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James Wilks

James Wilks

1006 ELO #1001

"Lightning"

MMA 7-4-0 · UFC 2-2-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 15 years and 240 days ago

James Wilks "Lightning" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: James Wilks has 2 wins in the UFC. James Wilks lands an average of 1.82 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.27 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1006), and have not fought James Wilks before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 5.0 94
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 6.0 50
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 6.0 55
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 6.0 77
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 7.0 8
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 7.0 38

Biggest Win

DaMarques Johnson in 2009
Opponent ELO: 1000

Biggest Upset Loss

Claude Patrick in 2010
Your ELO: 1022 · Opponent ELO: 1020 · Favored by 2

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
75'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
May 04 1978
Age
48
Peak ELO
1022
ELO Rank
1001 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
72-43-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1038.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
991.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
1.82
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
45%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.03
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
50%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.27
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
22%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
3.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

James Wilks Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2010-10-16 UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama Claude Patrick U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2010-06-12 UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin Peter Sobotta U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2009-11-14 UFC 105: Couture vs Vera Matt Brown KO/TKO Punches 3 2:27 Loss -
2009-06-20 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale DaMarques Johnson SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 4:54 Win -

James Wilks ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
4 2010-10-16 Claude Patrick 1020 Loss -16 1006
3 2010-06-12 Peter Sobotta 983 Win +15 1022
2 2009-11-14 Matt Brown 1059 Loss -14 1007
1 2009-06-20 DaMarques Johnson 1000 Win +21 1021

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