James Irvin

“The Sandman”

OctagonStats Rating 1480

4-6-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)

Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)

Reach75" (190 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornSep 12, 1978

Age48

DivisionLight Heavyweight

BirthplaceHuntington Beach, California, United States

TeamCapital City Fighting Alliance

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.03

Str. Acc48%

SApM3.86

Str. Def35%

TD Avg0.00

TD Acc0%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.5

Recent form

L L L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

11 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

3 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 0 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate75%

Times finished100%

StreakL3

Best streak2

Avg fight2:38

Octagon time29m

Opp win%63%

ActiveFeb. 05, 2005 – Aug. 01, 2010 (6y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1

Knockout of the Night2

Total bonuses3

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

James Irvin "The Sandman" is a 17-10-0 knockout artist (2 NC). 75% finish rate.

James debuted Feb. 05, 2005 vs Mike Kyle (loss). On a 3-fight losing skid. 6 years active (Feb. 05, 2005–Aug. 01, 2010).

Best wins: Terry Martin (KO/TKO Flying Knee R2, Aug. 20, 2005); Luiz Cane (DQ R1, Dec. 29, 2007); Hector Ramirez (KO/TKO Punch R2, Nov. 18, 2006).

James Lee Irvin (born September 12, 1978) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist, who was a professional competitor from 2003 to 2012, Irvin is the former WEC Heavyweight Champion and has also competed in the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator and KSW.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Aug. 01, 2010	UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko	L Igor Pokrajac	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:29	0 0	11 18	0 2	0 1
Mar. 21, 2010	UFC Live: Vera vs Jones	L Alessio Sakara	KO/TKO	1	3:01	0 1	6 13	0 0	0 0
Jul. 19, 2008	UFC: Silva vs Irvin	L Anderson Silva	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:01	0 1	0 13	0 0	0 0
Apr. 02, 2008	UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon	W Houston Alexander	KO/TKO Punches	1	0:08	1 0	3 0	0 0	0 0
Dec. 29, 2007	UFC 79: Nemesis	W Luiz Cane	DQ	1	1:51	0 0	5 9	0 1	0 0
May. 26, 2007	UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson	L Thiago Silva	KO/TKO	1	1:06	0 0	3 1	0 1	1 0
Nov. 18, 2006	UFC 65: Bad Intentions	W Hector Ramirez	KO/TKO Punch	2	2:36	1 0	17 33	0 3	0 1
Jun. 09, 2006	Strikeforce - Revenge	NC Bobby Southworth	CNC	1	0:17	0 0	0 1	0 0	0 0
Jan. 16, 2006	UFC Fight Night 3	L Stephan Bonnar	SUB Kimura	1	4:30	0 0	5 2	0 2	0 2
Aug. 20, 2005	UFC 54: Boiling Point	W Terry Martin	KO/TKO Flying Knee	2	0:09	1 0	6 12	0 2	0 0
Feb. 05, 2005	UFC 51: Super Saturday	L Mike Kyle	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:55	0 1	3 10	0 1	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.