James Wilks (7-4, 6) was born in Leicestershire, England on April 5, 1978. At the age of 25 years on October 12, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Roman Mitichyan, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On November 14, 2009, 31-year old James Wilks made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 105 against a 28-year old Matt Brown but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Wilks' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Claude Patrick at UFC 120 at age 32 on October 16, 2010. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of James Wilks' best fights have been against DaMarques Johnson and Peter Sobotta.
Wilks has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11  | Oct 16, 2010 32 years, 6 months 7-4 (6) | 30 years, 4 months 12-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10  | Jun 12, 2010 32 years, 2 months 7-3 (6) | 23 years, 5 months 8-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | Nov 14, 2009 31 years, 7 months 6-3 (6) | 28 years, 10 months 10-7 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
8  | Jun 20, 2009 31 years, 2 months 6-2 (6) | 26 years, 11 months 12-6 (10) | TUF | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke |
7 | Oct 25, 2008 30 years, 6 months 5-2 (5) | Mike Robles | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
6 | Aug 7, 2008 30 years, 4 months 4-2 (4) | John Cole | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees | ||
5 | May 20, 2006 28 years, 1 months 3-2 (3) | Shawn Nagano | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
4 | Mar 11, 2006 27 years, 11 months 2-2 (2) | Patrick Speight | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
3 | Sep 24, 2004 26 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | Ray Lizama | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
2  | Aug 6, 2004 26 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | 26 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | KOTC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | |
1  | Oct 12, 2003 25 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | 25 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
