James Settle
UFC DebutNickname“King”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- San Diego, California
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
James Settle 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
67-34
.663 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 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 · 11 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 2 subTuff-N-Uff · CCW · CW 182 · CW 173 · CW 165 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Johnny Robles10-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:23 | CW 182 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:52 | CW 173 | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| W | Johnny Gill Jr. | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:23 | CW 165 | Dec 15, 2023 |
| L | Brian Mitchell7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CW 159 | Sep 8, 2023 |
| L | Ty Johnson14-8 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 2:14 | XKO 63 | Jul 28, 2023 |
| W | Frans Lincol Sormin | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:28 | CW 155 | Jun 2, 2023 |
| NC | Cobey Fehr4-0 | No Contest | Overturned | R1 | 4:06 | Tuff-N-Uff | Nov 20, 2022 |
| L | Damon Wilson9-4 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | CW 143 | Sep 23, 2022 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CW 139 | Jun 10, 2022 | |
| W | Patrick Cornett2-3 | Submission | Face Crank | R3 | 1:39 | Tuff-N-Uff | Mar 4, 2022 |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 0:51 | Gladiator Challenge | Jul 24, 2021 | |
| L | Brandon Cohea | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CCW | Nov 4, 2018 |
| W | Aaron Cohea0-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:37 | CCW | Sep 16, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsSpar Star Promotions · TOC 17 · TOC 15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marcus Sims1-4 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:49 | Spar Star Promotions | Oct 7, 2017 |
| W | Nicholas Beal1-2 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 2:35 | TOC 17 | Jul 16, 2016 |
| W | K.C. Cockran5-3-1 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 1:30 | TOC 15 | Dec 19, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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