James Irvin

[HISTORY]

Statistics
Name: James Irvin
Nickname: The Sandman
Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Nationality: American
Born: September 12, 1978
Fighting Out Of: Sacramento, California
Town Of Birth: Huntington Beach, California
Fighting Style: Vale Tudo, Muay Thai

Mixed Martial Arts Record
Wins: 14
By (T)KO: 10
By Submission: 2
By Decision: 1
By DQ: 1
Losses: 6
Draws: 0
No Contests: 1

James Irvin 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.

MMA Fight History:
-March 21' 2010: lost to Alessio Sakara, UFC Live: Vera .vs. Jones, 1st round 3:01 TKO (Strikes)
-July 19' 2008: lost to Anderson Silva, UFC Silva .vs. Irvin, 1st round 1:01 KO (Punches)
-April 2' 2008: defeated Houston Alexander, UFC Fight Night 13, 1st round 0:08 KO (Punches)
-December 29' 2007: defeated Luis Cane, UFC 79: Nemesis, 1st round 1:51 DQ (Knee To Downed Opponent)
-May 26' 2007: lost to Thiago Silva, UFC 71: Liddell .vs. Jackson, 1st round 1:06 TKO (Injury)
-November 18' 2006: defeated Hector Ramirez, UFC 65: Bad Intentions, 2nd round 2:36 TKO (Strikes)
-September 15' 2006: defeated Gary LaFranchi, Valor Fighting-Showdown At Cache Creek II, 1st round 1:47 Submission (Armbar)
-June 9' 2006: went to a No Contest with Bobby Soutworth, Strikeforce-Revenge, 1st round 0:17
-April 1' 2006: defeated William Hill, IFC-Caged Combat, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-March 17' 2006: lost to Lodune Sincaid, WEC 19-Undisputed, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-January 16' 2006: lost to Stephan Bonnar, UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3, 1st round 4:30 Submission (Kimura)
-August 20' 2005: defeated Terry Martin, UFC 54: Boiling Point, 2nd round 0:09 KO (Flying Knee)
-May 19' 2005: defeated Doug Marshall, WEC 15-Judgement Day, 2nd round 0:45 KO (Knee)
-February 5' 2005: lost to Mike Kyle, UFC 51: Super Saturday, 1st round 1:55 KO (Punch)
-October 21' 2004: defeated Houssain Oushani, WEC 12-Halloween Fury 3, 1st round 2:27 KO (Punch)
-August 20' 2004: defeated Jody Poff, WEC 11-Evolution, 1st round 1:44 TKO (Strikes)
-March 20' 2004: defeated Bo Cantrell, GC 24-Gladiator Challenge 24, 1st round 2:39 KO (Punches)
-February 12' 2004: defeated Scott Smith, GC 22-Gladiator Challenge 22, 1st round 2:21 KO (Punch)
-November 13' 2003: defeated Pete Werve, GC 20-Gladiator Challenge 20, 1st round 5:00 TKO (Corner Stoppage)
-August 21' 2003: defeated Allen Scoville, GC 18-Gladiator Challenge 18, 1st round 2:42 Submission (Armbar)
-June 1' 2003: defeated Bo Cantrell, GC 16-Gladiator Challenge 16, 1st round 1:08 TKO (Strikes)