James Irvin “The Sandman”
UFC record 4-6-0 · professional record 17-10-0 (2 NC)
- Age
- 48 (born Sep 12, 1978)
- Height
- 188 cm (6' 2")
- Reach
- 191 cm (75")
- Leg reach
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Not fighting
- UFC debut
- Feb 5, 2005
- Last fight
- Aug 1, 2010
2 fight-night bonuses: 1 Fight of the Night, 1 Knockout of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.05
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 48%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.86
- Sig. strike defence
- 35%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 0%
- Takedown defence
- 36%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.52
- Knockdowns
- 3
- Sig. strikes landed
- 59
- Takedowns landed
- 0
- Total fight time
- 28m 46s
- Control time
- 1m 42s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Igor Pokrajac | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:29 | UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko | Aug 1, 2010 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alessio Sakara | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:01 | UFC Live: Vera vs Jones | Mar 21, 2010 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Anderson Silva | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:01 | UFC: Silva vs Irvin | Jul 19, 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Houston Alexander | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:08 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon | Apr 2, 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Luiz Cane | DQ · Illegal Knee on Ground by Cane | 1 | 1:51 | UFC 79: Nemesis | Dec 29, 2007 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Thiago Silva | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:06 | UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson | May 26, 2007 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Hector Ramirez | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 2:36 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | Nov 18, 2006 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Stephan Bonnar | Submission · Kimura From Side Control | 1 | 4:30 | UFC Fight Night 3 | Jan 16, 2006 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Terry Martin | KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head | 2 | 0:09 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | Aug 20, 2005 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Mike Kyle | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:55 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | Feb 5, 2005 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |