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
275-184-5
.599 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 25
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
25 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 | May 1, 2026 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | May 4, 2025 | |
| W | Marcelo Golm10-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:59 | PFL | Apr 4, 2024 |
| L | Gokhan Saricam12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jun 16, 2023 |
| W | Marcelo Golm10-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:26 | Bellator | Mar 31, 2023 |
| NC | Tyrell Fortune18-3 | No Contest | Overturned | R2 | 0:27 | Bellator | Nov 18, 2022 |
| W | Denis Smoldarev18-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | ACA 136 | Feb 26, 2022 |
| W | Raphael Pessoa10-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:14 | ACA 132 | Nov 19, 2021 |
| W | Tomas Pakutinskas24-17-3 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punch | R1 | 4:34 | ACA 128 | Sep 11, 2021 |
| L | Daniel Omielanczuk26-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 122 | Apr 23, 2021 |
| W | Michal Martinek12-7 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R2 | 3:32 | ACA 114 | Nov 26, 2020 |
| L | Ruslan Magomedov15-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 101 | Nov 15, 2019 |
| L | Brett Martin12-1 | Disqualification | Illegal Knees | R5 | 1:12 | LFA | Sep 27, 2019 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:45 | LFA | May 24, 2019 | |
| W | Calyn Hull6-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | LFA | Sep 21, 2018 |
| W | Zach Rosol3-4 | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 4:58 | Victory Fighting Championship | Nov 22, 2017 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:24 | VFC 57 | May 5, 2017 | |
| W | Chris Beal5-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:38 | XFO 60 | Mar 11, 2017 |
| D | John Hawk11-7-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | RFO | Nov 19, 2016 |
| L | Arnold Adams7-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:06 | HFC 27 | Feb 6, 2016 |
| W | Patrick Harman9-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:33 | HFC 25 | Sep 25, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:55 | Mosley Showdown / Swarm Entertainment | Jan 30, 2015 | |
| W | Aaron Ware | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO 54 | Nov 22, 2014 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:38 | XFO 53 | Oct 11, 2014 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NAAFS | Jun 7, 2014 | |
| W | Erick Correa4-2 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 4:30 | Bellator | Mar 14, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — 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
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jason Preston | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:34 | Tuff-N-Uff | Sep 20, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.