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James McSweeney

Fighter profile

James McSweeney

LHW15-18-0
Form
 
 
 
 
 
69
Overall
SoS 58
Skill ratings
Striking
72
Boxing
67
Kicking
72
Clinch
73
Striking def.
68
Wrestling off.
57
Wrestling def.
72
Ground game
77
Submissions
76
Grappling def.
66
Profile
Age45
Height6'4"
Reach77"
StanceSwitch
StyleBalanced
CountryGBR
Pro debut2007
UFC record1-2-0
Last fight2019-06-22
Octagon time28.7 min
Avg fight9.6 min
Career length19y 0m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LHW division (205 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:2 HW · 1 LHW (now)

Striking offense1507
70th
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1491
31st
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1487
26th
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1499
47th
LHW avg 1504
Momentum13
48th
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 15-18-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 11 losses
W
60% of wins
L
61% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
40% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win16loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (57%)KO/TKO(56%) 9
6 (43%)Submission(25%) 4
0 (0%)Decision(19%) 3
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes113
Sig. accuracy55%
Sig. attempted205
Total strikes168
Total attempted263
Knockdowns0
Head62
Body31
Leg20
Distance61
Clinch21
Ground31

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed124
Sig. defense42%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.81
Body abs.42
Leg abs.1
Distance abs.74
Clinch abs.12
Ground abs.38

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy33%
TD attempted3
Sub att.2
Reversals2
Control time8:25

Grappling · defense

TD defense100%
TDs absorbed0
TD att. faced4
Sub att. faced4
Controlled time7:49

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 3 UFC fights · 28:40 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition James has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
36W–3Lwin 92.3%div #3/150pct 99th
WinsElite
10W–0Lwin 100.0%div #1/135pct 100th
LossesElite
26W–3Lwin 89.7%div #12/147pct 93rd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1534 elodiv #85/150pct 44th
WinsAverage
1533 elodiv #68/137pct 51st
LossesAverage
1534 elodiv #89/147pct 40th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall311W–128L70.8%
Wins107W–54L66.5%
Losses204W–74L73.4%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced James, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−1.13u−37.7% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
+141

42% implied

As favorite
1W–0L

ROI +87.0%

Avg -115

As underdog
0W–2L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +181

Based on 3 of 3 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.