James Gallagher
UFC DebutNickname“The Strabanimal”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Strabane, West Tyrone
- Born
- Ireland
- Camp
- SBG Ireland
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
James Gallagher 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
187-112-1
.625 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
15 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 17 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 10 sub · 3 decBellator · RIZIN · 971 Fighting Championship · BAMMA 24 · CFC +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kazumasa Majima20-6 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:35 | RIZIN | Apr 12, 2026 |
| W | Fabricio Soares14-4 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:43 | 971 Fighting Championship | Jun 14, 2025 |
| L | Leandro Higo23-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Mar 22, 2024 |
| W | James Gonzalez11-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Aug 11, 2023 |
| L | Patrick Mix20-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:39 | Bellator | Nov 5, 2021 |
| W | Callum Ellenor | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:31 | Bellator | Oct 3, 2020 |
| W | Roman Salazar14-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:35 | Bellator | Sep 27, 2019 |
| W | Jeremiah Labiano13-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jun 22, 2019 |
| W | Steven Graham14-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:29 | Bellator | Feb 23, 2019 |
| L | Ricky Bandejas15-9 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 2:49 | Bellator | Aug 17, 2018 |
| W | Chinzo Machida5-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:22 | Bellator | Jun 24, 2017 |
| W | Kirill Medvedovsky12-22 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:53 | Bellator | Feb 24, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:52 | Bellator | Dec 16, 2016 | |
| W | Mike Cutting8-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jul 16, 2016 |
| W | Gerard Gilmore2-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:55 | BAMMA 24 | Feb 27, 2016 |
| W | Declan McAleenan9-6-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CFC | Dec 5, 2015 |
| W | Denis Ahern | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CK | Oct 17, 2015 |
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
5-1across 6 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsCFC · Tuff-N-Uff · Underdog Xtreme Championships · Cage Warriors · CC 18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Sam Agushi3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:45 | Tuff-N-Uff | Jul 6, 2015 |
| W | Shaun Donnelly | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:34 | Underdog Xtreme Championships | May 2, 2015 |
| W | Eammon Clinton | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:15 | CFC | Feb 28, 2015 |
| W | Matthew Mullan | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Cage Warriors | Aug 16, 2014 |
| W | Alex McCooke0-2 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 0:01 | CC 18 | Apr 26, 2014 |
| L | Conor White | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CFC | Feb 12, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.