James MacAlister
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Hamilton
- Born
- Scotland
- Camp
- Dinky Ninjas
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
Before the UFC
James MacAlister 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
47-40-1
.540 win rate
Winning-record opponents
1 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
4 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 9 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 4 sub · 1 decOT · Cage Warriors · BAMMA 12 · TNT Dundee · CC +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brett Johns21-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:23 | Cage Warriors | May 4, 2013 |
| W | Steve McCombe20-26-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:08 | BAMMA 12 | Mar 9, 2013 |
| W | Steven Gardener | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OT | Oct 6, 2012 |
| W | Barry McGuigan | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:42 | OT | Jun 2, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 1:24 | TNT Dundee | Apr 7, 2012 | |
| W | Peter Smith | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:56 | OT | Feb 25, 2012 |
| W | Mark Handley | Submission | Anaconda choke | R1 | 0:29 | CC | Nov 12, 2011 |
| L | Jamie Nolan | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | SFC 4 | Apr 17, 2011 |
| W | Dougie Scott0-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:40 | AoC 3 | Mar 5, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-0-1across 7 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsSS · AoC 2 · BatB · AoC 1 · CK 11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Brian Hyslop6-5 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R3 | 1:30 | SS | Nov 13, 2010 |
| W | Darren Gilchrist | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:00 | SS | Nov 13, 2010 |
| W | Ross Corigan | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:43 | AoC 2 | Aug 28, 2010 |
| D | Dougie Scott0-2 | Draw | — | R3 | 4:00 | BatB | Jul 25, 2010 |
| W | Marc Cosgrove | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:45 | AoC 1 | Apr 24, 2010 |
| W | Chris Martin | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | SS | Mar 6, 2010 |
| W | Paul Barbour | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CK 11 | Oct 18, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.