James Porter
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L4
- Fighting out of
- Fresno, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
James Porter 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
44-37
.543 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
10 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 13 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 sub · 2 dec559 Fights 125 · VFS 25 · 559 Fights 120 · VFS 19 / 20 · UNF 24 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:02 | 559 Fights 125 | Jul 19, 2026 | |
| L | Steven Sainsbury3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | VFS 25 | May 2, 2026 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | 559 Fights 120 | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| L | Joseph Stratton Thurrott | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:42 | VFS 19 / 20 | Jun 28, 2025 |
| W | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 4:24 | UNF 24 | Apr 19, 2025 | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:28 | VFS 18 | Feb 22, 2025 | |
| W | Marqus Blevins1-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:07 | VFS 17 | Nov 23, 2024 |
| L | Angel Ramirez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | LXF 17 | Jun 15, 2024 |
| W | John Wadkins1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Urijah Faber A1 Combat 16 | Dec 23, 2023 |
| L | Adam Wamsley4-4 | Submission | — | R1 | 4:08 | SF Combat 12 | Jun 24, 2023 |
| L | Tony Charles | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SF Combat 11 | Apr 15, 2023 |
| L | Ryan Loder7-3 | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | 0:12 | FirePower Promotions MMA | Oct 23, 2021 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | Dec 7, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-1across 5 amateur bouts · 3 promotions51Fifty · 559 Fights · 559 Fights 55
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Joseph Cardoso2-3 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 2:12 | 51Fifty | Nov 4, 2017 |
| W | Dustin Blythe0-3 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:23 | 51Fifty | Aug 5, 2017 |
| W | Alan Benson1-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 2:00 | 559 Fights 55 | Apr 21, 2017 |
| L | Submission | — | R2 | 0:49 | 559 Fights | Feb 27, 2015 | |
| W | Daniel Manriques1-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 2:00 | 559 Fights | Nov 1, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.