James Vick

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James Vick

Nickname“The Texecutioner”

Record

13-6

Streak

L5

Age

39

Date of birth

Feb 23, 1987

Fighting out of: Mineral Wells, Texas
Born: United States
Camp: Team Lloyd Irvin
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 6'3" · 191 cm
Reach: 76" · 193 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Oct 12, 2019
Cut risk: 69%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Niko Price

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head From Bottom Guard Upkick · R1 · 1:44

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · Oct 12, 2019

Kick to Head From Bottom Guard Upkick

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson

Dan Hooker

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:33

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 20, 2019

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards

Paul Felder

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez

Justin Gaethje

#7Justin Gaethje

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 1:27

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Aug 25, 2018

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick

Francisco Trinaldo

#14Francisco Trinaldo

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · Feb 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros

Joe Duffy

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 4:59

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · Nov 4, 2017

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre

Marco Polo Reyes

Marco Polo Reyes

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:39

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos

Abel Trujillo

Lightweight · Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground · R3 · 0:49

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie · Feb 4, 2017

D'Arce Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie

Beneil Dariush

#10Beneil Dariush

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 4:16

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

Glaico Franca Moreira

Glaico Franca Moreira

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016

UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux

Jake Matthews

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground · R1 · 4:53

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt · May 9, 2015

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt

Nick Hein

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson · Nov 22, 2014

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson

Valmir Lazaro

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos · Aug 23, 2014

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos

Ramsey Nijem

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 0:58

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen

Outside the UFC

4-1across 5 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 1 decXKO · XMMA · STFC 16 · Undisputed MMA

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Andre Fialho17-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:21	XMMA	Jan 30, 2021
W	Chris Pecero14-14	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	XKO	Sep 3, 2011
W	Mike Salazar2-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:17	STFC 16	Aug 12, 2011
W	Jimmy Taylor0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:56	XKO	Jul 23, 2011
W	Cody Carrillo18-25	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:30	Undisputed MMA	Jun 18, 2011

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallB58th

39%472 / 1,185

Striking accuracy

60%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.82 differential

Landed4.13

Absorbed3.31

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-1%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head61%71st288
Body25%79th116
Leg14%63rd68

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

89%Standing

Standing89%422
Clinch7%31
Ground4%19

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

James Vick

James Vick

Landed per 15

Head

A

79th

37.8

79th

Body

A

84th

15.2

84th

Leg

B

64th

8.9

64th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

53rd

28.9

53rd

Body

C

51st

9.3

51st

Leg

F

20th

11.4

20th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	37.8	288	913	32%
Body	15.2	116	184	63%
Leg	8.9	68	88	77%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	28.9	220	711	31%
Body	9.3	71	124	57%
Leg	11.4	87	123	71%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

James Vick

James Vick

14 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 114 min

127%

R3 pace · 6 bouts

Vick builds (+9% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Vick lifts to 127% of round-1 output by round 3 (6 bouts).

James Vick

Vick ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

James Vick

Vicklanded / min

Takedown attempts

James Vick

Vickattempts / min

Control time

James Vick

Vick% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.7	3.5	3.8	0.02	4%	14
R2	5.8	5.1	2.5	0.11	11%	7
R3	4.6	4.2	3.4	0.04	6%	6

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

James Vick

James Vick

14 resolved UFC bouts · 5 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

44/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

74th

46%

74th

Win quality

C

56th

41%

56th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

2

2

1

2

4

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	2	0-2	0%
Ranked 6–15	2	1-1	50%
Long-tenured vet	1	1-0	100%
Established	2	2-0	100%
Building	4	3-1	75%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Niko Price	Building	22	Oct 12, 2019
L	Dan Hooker#15	Top-5	74	Jul 20, 2019
L	Paul Felder#15	Ranked 6–15	70	Feb 17, 2019
L	Justin Gaethje#7	Champion	91	Aug 25, 2018
W	Francisco Trinaldo#14	Ranked 6–15	65	Feb 18, 2018
W	Joe Duffy	Building	18	Nov 4, 2017
W	Marco Polo Reyes	Building	18	May 13, 2017
W	Abel Trujillo	Established	30	Feb 4, 2017
L	Beneil Dariush#10	Top-5	79	Jun 4, 2016
W	Glaico Franca Moreira	Unproven	8	Apr 23, 2016
W	Jake Matthews	Long-tenured vet	42	May 9, 2015
W	Nick Hein	Building	15	Nov 22, 2014
W	Valmir Lazaro	Unproven	8	Aug 23, 2014
W	Ramsey Nijem	Established	26	Aug 17, 2013

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.