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Daniel James

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Rank State: Illinois
Age: 43
Last 5: NC W L W L
Association: Midwest Training Center
Pro Debut Date: 2014-03-14
Pro Record: 15-8-1
Current Ranking:
#70 Heavyweight
'Big League' Record: 7-4-0
Last 3 Years: 2-2-0
Win Finish %: 93.3%
Combat Age: 49
Quality Perf. %: 58.3%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-04-04
540 Metric: .545
Rating Points: 73
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2022

#37 Heavyweight
Last Fight Date: 5/04/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#62 HW] Marek Samociuk
Opponent's Last 5: L W W W W

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Marek Samociuk
#166 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Rizin FF - Otoko Matsuri
Sunday, May 4th 2025
W Marcelo Golm
#85 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season
Thursday, April 4th 2024
L Gokhan Saricam
#64 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
Friday, June 16th 2023
W Marcelo Golm
#58 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  Bellator 293 - Golm vs. James
Friday, March 31st 2023
NC Tyrell Fortune
#26 Heavyweight 		No Contest (Overturned)
Round 2
  Bellator 288 - Nemkov vs. Anderson 2
Friday, November 18th 2022
W Denis Smoldarev
#52 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  ACA 136 - Vagaev vs. Gadzhidaudov
Saturday, February 26th 2022
W Raphael Pessoa
#81 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  ACA 132 - Absolute Championship Akhmat: Jo...
Friday, November 19th 2021
W Tomas Pakutinskas
#126 Heavyweight 		TKO (Submission to Punch)
Round 1
  ACA 128: Goncharov vs. Omielanczuk
Saturday, September 11th 2021
L Daniel Omielanczuk
#33 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  ACA 122 - Johnson vs. Poberezhets
Friday, April 23rd 2021
W Michal Martinek
#58 Heavyweight 		TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Round 2
  ACA 114 - Omielanczuk vs. Johnson
Thursday, November 26th 2020
L Ruslan Magomedov Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  ACA 101
Friday, November 15th 2019
L Brett Martin
#93 Heavyweight 		Disqualification (Illegal Knees)
Round 5
  LFA 77 - James vs. Martin
Friday, September 27th 2019
W Patrick Martin
#177 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  LFA 67 - James vs. Martin
Friday, May 24th 2019
W Calyn Hull
#169 Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  LFA 50 - Allen vs. Hiley
Friday, September 21st 2018
W Zach Rosol Submission (Kimura)
Round 3
  Victory Fighting Championship - VFC Fight ...
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017
L Daniel Gallemore
#133 Heavyweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  VFC 57 - Victory Fighting Championship 57
Friday, May 5th 2017
W Chris Beal TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  XFO 60 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 60
Saturday, March 11th 2017
D John Hawk
#99 Heavyweight 		Draw
Round 3
  RFO - Big Guns 21
Saturday, November 19th 2016
L Arnold Adams
#264 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  HFC 27 - Hoosier Fight Club 27
Saturday, February 6th 2016
W Patrick Harman Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  HFC 25: Hovermale vs. Vazquez
Friday, September 25th 2015
W Jason Walraven
#160 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
  Mosley Showdown / Swarm Entertainment - Su...
Friday, January 30th 2015
W Aaron Ware Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  XFO 54 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 54
Saturday, November 22nd 2014
W Ryan Pokryfky TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  XFO 53 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 53
Saturday, October 11th 2014
L Leroy Johnson Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats 10
Saturday, June 7th 2014
W Erick Correa
#200 Heavyweight 		TKO (Retirement)
Round 2
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 112
Friday, March 14th 2014
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Marek Samociuk
#166 Heavyweight 		  Rizin FF - Otoko Matsuri
Sunday, May 4th 2025 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Marcelo Golm
#85 Heavyweight 		  PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season
Thursday, April 4th 2024 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Gokhan Saricam
#64 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
Friday, June 16th 2023 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Marcelo Golm
#58 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 293 - Golm vs. James
Friday, March 31st 2023 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
NC Tyrell Fortune
#26 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 288 - Nemkov vs. Anderson 2
Friday, November 18th 2022 		No Contest (Overturned)
Round 2
W Denis Smoldarev
#52 Heavyweight 		  ACA 136 - Vagaev vs. Gadzhidaudov
Saturday, February 26th 2022 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Raphael Pessoa
#81 Heavyweight 		  ACA 132 - Absolute Championship Akhmat: Jo...
Friday, November 19th 2021 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Tomas Pakutinskas
#126 Heavyweight 		  ACA 128: Goncharov vs. Omielanczuk
Saturday, September 11th 2021 		TKO (Submission to Punch)
Round 1
L Daniel Omielanczuk
#33 Heavyweight 		  ACA 122 - Johnson vs. Poberezhets
Friday, April 23rd 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Michal Martinek
#58 Heavyweight 		  ACA 114 - Omielanczuk vs. Johnson
Thursday, November 26th 2020 		TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Round 2
L Ruslan Magomedov   ACA 101
Friday, November 15th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Brett Martin
#93 Heavyweight 		  LFA 77 - James vs. Martin
Friday, September 27th 2019 		Disqualification (Illegal Knees)
Round 5
W Patrick Martin
#177 Heavyweight 		  LFA 67 - James vs. Martin
Friday, May 24th 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Calyn Hull
#169 Heavyweight 		  LFA 50 - Allen vs. Hiley
Friday, September 21st 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Zach Rosol   Victory Fighting Championship - VFC Fight ...
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 3
L Daniel Gallemore
#133 Heavyweight 		  VFC 57 - Victory Fighting Championship 57
Friday, May 5th 2017 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Chris Beal   XFO 60 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 60
Saturday, March 11th 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
D John Hawk
#99 Heavyweight 		  RFO - Big Guns 21
Saturday, November 19th 2016 		Draw
Round 3
L Arnold Adams
#264 Heavyweight 		  HFC 27 - Hoosier Fight Club 27
Saturday, February 6th 2016 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Patrick Harman   HFC 25: Hovermale vs. Vazquez
Friday, September 25th 2015 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Jason Walraven
#160 Light Heavyweight 		  Mosley Showdown / Swarm Entertainment - Su...
Friday, January 30th 2015 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
W Aaron Ware   XFO 54 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 54
Saturday, November 22nd 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ryan Pokryfky   XFO 53 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 53
Saturday, October 11th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Leroy Johnson   NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats 10
Saturday, June 7th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Erick Correa
#200 Heavyweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 112
Friday, March 14th 2014 		TKO (Retirement)
Round 2

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
07/01/2025 25 #71 Heavyweight 15-8-1
73
04/01/2025   #46 Heavyweight 15-7-1
110
01/01/2025 3 #46 Heavyweight 15-7-1
111
10/01/2024 5 #43 Heavyweight 15-7-1
111
07/01/2024 4 #48 Heavyweight 15-7-1
111
04/01/2024 1 #52 Heavyweight 14-7-1
96
01/01/2024   #51 Heavyweight 14-7-1
96
10/01/2023   #51 Heavyweight 14-7-1
96
07/01/2023 13 #51 Heavyweight 14-7-1
96
04/01/2023 2 #38 Heavyweight 14-6-1
132
01/01/2023   #40 Heavyweight 13-6-1
110
10/01/2022 1 #40 Heavyweight 13-6-1
110
07/01/2022 2 #39 Heavyweight 13-6-1
110
04/01/2022 11 #37 Heavyweight 13-6-1
110
01/01/2022 11 #48 Heavyweight 12-6-1
83
10/01/2021 3 #59 Heavyweight 11-6-1
69
07/01/2021 2 #62 Heavyweight 10-6-1
63
04/01/2021 11 #60 Heavyweight 10-5-1
57
01/01/2021 48 #71 Heavyweight 10-5-1
58
10/01/2020 3 #119 Heavyweight 9-5-1
37
07/01/2020 2 #116 Heavyweight 9-5-1
38
04/01/2020 2 #118 Heavyweight 9-5-1
38
01/01/2020 5 #120 Heavyweight 9-5-1
38
10/01/2019 16 #115 Heavyweight 9-4-1
38
07/01/2019 24 #99 Heavyweight 9-3-1
46
04/01/2019 4 #123 Heavyweight 8-3-1
38
01/01/2019 69 #119 Heavyweight 8-3-1
38
10/01/2018 1 #188 Heavyweight 8-3-1
25
07/01/2018 9 #187 Heavyweight 7-3-1
27
04/01/2018 4 #178 Heavyweight 7-3-1
27
01/01/2018 24 #182 Heavyweight 7-3-1
27
10/01/2017 8 #206 Heavyweight 6-3-1
23
07/01/2017 49 #214 Heavyweight 6-3-1
23
04/01/2017   #165 Heavyweight 6-2-1
30
01/01/2017 53 #165 Heavyweight 5-2-1
30
10/01/2016   #218 Heavyweight 5-2-0
24
07/01/2016 19 #218 Heavyweight 5-2-0
24
04/01/2016 72 #199 Heavyweight 5-2-0
24
01/01/2016 6 #127 Heavyweight 5-1-0
37
10/01/2015 13 #121 Heavyweight 5-1-0
37
07/01/2015 7 #134 Heavyweight 4-1-0
33
04/01/2015 61 #127 Heavyweight 4-1-0
33
01/01/2015 81 #188 Heavyweight 3-1-0
24
10/01/2014 6 #269 Heavyweight 1-1-0
19
07/01/2014 59 #275 Heavyweight 1-1-0
19
04/01/2014 NR #216 Heavyweight 1-0-0
22


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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