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James McSweeney

James McSweeney

988 ELO #1415

"The Hammer"

MMA 15-15-0 · UFC 1-2-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 15 years and 285 days ago

James McSweeney "The Hammer" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: James McSweeney has 1 wins in the UFC. James McSweeney lands an average of 3.94 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.52 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 988), and have not fought James McSweeney before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Ovince Saint Preux 15-13-0 43 1043 2.0 55
Jan Blachowicz 12-8-0 43 1125 2.0 137
Marcin Prachnio 4-7-0 38 969 7.0 19
Paul Craig 9-10-0 38 1026 7.0 38
Austen Lane 1-5-0 38 947 7.0 41
Anthony Smith 13-12-0 38 1055 7.0 67

Biggest Win

Darrill Schoonover in 2009
Opponent ELO: 1000

Biggest Upset Loss

Travis Browne in 2010
Your ELO: 1021 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 21

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 4'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
77'
Stance
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Date of Birth
Oct 24 1980
Age
45
Peak ELO
1021
ELO Rank
1415 of 2708
Strength of Schedule
55-26-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1011.7
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
984.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.94
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
55%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.33
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
42%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.52
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

James McSweeney Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2010-10-16 UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama Fabio Maldonado KO/TKO Punches 3 0:48 Loss -
2010-06-19 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale Travis Browne KO/TKO Punches 1 4:32 Loss -
2009-12-05 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale Darrill Schoonover KO/TKO Knee 3 3:20 Win -

James McSweeney ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
3 2010-10-16 Fabio Maldonado 1000 Loss -16 988
2 2010-06-19 Travis Browne 1000 Loss -17 1004
1 2009-12-05 Darrill Schoonover 1000 Win +21 1021

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