James Irvin (fighter)

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James Irvin
Statistics
Nickname	The Sandman
Height	6 ft. 2 in. (188 cm)
Weight	205 lbs (93 kg)
Nationality	American
Born	September 12, 1978 (1978-09-12) (age 29)
Fighting out of	Sacramento, California
Town of birth	Huntington Beach, California
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	14
By knockout	9
By submission	2
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	1

James "The Sandman" Irvin (born September 12, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting heavyweight champion.

Irvin knocked out Houston Alexander in 8 seconds at UFC Fight Night 13 with a superman punch, tying the record for the fastest knockout in the UFC. He was supposed to fight Rashad Evans at UFC 85 in London, England but Irvin sustained a foot injury that forced him to pull out and Evans has now been removed from the card as well.^[1]

Contents 1 Mixed martial arts record 2 External links 3 References

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
19 matches	14 wins	4 losses
By knockout	10	2
By submission	3	1
By decision	1	1
No contests	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	14-4	Houston Alexander	KO (strikes)	UFC Fight Night 13	02008-04-02 2 April 2008	1	0:08	Colorado, United States	Tied the record for fastest UFC Knockout
Win	13-4	Luis Arthur Cane	DQ (Knee to the Face on the Ground)	UFC 79 - Nemesis	02007-12-29 29 December 2007	1	1:51	Nevada, United States
Loss	12-4	Thiago Silva	TKO (Knee injury)	UFC 71 - Liddell vs. Jackson	02007-05-26 26 May 2007	1	1:06	Nevada, United States
Win	12-3	Hector Ramirez	TKO (Strikes)	UFC 65 - Bad Intentions	02006-11-18 18 November 2006	2	2:36	California, United States
Win	11-3	Gary LaFranchi	Submission (Armbar)	Valor Fighting - Showdown at Cache Creek II	02006-09-15 15 September 2006	1	1:47	Cache Creek Event Center, Brooks, CA
zNC	10-3	Bobby Southworth	No Contest (Both fighters fell from the cage)	Strike Force - Revenge	02006-06-09 9 June 2006	1	0:17	California, United States
Win	10-3	William Hill	Decision (Unanimous)	IFC - Caged Combat	02006-04-01 1 April 2006	3	5:00	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
Loss	9-3	Lodune Sincaid	Decision (Unanimous)	WEC 19 - Undisputed	02006-03-17 17 March 2006	3	5:00	California, United States
Loss	9-2	Stephan Bonnar	Submission (Kimura)	UFC - Ultimate Fight Night 3	02006-01-16 16 January 2006	1	4:30	Nevada, United States
Win	9-1	Terry Martin	KO (Flying Knee)	UFC 54 - Boiling Point	02005-08-20 20 August 2005	2	0:09	Nevada, United States
Win	8-1	Doug Marshall	KO (Knee)	WEC 15 - Judgment Day	02005-05-19 19 May 2005	2	0:45	California, United States
Loss	7-1	Mike Kyle	KO (Punch)	UFC 51 - Super Saturday	02005-02-05 5 February 2005	1	1:55	Nevada, United States
Win	7-0	Houssain Oushani	KO	WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3	02004-10-21 21 October 2004	1	2:27	California, United States
Win	6-0	Jody Poff	TKO	WEC 11 - Evolution	02004-08-20 20 August 2004	1	1:44	California, United States
Win	5-0	Bo Cantrell	KO	GC 24 - Gladiator Challenge 24	02004-03-20 20 March 2004	1	2:39	California, United States
Win	4-0	Scott Smith	KO	GC 22 - Gladiator Challenge 22	02004-02-12 12 February 2004	1	2:21	California, United States
Win	3-0	Pete Werve	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	GC 20 - Gladiator Challenge 20	02003-11-13 13 November 2003	1	5:00	California, United States
Win	2-0	Allen Scoville	Submission (Armbar)	GC 18 - Gladiator Challenge 18	02003-08-21 21 August 2003	1	2:42	California, United States
Win	1-0	Bo Cantrell	TKO (Strikes)	GC 16 - Gladiator Challenge 16	02003-06-01 1 June 2003	1		California, United States

[edit] External links

• Professional MMA record for James Irvin from Sherdog

[edit] References