Ian James Schaffa
UFC DebutNickname“Goshu Hurricane”
Record
Streak
L6
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Gold Coast, Queensland
- Born
- Australia
- Camp
- Poseidon Gym
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Ian James Schaffa 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
289-170-28
.630 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
14 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 18 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 2 sub · 3 decShooto · K-1 · AFC 5 · CFC · XMMA 1 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kieran Joblin28-16 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:51 | AFC 5 | May 10, 2013 |
| L | Jai Bradney16-17-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:16 | CFC | Jun 5, 2010 |
| L | Brian Ebersole51-18-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:34 | XMMA 1 | Dec 20, 2009 |
| L | Rob Hill14-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFC 6 | Nov 7, 2008 |
| L | Satoru Kitaoka45-29-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:50 | Sengoku | May 18, 2008 |
| L | Kazuyuki Miyata16-9 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 0:49 | K-1 | Oct 9, 2006 |
| W | Do Hyung Kim20-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | X-plosion | Aug 18, 2006 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:23 | K-1 | Jul 6, 2005 | |
| W | Kazuyuki Miyata16-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | K-1 | Mar 26, 2005 |
| D | Ryuji Goto | Draw | — | R4 | 3:00 | X-plosion Super Fight 2004 | Dec 18, 2004 |
| W | Scott Benson3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WR 1 | Sep 3, 2004 |
| W | Matt Johansson0-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | — | XFC 5 | Aug 13, 2004 |
| W | Brandon Bell | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:05 | XFC | Jan 31, 2004 |
| L | Takumi Nakayama19-17-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 21, 2001 |
| D | Takuya Kuwabara8-2-4 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 22, 2000 |
| W | James Tung | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | UE | Aug 15, 1999 |
| W | Barney Cook | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 3:25 | Shooto | May 23, 1999 |
| L | Caol Uno35-23-5 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 3:13 | Shooto | May 13, 1998 |
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.