Record & Stats
Record17-10, 2 NC (15 finishes)Born
Sep 12, 1978
Age
48Y, 0M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
15 (52%)
KO/TKO
12 (41%)
Submissions
3 (10%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record2-0 (2 finishes)WECHeavyweight
James Irvin MMA record
James "The Sandman" Irvin retired with a professional MMA record of 17-10, 2 NC (15 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 29 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Irvin's most recent fight was a loss to Scott Rosa on Apr 29, 2012.
Irvin won the WEC heavyweight championship. He went 2-0 in major title fights, with two wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Apr 29, 2012 | 33 | Scott Rosa | L | TKO | 2 | Knees and punches | β | Heavyweight | Gladiator Challenge |
| 28 | Mar 30, 2012 | 33 | Mike LaFlair | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Heavyweight | Gladiator Challenge |
| 27 | Feb 26, 2012 | 33 | Geovantie Davis | W | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Gladiator Challenge |
| 26 | Mar 19, 2011 | 32 | Mamed Khalidov | L | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Heavyweight | KSW |
| 25 | Jan 29, 2011 | 32 | Mike Crisman | NC | NC | 1 | Illegal knee | β | Heavyweight | Gladiator Challenge |
| 24 | Dec 2, 2010 | 32 | Jorge Oliveira | L | SUB | 1 | Triangle armbar | β | Heavyweight | Tachi Palace Fights |
| 23 | Oct 2, 2010 | 32 | Angel DeAnda | W | KO | 1 | Punch | + Rebel Fights Championship | Heavyweight | β |
| 22 | Aug 1, 2010 | 31 | Igor Pokrajac | L | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 21 | Mar 21, 2010 | 31 | Alessio Sakara | L | TKO | 1 | Punch | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 20 | Jul 19, 2008 | 29 | Anderson Silva | L | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 19 | Apr 2, 2008 | 29 | Houston Alexander | W | KO | 1 | Superman punch | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 18 | Dec 29, 2007 | 29 | Luiz CanΓ© | W | DQ | 1 | Illegal knee | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 17 | May 26, 2007 | 28 | Thiago Silva | L | TKO | 1 | Knee injury | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 16 | Nov 18, 2006 | 28 | Hector Ramirez | W | TKO | 2 | Body kick and elbows | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 15 | Sep 15, 2006 | 28 | Gary LaFranchi | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Light Heavyweight | β |
| 14 | Jun 9, 2006 | 27 | Bobby Southworth | NC | NC | 1 | Both fighters fell out the cage | β | Light Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 13 | Apr 1, 2006 | 27 | William Hill | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | IFC |
| 12 | Mar 17, 2006 | 27 | Lodune Sincaid | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | WEC |
| 11 | Jan 16, 2006 | 27 | Stephan Bonnar | L | SUB | 1 | Kimura | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 10 | Aug 20, 2005 | 26 | Terry Martin | W | KO | 2 | Flying knee | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 9 | May 19, 2005 | 26 | Doug Marshall | W | KO | 2 | Knee | ! WEC Championship | Heavyweight | WEC |
| 8 | Feb 5, 2005 | 26 | Mike Kyle | L | KO | 1 | Punch | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 7 | Oct 21, 2004 | 26 | Houssain Oushani | W | KO | 1 | Punch | + WEC Championship | Heavyweight | WEC |
| 6 | Aug 20, 2004 | 25 | Jody Poff | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | WEC |
| 5 | Mar 20, 2004 | 25 | Bo Cantrell | W | KO | 1 | Knee | β | β | Gladiator Challenge |
| 4 | Feb 12, 2004 | 25 | Scott Smith | W | KO | 1 | Punch | β | Heavyweight | Gladiator Challenge |
| 3 | Nov 13, 2003 | 25 | Pete Werve | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | β | β | Gladiator Challenge |
| 2 | Aug 21, 2003 | 24 | Allen Scoville | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | β | Gladiator Challenge |
| 1 | Jun 1, 2003 | 24 | Bo Cantrell | W | KO | 1 | Knee and punches | β | β | Gladiator Challenge |