James Meals
UFC DebutNickname“Mad Dog”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
James Meals 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
213-132-6
.617 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
18 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 25 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 1 subFFP · CLM 2 · CFFC 6 · UCC 2 · Northeast MMA +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Trevor Suter | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:52 | CFFC 6 | Feb 5, 2011 |
| L | Jason McLean6-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UCC 2 | May 14, 2010 |
| W | Bobby Gorham1-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:24 | Northeast MMA | Mar 26, 2010 |
| L | Dwayne Shelton10-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | ROC 20 | Jun 27, 2008 |
| L | Dan Lauzon17-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:57 | FFP | Jun 16, 2007 |
| W | Joao Cacau1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | FFP | Aug 19, 2006 |
| L | David Medd3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | CZ 12 | Nov 5, 2005 |
| W | Bobby Diaz6-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:43 | LMS | Jun 5, 2004 |
| L | Ray Elbe23-11 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | XCF 3 | Nov 22, 2003 |
| L | Eric Wray | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:35 | SB 1 | Aug 23, 2003 |
| L | Ronald Jhun24-26-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R0 | 0:00 | KFC 2 | Apr 26, 2003 |
| W | Chris Kaouk | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 3:57 | P 4 P | Mar 15, 2003 |
| L | Jason Ireland19-9-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | XFA 5 | Jan 25, 2003 |
| L | Rich Clementi45-23-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:55 | TNF | Dec 17, 2002 |
| L | Mike Foland7-0 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:12 | XFA 4 | Oct 26, 2002 |
| L | Steve Heath11-6 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:36 | IFC WC 17 | Jul 12, 2002 |
| L | Steve Hyatt | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R3 | 2:25 | RITC 36 | Jun 22, 2002 |
| L | Steve White1-4 | Disqualification | — | R1 | 2:44 | XCF | Jun 11, 2002 |
| W | Edward Kim | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R0 | — | CLM 2 | Apr 26, 2002 |
| L | Hugo Sida | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | — | CLM 2 | Apr 26, 2002 |
| L | Jason Black23-4-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:44 | EC 46 | Feb 16, 2002 |
| L | Joey Guel14-8 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | — | RITR | Jan 26, 2002 |
| L | Jason Welch1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:29 | RITC 31 | Nov 7, 2001 |
| L | Mark Moore1-0 | Submission | Neck Crank | R2 | 2:03 | RITC 30 | Sep 26, 2001 |
| L | Shawn Upshur | Submission | Choke | R1 | 1:03 | RITC 27 | Apr 28, 2001 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.