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Welterweight · “The Texecutioner”

James Vick

13-6-0 UFC 9-5-0
Defensive Striker Submission Grappler Gets Dropped KO-Prone
6'3"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
2KO wins
3Sub wins
55.6%Finish rate
8:09Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 54.8 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 18.7 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 61.2 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 8.5 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 10.5 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 29.6 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 47.8 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 11.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 61
  2. Striking Average 55
  3. Grappling Average 48
  4. TD Defense Below avg 30
  5. Accuracy Weak 19
  6. Control Weak 11
  7. Wrestling Weak 10
  8. Durability Weak 8
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 48 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped knocked down 7 times in 114 minutes of cage time
KO-Prone 4 of 5 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.13
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.31
Striking accuracy39.8%
Striking defense60.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.52
Takedowns / 15 min0.26
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense57.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.66
Control time6.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
February 4, 2017 vs Abel Trujillo — 2.31/min (W) Feb '17 May 13, 2017 vs Marco Polo Reyes — 7.55/min (W) — only 2.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '17 November 4, 2017 vs Joe Duffy — 4.21/min (W) Nov '17 February 18, 2018 vs Francisco Trinaldo — 4.53/min (W) Feb '18 August 25, 2018 vs Justin Gaethje — 6.9/min (L) — only 1.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '18 February 17, 2019 vs Paul Felder — 4.07/min (L) Feb '19 July 20, 2019 vs Dan Hooker — 2.75/min (L) — only 2.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '19 October 12, 2019 vs Niko Price — 5.19/min (L) — only 1.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '19

Fight history

14 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Niko Price 13-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:44 — UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · October 12, 2019
9/18Sig. strikes
11/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dan Hooker 17-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:33 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · July 20, 2019
7/23Sig. strikes
22/41Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Paul Felder 15-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · February 17, 2019
61/121Sig. strikes
55/119Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Justin Gaethje 18-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:27 — UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · August 25, 2018
10/20Sig. strikes
7/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Francisco Trinaldo 22-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · February 18, 2018
68/158Sig. strikes
26/90Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:27Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Joe Duffy 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:59 — UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · November 4, 2017
42/137Sig. strikes
25/66Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Marco Polo Reyes 7-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:39 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017
20/52Sig. strikes
16/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Abel Trujillo 15-6 walk-in Submission · R3 0:49 — UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie · February 4, 2017
25/67Sig. strikes
11/33Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Beneil Dariush 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:16 — UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · June 4, 2016
9/30Sig. strikes
46/70Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Glaico Franca Moreira 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · April 23, 2016
94/172Sig. strikes
39/114Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jake Matthews 9-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:53 — UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · May 9, 2015
10/26Sig. strikes
4/28Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Nick Hein 11-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · November 22, 2014
40/140Sig. strikes
25/85Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Valmir Lazaro 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos · August 23, 2014
77/221Sig. strikes
91/231Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ramsey Nijem 7-3 walk-in Submission · R1 0:58 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · August 17, 2013
0/0Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
13-6-0Pro record
Team Lloyd IrvinGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 5
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 14
XMMA 1
Back Alley Promotions 1
STFC 1
Xtreme Knockout 1
Undisputed MMA 1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L André Fialho TKO (punches) XMMA: Vick vs Fialho
January 30, 2021
 XMMA 2 2:21
L Niko Price KO (upkick) UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
October 12, 2019
 UFC 1 1:44
L Dan Hooker KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
July 20, 2019
 UFC 1 2:33
L Paul Felder Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
February 17, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
L Justin Gaethje KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
August 25, 2018
 UFC 1 1:27
W Francisco Trinaldo Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
February 18, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Joseph Duffy TKO (punches) UFC 217
November 4, 2017
 UFC 2 4:59
W Polo Reyes TKO (punches) UFC 211
May 13, 2017
 UFC 1 2:39
W Abel Trujillo Submission (D'Arce choke) UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
February 4, 2017
 UFC 3 0:49
L Beneil Dariush KO (punch) UFC 199
June 4, 2016
 UFC 1 4:16
W Glaico França Decision (unanimous) UFC 197
April 23, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jake Matthews Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt
May 10, 2015
 UFC 1 4:53
W Nick Hein Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson
November 22, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Valmir Lazaro Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos
August 23, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ramsey Nijem Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
August 17, 2013
 UFC 1 0:58
W Chris Pecero Decision (unanimous) Back Alley Promotions
September 3, 2011
 Back Alley Promotions 3 5:00
W Mike Salazar TKO (punches) STFC 16 - All or Nothing
August 12, 2011
 STFC 1 2:17
W Jimmy Taylor Submission (armbar) Xtreme Knockout 11
July 23, 2011
 Xtreme Knockout 1 1:56
W Cody Carrillo Submission (rear-naked choke) Undisputed MMA 1
June 18, 2011
 Undisputed MMA 1 3:30

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (James Vick) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.1 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.8% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 60.5% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 33.3% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 57.9% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.7 avg 0.6
Control time 6.5% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 55.6% avg 54.1%