James Head (9-4, 7) was born in Highland, Illinois, United States on February 9, 1984. At the age of 22 years on December 2, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Chance Fine, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 11, 2011, 27-year old James Head made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 131 against a 32-year old Nick Ring but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Head's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Jason High at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 at age 29 on August 28, 2013. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of James Head's best fights have been against Papy Abedi and Brian Ebersole.
Head has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13  | Aug 28, 2013 29 years, 6 months 9-4 (7) | 31 years, 10 months 16-4 (9) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
12 | Dec 15, 2012 28 years, 10 months 9-3 (7) | Mike Pyle | TUF | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
11  | Jul 21, 2012 28 years, 5 months 9-2 (7) | 31 years, 7 months 50-14-1 (33) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
10  | Apr 14, 2012 28 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | 33 years, 9 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9  | Jun 11, 2011 27 years, 4 months 7-2 (6) | 32 years, 4 months 11-0 (7) | UFC | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
8  | Feb 25, 2011 27 years 7-1 (6) | 31 years, 3 months 17-3 (15) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Jun 25, 2010 26 years, 4 months 6-1 (6) | Bill Albrecht | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6  | Aug 22, 2009 25 years, 6 months 5-1 (5) | 24 years, 9 months 12-3 (12) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
5 | Sep 27, 2008 24 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Chris Henning | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Mar 9, 2008 24 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Lee McKibbin | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3 | Sep 28, 2007 23 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Eric Bradley | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jun 26, 2007 23 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Ruben Escamilla | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
1 | Dec 2, 2006 22 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Chance Fine | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
