James McSweeney (15-18, 15) was born in London, England on October 24, 1980. At the age of 26 years on July 14, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Mark Buchanan, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 16, 2010, 29-year old James McSweeney made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 120 against a 30-year old Fábio Maldonado but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
McSweeney's last fight was a heavyweight title fight against Hatef Moeil for Moeil's MFC Championship title on June 22, 2019. He lost the fight via 1st-round TKO. He retired on a 5-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
McSweeney has 18 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Jun 22, 2019 38 years, 7 months 15-18 (15) | Hatef Moeil | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For MFC heavyweight title | |
32  | Oct 6, 2018 37 years, 11 months 15-17 (15) | 35 years, 10 months 20-7 (16) | KSW | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31 | May 19, 2018 37 years, 6 months 15-16 (15) | Fernando Rodrigues Jr. | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
30  | Oct 15, 2016 35 years, 11 months 15-15 (15) | 23 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage For AFC heavyweight title | |
29 | Mar 5, 2016 35 years, 4 months 15-14 (15) | Karol Bedorf | KSW | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows For KSW heavyweight title |
28 | Oct 31, 2015 35 years 15-13 (15) | Marcin Różalski | KSW | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
27  | Jul 24, 2015 34 years, 9 months 14-13 (14) | 25 years, 1 months 14-4 (11) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches | |
26  | Dec 5, 2014 34 years, 1 months 14-12 (14) | 33 years, 2 months 6-2 (5) | ONE | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Front kick to the body and punches |
25 | Aug 29, 2014 33 years, 10 months 14-11 (14) | Cristiano Kaminishi | ONE | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch and soccer kick |
24 | May 2, 2014 33 years, 6 months 13-11 (13) | Chris Lokteff | ONE | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee |
23 | Nov 15, 2013 33 years 12-11 (12) | Stefan Traunmuller | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
22  | Aug 23, 2013 32 years, 9 months 11-11 (11) | 39 years, 7 months 32-15 (28) | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Body punch | |
21 | Mar 2, 2013 32 years, 4 months 11-10 (11) | Dion Staring | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
20 | Oct 6, 2012 31 years, 11 months 10-10 (10) | Matti Mäkelä | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
19 | Jun 23, 2012 31 years, 7 months 10-9 (10) | Jeff King | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18 | Apr 14, 2012 31 years, 5 months 9-9 (9) | Kym Robinson | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
17 | Mar 17, 2012 31 years, 4 months 8-9 (8) | Felis Leniu | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16 | Dec 10, 2011 31 years, 1 months 7-9 (7) | Doug Viney | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Nov 4, 2011 31 years 6-9 (6) | 27 years, 9 months 16-6-1 (6) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
14 | Aug 20, 2011 30 years, 9 months 6-8 (6) | Sam Brown | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
13 | Jul 22, 2011 30 years, 8 months 5-8 (5) | Lee Mein | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Apr 29, 2011 30 years, 6 months 4-8 (4) | Francisco France | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
11  | Feb 26, 2011 30 years, 4 months 4-7 (4) | 33 years, 6 months 45-11 (35) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10  | Oct 16, 2010 29 years, 11 months 4-6 (4) | 30 years, 6 months 17-3 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
9  | Jun 19, 2010 29 years, 7 months 4-5 (4) | 27 years, 11 months 9-0 (8) | TUF | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
8 | Dec 5, 2009 29 years, 1 months 4-4 (4) | Darrill Schoonover | TUF | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches and knees |
7  | Apr 17, 2009 28 years, 5 months 3-4 (3) | 31 years 6-1 (5) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Dec 6, 2008 28 years, 1 months 3-3 (3) | Neil Grove | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
5 | Sep 20, 2008 27 years, 10 months 3-2 (3) | Roman Webber | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
4 | Sep 13, 2008 27 years, 10 months 2-2 (2) | Chris Cooper | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3  | Jul 12, 2008 27 years, 8 months 1-2 (1) | 34 years, 11 months 5-3 (5) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
2 | Dec 1, 2007 27 years, 1 months 1-1 (1) | Robert PaczkĂłw | 1 | SUB | LOSS Smother choke | ||
1 | Jul 14, 2007 26 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Mark Buchanan | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
