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Welterweight · “Lightning”

James Wilks

2-2-0
6'1"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1978-05-04Born
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:50Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min1.82
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.03
Striking accuracy45.3%
Striking defense50.3%
Takedowns / 15 min1.27
Takedown accuracy22.2%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min3.8
Control time26.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 4 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2009-06-20 vs DaMarques Johnson — 3.47/min (W) 09-06 2009-11-14 vs Matt Brown — 1.53/min (L) 09-11 2010-06-12 vs Peter Sobotta — 2.53/min (W) 10-06 2010-10-16 vs Claude Patrick — 0.8/min (L) 10-10
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

4 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Claude Patrick 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · 2010-10-16
12/28Sig. strikes
23/40Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Peter Sobotta 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · 2010-06-12
38/80Sig. strikes
15/57Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:19Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Matt Brown 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:27 — UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · 2009-11-14
19/53Sig. strikes
45/75Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
6:11Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W DaMarques Johnson 0-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 4:54 — The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale · 2009-06-20
17/29Sig. strikes
13/21Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:15Control
0Knockdowns
8Sub 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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

2-2-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 1.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 45.3% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 50.3% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 22.2% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 66.7% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 3.8 avg 0.6
Control time 26.5% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 53.7%