James Irvin

James "The Sandman" Irvin

First Name: James Last Name: Irvin
Nickname: The Sandman
Date of Birth: Sep 12, 1978 Age: 45
Weight: 93.0 Height: 188.0
Reach: 190.5
Location: Sacramento, California
Hometown: Huntington Beach, California
Fighting Styles: Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling
Affiliations: Capital City Fighting Alliance
Fight Stats
Record 17 - 10, 2 NC Last 5 Fights
Total Fights 29 fights Professional Fights 29 fights
Amateur Fights 0 fights Years Fighting 20 years
Days Last Fought 4380 days Rounds Fought 37 rounds
Finish Wins 15 finishes Finish Losses 9 finish losses
Finish Win Percentage 88 % Finish Loss Percentage 90 %
Knockout Wins 8 KOs Knockout Losses 2 KO losses
TKO Wins 4 TKOs TKO Losses 3 TKO losses
KO/TKO Win Percentage 70 % KO/TKO Loss Percentage 50 %
Submission Wins 3 subs Submission Losses 4 sub losses
Submission Win Percentage 17 % Submission Loss Percentage 40 %
Decision Wins 1 decision wins Decision Losses 1 decision losses
Decision Win Percentage 5 % Decision Loss Percentage 10 %
Unanimous Decision Wins 1 UD wins Unanimous Decision Losses 1 UD losses
Split Decision Wins 0 SD wins Split Decision Losses 0 SD losses

Professional Fights

James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(17 - 9, 2 NC)

Gladiator Challenge - Star Wars

April 29, 2012 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, United States

TKO (Knees and Punches) Round: 2 Time: 1:35

Scott Rosa
Win

Scott Rosa

(2 - 0)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(16 - 9, 2 NC)

Ringside

March 30, 2012 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 1:22

Mike LaFlair
Loss

Mike LaFlair

(DEBUT)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(15 - 9, 2 NC)

Bombs Away

February 26, 2012 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, United States

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

Geovantie Davis
Loss

Geovantie Davis

(DEBUT)
James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(15 - 8, 2 NC)

KSW 15

March 19, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Torwar Hall Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 0:33

Mamed Khalidov
Win

Mamed Khalidov

(21 - 4 - 2)
James Irvin
NC

James Irvin

(15 - 8, 1 NC)

Young Guns 4

January 29, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Elko Indian Colony Gymnasium, Elko, Nevada, United States

NC (Illegal Knee to the Head) Round: 1 Time: TBD

Mike Crisman
NC

Mike Crisman

(10 - 20 - 1)
James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(15 - 7, 1 NC)

TPF 7

December 02, 2010 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

Submission (Triangle Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 1:33

Jorge Oliveira
Win

Jorge Oliveira

(4 - 2 - 1, 1 NC)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(14 - 7, 1 NC)

Rebel Fighter - Domination

October 02, 2010 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Placer County Fair and Events Center, Roseville, California, United States

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 1:42

Angel DeAnda
Loss

Angel DeAnda

(7 - 1)
James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(14 - 6, 1 NC)

UFC Live 2

August 01, 2010 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 2:29

Igor Pokrajac
Win

Igor Pokrajac

(21 - 7)
James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(14 - 5, 1 NC)

UFC Live 1

March 21, 2010 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, United States

TKO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 3:01

Alessio Sakara
Win

Alessio Sakara

(14 - 7, 1 NC)
James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(14 - 4, 1 NC)

UFC Fight Night 14

July 19, 2008 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:01

James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(13 - 4, 1 NC)

UFC Fight Night 13

April 02, 2008 Wednesday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Broomfield Event Center, Broomfield, Colorado, United States

KO (Superman Punch) Round: 1 Time: 0:08

Houston Alexander
Loss

Houston Alexander

(11 - 3, 1 NC)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(12 - 4, 1 NC)

UFC 79

December 29, 2007 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

DQ (Illegal Knee to the Head) Round: 1 Time: 1:51

Luiz Arthur Cane
Loss

Luiz Arthur Cane

(8 - 0, 1 NC)
James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(12 - 3, 1 NC)

UFC 71

May 26, 2007 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

TKO (Knee Injury) Round: 1 Time: 1:06

Thiago Silva
Win

Thiago Silva

(9 - 1)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(11 - 3, 1 NC)

UFC 65

November 18, 2006 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, United States

TKO (Kick to the Body and Elbows) Round: 2 Time: 2:36

Hector Ramirez
Loss

Hector Ramirez

(6 - 1 - 1)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(10 - 3, 1 NC)

Valor Fighting - Showdown at Cache Creek II

September 15, 2006 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Cache Creek Event Center, Brooks, California, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 1:47

Gary LaFranchi
Loss

Gary LaFranchi

(DEBUT)
James Irvin
NC

James Irvin

(10 - 3)

Strikeforce Revenge

June 09, 2006 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, United States

NC (Both Fighters Fell From Cage) Round: 1 Time: 0:17

James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(9 - 3)

IFC - Caged Combat

April 01, 2006 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA

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

William Hill
Loss

William Hill

(8 - 10)
James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(9 - 2)

WEC 19

March 17, 2006 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

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

James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(9 - 1)

UFC Fight Night 3

January 16, 2006 Monday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Submission (Kimura) Round: 1 Time: 4:30

James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(8 - 1)

UFC 54

August 20, 2005 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

KO (Flying Knee) Round: 2 Time: 0:09

Terry Martin
Loss

Terry Martin

(10 - 0)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(7 - 1)

WEC 15

May 19, 2005 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

KO (Knee) Round: 2 Time: 0:45

Doug Marshall
Loss

Doug Marshall

(4 - 0)
James Irvin
Loss

James Irvin

(7 - 0)

UFC 51

February 05, 2005 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 1:55

Mike Kyle
Win

Mike Kyle

(8 - 3)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(6 - 0)

WEC 12

October 21, 2004 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 2:27

Houssain Oushani
Loss

Houssain Oushani

(DEBUT)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(5 - 0)

WEC 11

August 20, 2004 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The Palace, Lemoore, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:44

Jody Poff
Loss

Jody Poff

(4 - 4)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(4 - 0)

GC 24

March 20, 2004 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Sho-Ka-Wah Casino, Hopland, California, United States

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:39

Bo Cantrell
Loss

Bo Cantrell

(3 - 1)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(3 - 0)

GC 22

February 12, 2004 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Colusa Casino, Colusa, California, United States

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 2:21

Scott Smith
Loss

Scott Smith

(5 - 0)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(2 - 0)

GC 20

November 13, 2003 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Colusa Casino, Colusa, California, United States

TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round: 1 Time: 5:00

Pete Werve
Loss

Pete Werve

(5 - 4)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(1 - 0)

GC 18

August 21, 2003 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Colusa Casino, Colusa, California, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 2:42

Allen Scoville
Loss

Allen Scoville

(DEBUT)
James Irvin
Win

James Irvin

(DEBUT)

GC 16

June 01, 2003 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Colusa Casino, Colusa, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 4:09

Bo Cantrell
Loss

Bo Cantrell

(DEBUT)