Daniel James

Daniel "The American Predator" James

First Name: Daniel Last Name: James
Nickname: The American Predator
Date of Birth: Dec 31, 1981 Age: 42
Weight: 119.3 Height: 195.6
Reach: 210.8
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Fighting Styles: Striker
Affiliations: Midwest Training Center
Fight Stats
Record 16 - 7, 1 NC Last 5 Fights
Total Fights 24 fights Professional Fights 24 fights
Amateur Fights 0 fights Years Fighting 10 years
Days Last Fought 23 days Rounds Fought 49 rounds
Finish Wins 15 finishes Finish Losses 2 finish losses
Finish Win Percentage 93 % Finish Loss Percentage 28 %
Knockout Wins 2 KOs Knockout Losses 0 KO losses
TKO Wins 10 TKOs TKO Losses 1 TKO losses
KO/TKO Win Percentage 75 % KO/TKO Loss Percentage 14 %
Submission Wins 3 subs Submission Losses 1 sub losses
Submission Win Percentage 18 % Submission Loss Percentage 14 %
Decision Wins 1 decision wins Decision Losses 4 decision losses
Decision Win Percentage 6 % Decision Loss Percentage 57 %
Unanimous Decision Wins 1 UD wins Unanimous Decision Losses 4 UD losses
Split Decision Wins 0 SD wins Split Decision Losses 0 SD losses

Upcoming Fight

Daniel James

(16 - 7, 1 NC)

Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season

June 13, 2024 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States

Tyrell Fortune

(13 - 2, 2 NC)

Professional Fights

Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(15 - 7, 1 NC)

PFL 1 2024 Regular Season

April 04, 2024 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Boeing Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 4:59

Marcelo Golm
Loss

Marcelo Golm

(9 - 4)
Daniel James
Loss

Daniel James

(15 - 6, 1 NC)

Bellator 297

June 16, 2023 Friday
6 PM ET / 3 PM PT

Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Gokhan Saricam
Win

Gokhan Saricam

(7 - 2)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(14 - 6, 1 NC)

Bellator 293

March 31, 2023 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 3 Time: 0:26

Marcelo Golm
Loss

Marcelo Golm

(9 - 3)
Daniel James
NC

Daniel James

(14 - 6)

Bellator 288

November 18, 2022 Friday
9 PM ET / 6 PM PT

Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States

No Contest (Overturned) Round: 2 Time: 0:27

Tyrell Fortune
NC

Tyrell Fortune

(12 - 2, 1 NC)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(13 - 6)

ACA 136

February 26, 2022 Saturday
11 AM ET / 8 AM PT

Moscow, Russia

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:41

Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(12 - 6)

ACA 132

November 21, 2021 Sunday
12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk, Belarus

TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 2:14

Raphael Pessoa
Loss

Raphael Pessoa

(9 - 3)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(11 - 6)

ACA 128

September 11, 2021 Saturday
12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Minsk, Belarus

TKO (Submission to Punch) Round: 1 Time: 4:34

Tomas Pakutinskas
Loss

Tomas Pakutinskas

(21 - 14 - 3)
Daniel James
Loss

Daniel James

(11 - 5)

ACA 122

April 23, 2021 Friday
12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk, Belarus

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Daniel Omielanczuk
Win

Daniel Omielanczuk

(24 - 10 - 1, 1 NC)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(10 - 5)

ACA 114

November 26, 2020 Thursday
1 PM ET / 10 AM PT

Lodz, Poland

TKO (Elbows and Punches) Round: 2 Time: 3:32

Daniel James
Loss

Daniel James

(10 - 4)

ACA 101

November 15, 2019 Friday
1 PM ET / 10 AM PT

EXPO XXI Arena, Warsaw, Poland

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Ruslan Magomedov
Win

Ruslan Magomedov

(14 - 1)
Daniel James
Loss

Daniel James

(10 - 3)

LFA 77

September 27, 2019 Friday
9 PM ET / 6 PM PT

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States

Disqualification (Illegal Knees) Round: 5 Time: 1:12

Brett Martin
Win

Brett Martin

(6 - 1)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(9 - 3)

LFA 67 - James vs. Martin

May 24, 2019 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Branson Convention Center, Branson, Missouri, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 4:45

Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(8 - 3)

LFA 50

September 21, 2018 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States

KO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 0:32

Calyn Hull
Loss

Calyn Hull

(5 - 0)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(7 - 3)

Victory Fighting Championship - VFC Fight Night Wa

November 22, 2017 Wednesday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Submission (Kimura) Round: 3 Time: 4:58

Zach Rosol
Loss

Zach Rosol

(3 - 2)
Daniel James
Loss

Daniel James

(7 - 2)

VFC 57

May 05, 2017 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Kansas Expocentre, Topeka, Kansas, United States

Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round: 1 Time: 1:24

Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(6 - 2)

XFO 60

March 11, 2017 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

UIC Forum, Chicago, Illinois, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 0:38

Chris Beal
Loss

Chris Beal

(1 - 3)
Daniel James
Loss

Daniel James

(6 - 1)

HFC 27

February 06, 2016 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City, Indiana, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:06

Arnold Adams
Win

Arnold Adams

(7 - 9)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(5 - 1)

HFC 25

September 25, 2015 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 2:33

Pat Harmon
Loss

Pat Harmon

(9 - 12)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(4 - 1)

Super Brawl 1

January 30, 2015 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Submission (Kimura) Round: 1 Time: 2:55

Jason Walraven
Loss

Jason Walraven

(6 - 4)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(3 - 1)

XFO 54

November 22, 2014 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

UIC Pavillion, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Aaron Ware
Loss

Aaron Ware

(3 - 7)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(2 - 1)

XFO 53

October 11, 2014 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

UIC Pavillion, Chicago, Illinois, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 3:38

Ryan Pokryfky
Loss

Ryan Pokryfky

(2 - 1)
Daniel James
Loss

Daniel James

(2 - 0)

NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats 10

June 07, 2014 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Nautica Pavilion, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Leroy Johnson
Win

Leroy Johnson

(DEBUT)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(1 - 0)

Bellator 112

March 14, 2014 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, United States

TKO (Retirement) Round: 2 Time: 4:30

Erick Correa
Loss

Erick Correa

(4 - 0)
Daniel James
Win

Daniel James

(DEBUT)

Future Stars of MMA

September 20, 2013 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 1:34

Jason Preston
Loss

Jason Preston

(DEBUT)