James Birdsley
UFC DebutNickname“Birddogg”
Record
Streak
L5
- Fighting out of
- Holladay, Utah
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
James Birdsley 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
597-365-9
.621 win rate
Winning-record opponents
29 of 35
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
56
35 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 56 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 25 sub · 1 decUCE · TUC · CFC · WCFC · SFFN +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Michael Arrant15-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:39 | WCFC | Jan 20, 2012 |
| L | Jake Paul20-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFFN | Oct 28, 2011 |
| L | John Gunderson35-16-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:06 | SCC | Aug 20, 2011 |
| L | Eddy Ellis21-17-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 1:33 | SRP | Jul 29, 2011 |
| L | Ryan Healy25-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:04 | FNE | Apr 2, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:50 | TUC | Feb 25, 2011 | |
| L | Cameron Diffley | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:18 | TUC | Feb 11, 2011 |
| L | Dan Gardner | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:50 | Showdown Fights 3 | Jan 28, 2011 |
| L | Gordon Bell8-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:26 | CFC | Sep 25, 2010 |
| W | Mike Joy11-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:46 | Guy Promotions | Aug 14, 2010 |
| L | Mario Espinoza | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | UCE | Mar 26, 2010 |
| W | Dan Berry16-20 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:19 | UCE | Feb 27, 2010 |
| W | Eric Hernandez | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:40 | UCE | Mar 20, 2009 |
| W | Nate Tayborn3-3-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:03 | UCE | Feb 27, 2009 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | UCE | Dec 19, 2008 | |
| L | Ricardo Lamas20-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | WC 4 | Jul 19, 2008 |
| W | Submission | — | R1 | 0:31 | JHEFN | Jul 12, 2008 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:46 | UCE | Dec 1, 2007 | |
| W | Olly Bradstreet41-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:48 | UCE | Nov 17, 2007 |
| W | Jake Ka'awa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | UCE | Nov 10, 2007 |
| W | Michael Arrant15-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:05 | UCE | Sep 22, 2007 |
| W | Olly Bradstreet41-13 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:44 | UCE | Aug 25, 2007 |
| W | Ty Hamblin | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:37 | UCE | Aug 4, 2007 |
| L | Blake Fredrickson15-3-1 | DQ | Biting | R3 | 0:44 | SF 19 | May 5, 2007 |
| W | Submission | — | R1 | 2:58 | BCP | Feb 2, 2007 | |
| W | Donny Raines19-11-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:00 | UCE | Dec 9, 2006 |
| W | Lance Gorman7-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:28 | UCE | Nov 18, 2006 |
| W | Josh Smidt7-14 | Submission | Punches | R1 | — | MMVT 1 | Oct 20, 2006 |
| L | Raphael Assuncao28-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:42 | CFC | Oct 14, 2006 |
| W | Robert Densley | Submission | Shoulder Choke | R1 | 1:03 | UCE | Sep 30, 2006 |
| W | Blaise Soles1-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:27 | UCE | Sep 9, 2006 |
| W | Jason Allgire | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:50 | UCE | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | Michael Arrant15-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:22 | UCE | Aug 5, 2006 |
| W | William Brewer9-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:56 | UCE | Jun 17, 2006 |
| W | Harold Lucambio13-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:39 | UCE | May 20, 2006 |
| W | Jake Paul20-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:11 | UCE | May 13, 2006 |
| W | Jake Paul20-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:43 | UCE | Apr 22, 2006 |
| L | Olly Bradstreet41-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | UCE | Mar 25, 2006 |
| W | Norman Pierce | Submission | Choke | R1 | 0:30 | RITC 80 | Mar 18, 2006 |
| W | Garrett Barlow | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:45 | UCE | Feb 18, 2006 |
| W | Eric Kooiman | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UCE | Feb 4, 2006 |
| W | Josh VanderVeur | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | UCE | Jan 21, 2006 |
| L | Mike Gates11-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | UCE | Jan 7, 2006 |
| W | John Lopez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:17 | UCE | Aug 27, 2005 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | UCE | Aug 13, 2005 | |
| W | Steve Sharp28-17 | Submission | — | R3 | — | UCE | Jul 23, 2005 |
| W | Larry Garrison | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UCE | Jun 25, 2005 |
| W | William Calhoun | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:53 | UCE | Jun 11, 2005 |
| W | Trev Payne | Submission | — | R1 | — | UCE | Jun 4, 2005 |
| W | Donny Raines19-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:13 | UCE | May 21, 2005 |
| W | Matt Raines | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:53 | UCE | May 7, 2005 |
| W | Jeremy Kramer | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UCE | Apr 16, 2005 |
| L | Steve Sharp28-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:08 | UCE | Nov 27, 2004 |
| W | Jimmy Stewart | Submission | Choke | R1 | 0:55 | UCE | Nov 13, 2004 |
| W | Michael Platt | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UCE | Nov 6, 2004 |
| W | Dustin Hart | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | — | UCE | Oct 23, 2004 |
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.