Nate James
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Oklahoma City
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Nate 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
280-209-5
.573 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
all opponents have 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 23 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 4 sub · 8 decCCCF · Strikeforce · WG · Bellator · Undisputed MMA +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Anthony Ruiz34-25 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 19, 2014 |
| L | Derek Brunson24-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Nov 18, 2011 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Aug 12, 2011 | |
| W | Marcus Sursa18-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Undisputed MMA | Jun 18, 2011 |
| L | Tyler Stinson31-10 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Apr 9, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | XMMA | Nov 5, 2010 | |
| W | Jorge Ortiz19-11-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | C3 Fights | Jun 19, 2010 |
| L | Eric Schambari15-6 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 3:00 | SJW 3 | May 9, 2009 |
| L | Rick Reeves12-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:07 | Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions | Feb 13, 2009 |
| W | Alijah Reni5-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WG | Sep 12, 2008 |
| L | B.J. Lacy17-28-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | WG | Jul 26, 2008 |
| L | Rudy Bears16-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:39 | CCCF | Mar 29, 2008 |
| W | Billy Tilk0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:41 | CCCF | Mar 15, 2008 |
| D | Jared Hess11-4-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 0:00 | CCCF | Feb 16, 2008 |
| W | Keith Richards7-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CCCF | Jan 19, 2008 |
| W | Izzy Johnson4-12 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:52 | XFC | Nov 10, 2007 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IFO | Sep 1, 2007 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:00 | CCCF | Jul 28, 2007 | |
| W | Jimmy Johnson6-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CCCF | Jul 20, 2007 |
| L | Tom Jones19-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:09 | FCF | Apr 7, 2007 |
| W | Joseph Edwards0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | MOTC 5 | Oct 14, 2006 |
| W | Troy Allison3-12 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:04 | MOTC 4 | Sep 23, 2006 |
| L | Ruben Zamarron6-4 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:31 | OK MMA | May 20, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.