(265.0 vs. 246.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 297 		3 05:00
03/31/2023 W
(13-6-1) 		Marcelo Golm
(10-3-0) 		HW
(265.4 vs. 257.6) 		TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 293 		3 00:26
11/18/2022 NC
(13-6-1) 		Tyrell Fortune
(12-2-0) 		HW
(264.8 vs. 257.2) 		No Contest
Bellator MMA 288 		2 00:27
NSF 02/26/2022 W
(12-6-1) 		Dennis Smoldarev
(17-8-0) 		HW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Absolute Championship Akhmat 136 		1 01:41
NSF 11/19/2021 W
(11-6-1) 		Raphael Pessoa
(6-3-0) 		HW KO (Punches)
Absolute Championship Akhmat 132 		2 02:14
NSF 09/11/2021 W
(10-6-1) 		Tomas Pakutinskas
(15-11-3) 		HW Submission (Strikes)
Absolute Championship Akhmat 128 		1 04:34
NSF 04/23/2021 L
(10-5-1) 		Daniel Omielanczuk
(24-10-1) 		HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Absolute Championship Akhmat 122 		3 05:00
NSF 11/27/2020 W
(9-5-1) 		Michal Martinek
(8-1-0) 		TKO/RSC
Absolute Championship Akhmat 114 		2 03:32
NSF 11/15/2019 L
(9-4-1) 		Ruslan Magomedov
(0-0-0) 		Decision
Absolute Championship Akhmat 101 		3 05:00
09/27/2019 L
(9-3-1) 		Brett Martin
(7-1-0) 		HW
(262.0 vs. 272.6*) 		Disqualification
Legacy Fighting Alliance 77 (LFA 77) 		5 01:12
05/24/2019 W
(8-3-1) 		Patrick Martin
(7-4-0) 		HW
(262.8 vs. 250.4) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 67 (LFA 67) 		1 04:45
09/21/2018 W
(7-3-1) 		Calyn Hull
(5-0-0) 		HW
(262.0 vs. 243.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 50 (LFA 50) 		2 00:36
11/22/2017 W
(6-3-1) 		Zach Rosol
(3-2-0) 		HW
(261.0 vs. 249.0) 		Submission (Kimura)
VFC Fight Night Waterloo 2 		3 04:58
05/05/2017 L
(6-2-1) 		Daniel Gallemore
(6-3-0) 		HW
(264.0 vs. 265.0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
VFC 57 		1 01:24
03/11/2017 W
(5-2-1) 		Christopher Beal
(3-3-0) 		HW
(266.5* vs. 246.5) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
XFO-60 		2 00:38
11/19/2016 D
(5-2-0) 		John Hawk
(11-7-0) 		HW
(263.0 vs. 237.5) 		Draw (Majority Draw)
Big Guns 21 		3 05:00
02/06/2016 L
(5-1-0) 		Arnold Adams
(6-9-0)
(265.0 vs. 262.0) 		KO (Strike)
HFC 27 		1 02:06
09/25/2015 W
(4-1-0) 		Patrick Harman
(9-12-0)
(265.0 vs. 260.0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
HFC 25 		1 02:33
01/30/2015 W
(3-1-0) 		Jason Walraven
(6-4-0) 		HW
(265.0 vs. 228.7) 		Submission (Kimura)
Superbrawl Showdown I 		1 02:55
11/22/2014 W
(2-1-0) 		Aaron Ware
(3-7-0) 		HW
(265.0 vs. 266.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
XFO-54 		3 05:00
10/11/2014 W
(1-1-0) 		Ryan Pokryfky
(2-1-0) 		HW
(266.0 vs. 258.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
XFO 53 - Pro Fights 		2 03:30
06/07/2014 L
(1-0-0) 		Leroy Johnson
(1-0-0) 		HW
(265.0 vs. 264.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Driven MMA: NAAFS Fight Nite in the Flats X 		3 05:00
03/14/2014 W
(0-0-0) 		Erick Correa
(4-0-0) 		HW
(265.0 vs. 263.5) 		Submission (Strikes)
Bellator MMA 112: Straus vs. Curran III 		2 04:30
* 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: 3-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 year, 1 month, 2 days
Rounds Fought 4.8
Avg. Fights/Year 3.7
Longest Layoff 5 months, 22 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
09/20/2013 W
(2-1-0) 		Jason Preston
(5-4-0) 		SHW
(301.0 vs. 273.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
The Future Stars of MMA! 		1 01:34
07/20/2013 W
(1-1-0) 		Gabriel Rodriguez
(1-0-0) 		HW
(265.0 vs. 265.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Reloaded 2013 		1 00:53
NSF 02/09/2013 W
(0-1-0) 		Josh Labree
(4-0-0) 		HW TKO/RSC
X-Treme Fight Night 		1 03:00
NSF 08/18/2012 L
(0-0-0) 		Wes Anderson
(1-0-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
XFO 45: Outdoor War 8 		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