Daniel James
UFC DebutNickname“American Predator”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Chicago, Illinois
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'5" · 196 cm
Before the UFC
Daniel James makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
260-168-5
.607 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
22 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 26 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 12 KO · 3 sub · 1 decBellator · LFA · GFC 10 · RIZIN · PFL +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tim Johnson18-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 1:45 | GFC 10 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | ||
| W | Marcelo Golm10-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:59 | PFL | |
| L | Gokhan Saricam12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Marcelo Golm10-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:26 | Bellator | |
| NC | Tyrell Fortune18-3 | No Contest | Overturned | R2 | 0:27 | Bellator | |
| W | Denis Smoldarev18-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | ACA 136 | |
| W | Raphael Pessoa10-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:14 | ACA 132 | |
| W | Tomas Pakutinskas24-17-3 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punch | R1 | 4:34 | ACA 128 | |
| L | Daniel Omielanczuk26-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 122 | |
| W | Michal Martinek12-7 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R2 | 3:32 | ACA 114 | |
| L | Ruslan Magomedov15-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 101 | |
| L | Brett Martin12-1 | Disqualification | Illegal Knees | R5 | 1:12 | LFA | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:45 | LFA | ||
| W | Calyn Hull | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | LFA | |
| W | Zach Rosol3-4 | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 4:58 | Victory Fighting Championship | |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:24 | VFC 57 | ||
| W | Chris Beal | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:38 | XFO 60 | |
| D | John Hawk11-7-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | RFO | |
| L | Arnold Adams7-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:06 | HFC 27 | |
| W | Patrick Harman9-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:33 | HFC 25 | |
| W | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:55 | Mosley Showdown / Swarm Entertainment | ||
| W | Aaron Ware | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO 54 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:38 | XFO 53 | ||
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NAAFS | ||
| W | Erick Correa | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 4:30 | Bellator |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionTuff-N-Uff
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.