Justin James
UFC DebutNickname“Pretty Boy”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nebraska
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Justin James 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
221-149-5
.597 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
12 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 19 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 7 sub · 1 decEC 70 · ROF 6 · EC 76 · AFC 8 · VFC 10 +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Mickle31-21-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 4:59 | EC 76 | Mar 31, 2007 |
| W | Clay French19-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:06 | EC 70 | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | Lee Gibson | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:26 | EC 70 | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | Jesse James | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:05 | AFC 8 | Jun 23, 2006 |
| L | Jason Ireland19-9-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R4 | 1:48 | VFC 10 | Aug 6, 2005 |
| W | John Strawn38-12 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:00 | VFC 9 | Mar 5, 2005 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | SB 36 | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| W | Brock Jensen | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:32 | ROF 12 | May 22, 2004 |
| W | Kendrick Johnson16-17 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 1:41 | EC 57 | May 6, 2004 |
| L | Jorge Gurgel14-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:51 | VFC 4 | Apr 19, 2003 |
| L | Leonard Garcia18-13-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:28 | ROF 7 | Mar 28, 2003 |
| W | Scott Harkrider | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R0 | — | SHB 3 | Jan 15, 2003 |
| W | Danny Jung | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:35 | ROF 6 | Dec 28, 2002 |
| W | Steve Horton1-17 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:34 | ROF 6 | Dec 28, 2002 |
| W | John Owens3-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:57 | VFC 2 | Aug 17, 2002 |
| W | Aaron Garrett | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:20 | VFC 1 | Jun 16, 2002 |
| L | Rich Clementi45-23-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:20 | RnR | Dec 29, 2001 |
| W | Mike Zap | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | — | Gladiators 14 | May 11, 2001 |
| L | Curtis Brigham11-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:26 | EC 38 | Nov 16, 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.