James Smith
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L5
- Fighting out of
- Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
James Smith 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
102-56-2
.646 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
7 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 12 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 1 subOFC · VFC · Disorderly Conduct 21 · Disorderly Conduct 14 · Disorderly Conduct 13 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Grant Dawson24-3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:30 | VFC | Apr 4, 2015 |
| L | Jacob Akin10-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:04 | OFC | Aug 29, 2014 |
| L | Kevin Gray9-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:26 | Disorderly Conduct 21 | Jul 6, 2013 |
| L | Darrick Minner27-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:25 | Disorderly Conduct 14 | Dec 14, 2012 |
| L | Laramie Shaffer9-5-1 | Submission | Keylock | R3 | 0:27 | Disorderly Conduct 13 | Nov 16, 2012 |
| W | Mark Mickells | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:19 | OFC | Jun 8, 2012 |
| L | Phillip Williams | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:56 | XFO 43 | Apr 13, 2012 |
| W | Kevin Benson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:01 | Disorderly Conduct 6 | Mar 9, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:54 | Disorderly Conduct 5 | Jan 21, 2012 | |
| L | Shanon Slack | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:36 | CFC 8 | Dec 16, 2011 |
| L | Matt Bentley | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:41 | Disorderly Conduct 4 | Nov 4, 2011 |
| L | Jeremy Norton14-6 | Submission | Punches | R3 | 0:49 | Cage Rage | Aug 25, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-4across 6 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsECF · Disorderly Conduct 3 · King of Champions · Warrior MMA 9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jeremy Wise | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:25 | Disorderly Conduct 3 | Aug 19, 2011 |
| L | Matt Vigil | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:24 | King of Champions | Nov 14, 2009 |
| L | Jeremy Butler0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:30 | ECF | Mar 22, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:47 | ECF | Dec 1, 2007 | |
| L | Thaddeus Haltom | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:16 | ECF | Sep 1, 2007 |
| L | Charles McVey | Submission | — | R2 | 0:55 | Warrior MMA 9 | Jul 29, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.