James Lyons
UFC DebutNickname“Lyonheart”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Hockessin, Delaware
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
James Lyons 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
31-16
.660 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
4
all opponents have 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 4 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 1 subCFFC 105 · CFFC 99 · CFFC 97 · CFFC 94
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 2:08 | CFFC 105 | Jan 29, 2022 | |
| L | Timothy Cuamba10-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 99 | Aug 14, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:01 | CFFC 97 | May 29, 2021 | |
| W | Cody Zappone4-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:39 | CFFC 94 | Apr 1, 2021 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
8-2across 10 amateur bouts · 10 promotionsCFS 4 · CFS 3 · SF 41 · SF 40 · SF 39 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:48 | CFS 4 | Dec 21, 2019 | |
| W | Dallas Blake Manspile3-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:33 | CFS 3 | Sep 28, 2019 |
| W | William Mondragon1-0 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:27 | SF 41 | Apr 27, 2019 |
| W | Chris Sperow3-3 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:47 | SF 40 | Feb 23, 2019 |
| W | Jason Tipaldos0-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R4 | 0:45 | SF 39 | Nov 17, 2018 |
| W | Roe-Mar Blacknall2-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:44 | SF 38 | Aug 25, 2018 |
| W | John Amos1-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:08 | SF 37 | May 19, 2018 |
| L | Sam Buckley5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Dead Serious MMA | Feb 24, 2018 |
| W | Sal Deanne | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:14 | SF 36 | Jan 20, 2018 |
| L | Pat Cooper1-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Maverick MMA 3 | Sep 30, 2017 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.