Light Heavyweight · “The Hammer”
James McSweeney
15-18-0 UFC 1-2-0
6'4"Height
77"Reach
SwitchStance
45Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:33Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Average 59
- Control Average 59
- TD Defense Average 55
- Grappling Average 45
- Striking Below avg 43
- Wrestling Weak 21
- Striking D Weak 18
- Durability Weak 8
Built on 28 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.94
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.33
Striking accuracy55.1%
Striking defense42.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.52
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.05
Control time29.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0
Striking trend
Fight history
L Fabio Maldonado 17-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:48 — UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · October 16, 2010
49/99Sig. strikes
89/123Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Travis Browne 9-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:32 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale · June 19, 2010
6/11Sig. strikes
19/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Darrill Schoonover 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:20 — The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · December 5, 2009
58/95Sig. strikes
16/48Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
7:16Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
6
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
11
Submission
4
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat
4
Cage Rage
4
KSW
3
UFC
3
Superior Challenge
2
ONE FC
2
Mix Fight Championship
1
Australian Fighting Championship
1
+ 13 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 33 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Hatef Moeil | TKO (punches) | Mix Fight Championship 26
June 22, 2019 |
Mix Fight Championship | 1 | 4:13 |
| L | Thiago Silva | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 45: The Return to Wembley
October 6, 2018 |
KSW | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Fernando Rodrigues Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | Superior Challenge 17
May 19, 2018 |
Superior Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tai Tuivasa | TKO (corner stoppage) | Australian Fighting Championship 17
October 15, 2016 |
Australian Fighting Championship | 1 | 5:00 |
| L | Karol Bedorf | TKO (elbows) | KSW 34: New Order
March 5, 2016 |
KSW | 1 | 3:33 |
| W | Marcin Różalski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW 32: Road to Wembley
October 31, 2015 |
KSW | 1 | 2:13 |
| L | Denis Goltsov | TKO (head kick and punches) | Tech-Krep FC - Prime Selection 4: Grandmasters
July 24, 2015 |
Tech-Krep FC - Prime Selection | 2 | 0:46 |
| L | Roger Gracie | TKO (front kick to the body and punches) | ONE FC 23: Warrior's Way
December 5, 2014 |
ONE FC | 3 | 3:15 |
| W | Cristiano Kaminishi | KO (punch and soccer kick) | ONE FC: Reign of Champions
August 29, 2014 |
ONE FC | 1 | 1:17 |
| W | Chris Lokteff | KO (flying knee) | ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes
May 2, 2014 |
ONE Fighting Championship | 1 | 3:04 |
| W | Stefan Traunmuller | Submission (armbar) | FFC09: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller
November 15, 2013 |
FFC09 | 1 | 0:35 |
| L | Paul Buentello | TKO (body punch) | Legacy FC 22
August 23, 2013 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 2:44 |
| W | Dion Staring | TKO (head kick and punches) | CFA 10: McSweeney vs. Staring
March 2, 2013 |
CFA | 1 | 0:38 |
| L | Matti Mäkelä | TKO (punches) | Superior Challenge 8
October 6, 2012 |
Superior Challenge | 2 | 0:00 |
| W | Jeff King | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat 7
June 23, 2012 |
Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | Kym Robinson | TKO (punches and elbows) | Shamrock Events Night of Mayhem 4
April 14, 2012 |
Shamrock Events Night of Mayhem | 1 | 3:03 |
| W | Felis Leniu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat 6
March 17, 2012 |
Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat | 1 | 0:00 |
| W | Doug Viney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat 5
December 10, 2011 |
Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat | 1 | 2:30 |
| L | Emanuel Newton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Superior Cage Combat 3
November 4, 2011 |
Superior Cage Combat | 1 | 1:45 |
| W | Sam Brown | Submission (armbar) | Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat 4
August 20, 2011 |
Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat | 1 | 2:25 |
| W | Lee Mein | TKO (punches) | Bully's Fight Night 2
July 22, 2011 |
Bully's Fight Night | 1 | 2:01 |
| L | Francisco France | Submission (kimura) | Crowbar MMA Spring Brawl 2011
April 29, 2011 |
Crowbar MMA Spring Brawl | 1 | 1:35 |
| L | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai
February 26, 2011 |
BAMMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Fábio Maldonado | TKO (punches) | UFC 120
October 16, 2010 |
UFC | 3 | 0:48 |
| L | Travis Browne | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale
June 19, 2010 |
UFC | 1 | 4:32 |
| W | Darrill Schoonover | TKO (punches and knees) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
December 5, 2009 |
UFC | 3 | 3:20 |
| L | Ricardo Romero | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 24
April 17, 2009 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 2:27 |
| L | Neil Grove | KO (punches) | UCMMA 1: Bad Breed
December 6, 2008 |
UCMMA | 2 | 1:38 |
| W | Roman Webber | KO (knee) | Cage Rage 28
September 20, 2008 |
Cage Rage | 1 | 0:10 |
| W | Chris Cooper | TKO (punches) | FX3: Fight Night 9
September 13, 2008 |
FX3 | 1 | 3:09 |
| L | Mostapha al-Turk | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 27
July 12, 2008 |
Cage Rage | 1 | 2:06 |
| L | Robert Paczków | Submission (smother choke) | Cage Rage 24
December 1, 2007 |
Cage Rage | 1 | 2:09 |
| W | Mark Buchanan | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 22
July 14, 2007 |
Cage Rage | 1 | 1:30 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (James McSweeney) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.