
James Irvin"The Sandman"
| Date of Birth: | Sep 9, 1978 (Age 47) |
| Fighting out of: | Sacramento, California, USA ![]() |
| Born In: | Huntington Beach, USA ![]() |
| Weight: | 185 lb / 84 kg |
| 205 lb / 93 kg | |
| Height: | 188 cm / 6'2" |
| Reach: | 191 cm / 75" |
| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
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| Loss | Igor Pokrajac | 205 lb | Submission (rear naked choke), R1 (2:29) | UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | 2010-08-01 | San Diego, California, USA |
| Loss | Alessio Sakara | 185 lb | TKO (punch), R1 (3:01) | UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | 2010-03-21 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA |
2010-08-01 - UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko -
San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, California, USA
| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Igor Pokrajac | 205 lb | Submission (rear naked choke), R1 (2:29) | UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | 2010-08-01 | San Diego, California, USA |
| Loss | Alessio Sakara | 185 lb | TKO (punch), R1 (3:01) | UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | 2010-03-21 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA |
Light Heavyweight (205 lb / 93 kg)
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Winner: Igor Pokrajac via Submission (rear naked choke) in round 1 (2:29)
| User #1 | Igor Pokrajac via Submission in round 2 | |||
| User #2 | James Irvin via TKO in round 2 | |||
| User #3 | Igor Pokrajac via TKO in round 1 |

| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jan Blachowicz | 205 lb | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos | 2016-04-10 | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Loss | Marcos Rogério de Lima | 205 lb | TKO (punches), R1 (1:59) | UFC Fight Night 58 | 2014-12-20 | Barueri, Brazil |
| Loss | Rafael Cavalcante | 205 lb | Submission (strikes), R1 (1:18) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson | 2013-11-09 | Goiania, Brazil |
| Loss | Ryan Jimmo | 205 lb | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson | 2013-06-15 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Loss | Joey Beltran | 205 lb | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson | 2012-12-15 | Queensland, Australia |
| Loss | Vinicius Magalhaes | 205 lb | Submission (armbar), R2 (1:14) | UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort | 2012-09-22 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Win | Fabio Maldonado | 205 lb | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: Jung vs. Poirier | 2012-05-15 | Fairfax, Virginia, USA |
| Win | Krzysztof Soszynski | 205 lb | KO (punches), R1 (0:35) | UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida | 2011-12-10 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Win | Todd Brown | 205 lb | TKO (strikes), R1 (5:00) | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | 2011-03-03 | Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| Loss | Stephan Bonnar | 205 lb | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale | 2010-12-04 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Win | James Irvin | 205 lb | Submission (rear naked choke), R1 (2:29) | UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | 2010-08-01 | San Diego, California, USA |
| Loss | James Te-Huna | 205 lb | TKO (strikes), R3 (3:26) | UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez | 2010-02-20 | Sydney, Australia |
| Loss | Vladimir Matyushenko | 205 lb | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort | 2009-09-19 | Dallas, Texas, USA |
Light Heavyweight (205 lb / 93 kg)
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Winner: Igor Pokrajac via Submission (rear naked choke) in round 1 (2:29)
| User #1 | Igor Pokrajac via Submission in round 2 |
| User #2 | James Irvin via TKO in round 2 |
| User #3 | Igor Pokrajac via TKO in round 1 |
2010-03-21 - UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones -
Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Broomfield, Colorado, USA
| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Igor Pokrajac | 205 lb | Submission (rear naked choke), R1 (2:29) | UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | 2010-08-01 | San Diego, California, USA |
| Loss | Alessio Sakara | 185 lb | TKO (punch), R1 (3:01) | UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | 2010-03-21 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA |
Middleweight (185 lb / 84 kg)
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Winner: Alessio Sakara via TKO (punch) in round 1 (3:01)
| User #1 | James Irvin via Decision | |||
| User #2 | James Irvin via Submission in round 2 | |||
| User #3 | James Irvin via KO in round 3 | |||
| User #4 | Alessio Sakara via Decision | |||
| "S" | ||||
| User #5 | Alessio Sakara via TKO in round 2 | |||
| "Sakara by Irvin having an accident. Maybe a comet will hit him or something." | ||||
| User #6 | Alessio Sakara via TKO in round 1 | |||
| "horrible weight cut for Irvin" | ||||

| Result | Opponent | Weight | # | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Canaan Grigsby | 205 lb | TKO (punches), R1 (0:23) | Bellator 230: Milan | 2019-10-12 | Milan, Italy |
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| Loss | Kent Kauppinen | 205 lb | KO (punch), R1 (1:10) | Bellator 211: Sakara vs. Kauppinen | 2018-12-01 | Genoa, Italy |
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| Win | Jamie Sloane | 205 lb | TKO (punches), R1 (1:19) | Bellator 203: Pitbull vs. Weichel 2 | 2018-07-14 | Rome, Italy |
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| Loss | Rafael Carvalho | 185 lb | ![]() |
KO (elbow and punches), R1 (0:44) | Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara | 2017-12-09 | Florence, Italy |
| Win | Joey Beltran | 185 lb | KO (punches), R1 (1:20) | Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran | 2016-12-10 | Florence, Italy |
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| Win | Brian Rogers | 205 lb | KO (punches), R2 (2:29) | Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos 2 | 2016-04-16 | Torino, Italy |
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| Loss | Nicholas Musoke | 185 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (3:07) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz | 2013-10-26 | Manchester, England |
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| Loss | Patrick Cote | 185 lb | DQ (strikes to the back of the head), R1 (1:26) | UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit | 2012-11-17 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Loss | Brian Stann | 185 lb | KO (punches), R1 (2:26) | UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Gustafsson | 2012-04-14 | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Loss | Chris Weidman | 185 lb | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | 2011-03-03 | Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
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| Win | James Irvin | 185 lb | TKO (punch), R1 (3:01) | UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | 2010-03-21 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA |
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| Win | Thales Leites | 185 lb | Decision (split) | UFC 101: Declaration | 2009-08-08 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Win | Joe Vedepo | 185 lb | KO, R1 (1:27) | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer | 2008-09-17 | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
Middleweight (185 lb / 84 kg)
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Winner: Alessio Sakara via TKO (punch) in round 1 (3:01)
| User #1 | James Irvin via Decision | |||
| User #2 | James Irvin via Submission in round 2 | |||
| User #3 | James Irvin via KO in round 3 | |||
| User #4 | Alessio Sakara via Decision | |||
| "S" | ||||
| User #5 | Alessio Sakara via TKO in round 2 | |||
| "Sakara by Irvin having an accident. Maybe a comet will hit him or something." | ||||
| User #6 | Alessio Sakara via TKO in round 1 | |||
| "horrible weight cut for Irvin" | ||||
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