Jim Bruketta
UFC DebutNickname“The Wildcat”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Illinois
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'5" · 165 cm
Before the UFC
Jim Bruketta 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
269-240-14
.528 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
29
23 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 29 bouts · 27 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 12 sub · 4 decSC 22 · HOOKnSHOOT · SFE · FCFS 22 · MT 11 +22
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brock Kerry | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:34 | SFE | Jul 31, 2010 |
| L | Evan DeLong17-10 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:11 | FCFS 22 | Feb 23, 2008 |
| L | Submission | Bulldog Choke | R0 | 0:00 | MT 11 | Apr 28, 2007 | |
| W | Elton Chavez | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | BSB 3 | Apr 4, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | — | MT 10 | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| L | Jameel Massouh26-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FCC 22 | Mar 18, 2006 |
| W | Mike Lindquist8-33 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | LOF 5 | Feb 24, 2006 |
| W | Lucas Gwaltney21-20-2 | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 0:00 | SC 22 | Dec 10, 2005 |
| W | Fred Thomas0-2 | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 0:00 | SC 22 | Dec 10, 2005 |
| W | Chris Bates | Submission | Triangle Choke | R0 | 0:00 | SC 21 | Jul 9, 2005 |
| L | Andre Soares5-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | FCC 18 | Mar 5, 2005 |
| L | Miguel Torres44-9 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:08 | TFC 2 | Feb 19, 2005 |
| W | Eddie Wineland24-16-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | TMAC 2 | Aug 28, 2004 |
| W | Adam Bass8-5 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:35 | SC 19 | Aug 13, 2004 |
| W | Rocky Long21-40-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | AFC 9 | Jul 31, 2004 |
| L | John Paun5-6-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TFC 1 | Apr 24, 2004 |
| W | Chad Washburn4-16-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:01 | HOOKnSHOOT | Sep 13, 2003 |
| W | Craig Meagher | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | SC 17 | Jul 26, 2003 |
| W | Caleb Olson | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | SC 15 | May 31, 2003 |
| L | Ryan Ackerman12-8-1 | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | SC 10 | Apr 27, 2002 |
| W | Bart Palaszewski36-17 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | RPR | Mar 9, 2002 |
| W | Danny Long3-2 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 3:01 | SC 9 | Jan 19, 2002 |
| W | Ryan Sotter1-4 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 2:06 | SC 7 | Jun 29, 2001 |
| L | Cedric Stewart9-9-2 | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 2:27 | EC 40 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| D | Pat Benson3-5-3 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | HOOKnSHOOT | Mar 10, 2001 |
| W | Corey Talbert | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R0 | 0:00 | SC 5 | Jan 29, 2001 |
| L | Adam Fleck2-2-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:00 | SC 3 | Oct 4, 2000 |
| W | Dan Caesar7-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 7:24 | TC | Sep 16, 2000 |
| W | Decision | Split | R0 | 0:00 | SC 2 | Sep 8, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionUSC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tim Stafford | Decision | — | R1 | — | USC | Jul 7, 2001 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.