Bantamweight · Men

James McGuinness

“The Glimmer Man”
England Next Generation MMA Liverpool debut 2007
Held by Elbek Alyshov
Form L L W W L
Elo 1,266 peak 1,295 · 7 Mar 2009 29 below it
Sherdog id 1668247
7-3pro record
1L current streak
1,212best win, Elo
1,134average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,072 Sub1,149 Dec1,043

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of bantamweight fighters with five pro bouts (5,172 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2013): 1,266 Elo, 7-3, average opponent 1,135.

  1. Vitaliy Mironyuk then 1,265, 7-3, aged 30 2-1 after peaked 1,345 ▲
  2. Thyago Silva then 1,262, 7-2, aged 24 6-8 after peaked 1,303
  3. Oleksii Polischuck then 1,245, 7-3, aged 24 8-4 after peaked 1,690 ▲
  4. Nurzhigit Karaev then 1,273, 7-3 5-8 after peaked 1,390 ▲
  5. Gustavo Chagas then 1,284, 7-3, aged 28 4-2 after peaked 1,406 ▲
  6. Daniel de França then 1,238, 7-3 6-8 after peaked 1,278

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Declan Williams Submission R1 · 6 Mar 2010 · Olympian MMA Championships 1,212
  2. James Williams Submission R1 · 4 Oct 2008 · Beatdown Promotions 1,152
  3. Karl Harrison Submission R1 · 28 Nov 2009 · Olympian MMA Championships 1,094
  4. Luke Holuj Decision R3 · 27 Jul 2008 · Cage Gladiators 1,088
  5. Mark Connor Decision · 23 Aug 2008 · FZ 1,084

Losses

Newest first
  1. Gareth Pilot Decision R3 · 12 Oct 2013 · ECC 1,347
  2. Steve McCombe Submission R3 · 8 Aug 2009 · Olympian MMA Championships 1,109
  3. James Doolan Submission R1 · 6 Jun 2009 · Cage Gladiators 1,428

Fight history

11 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
11 12 Oct 2013 L7-3 Gareth Pilot 3-0-1 Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,253→1,266 +12 1,347 – ECC - Banned 1 ECC
10 6 Mar 2010 W7-2 Declan Williams 4-1-1 · 25.6 yrs – SubArmbar R14:42 1.00 1,201→1,291 +90 1,212 – OMMAC 4: Victorious Olympian MMA Championships
9 28 Nov 2009 W6-2 Karl Harrison debut – SubTriangle Choke R12:19 1.00 1,121→1,201 +81 1,094 – OMMAC 3: Only the Brave Olympian MMA Championships
8 8 Aug 2009 L5-2 Steve McCombe 12-9-1 – SubGuillotine Choke R3 0.00 1,240→1,121 -119 1,109 – OMMAC 1: Assassins Olympian MMA Championships
7 6 Jun 2009 L5-1 James Doolan 12-3 – SubTriangle Choke R12:39 0.00 1,295→1,240 -56 1,428 – Cage Gladiators 12 Cage Gladiators
6 7 Mar 2009 W5-0 Daniel Howard debut – SubGuillotine Choke R12:58 1.00 1,263→1,295 +32 1,003 – CG 11: Resurrection CG
5 4 Oct 2008 W4-0 James Williams 1-0 · 26.2 yrs Bantamweight SubArmbar R10:45 1.00 1,184→1,263 +80 1,152 – CG 9: Beatdown Beatdown Promotions
4 23 Aug 2008 W3-0 Mark Connor 2-2 – DecisionUnanimous -- 0.85 1,135→1,184 +49 1,084 – FZ 4: Fightzone 4 FZ
3 27 Jul 2008 W2-0 Luke Holuj debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,071→1,135 +64 1,088 – Cage Gladiators 8 Cage Gladiators
2 31 May 2008 W1-0 Nick Orchard 0-4 – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,027→1,071 +44 836 – AM 16: Hits Hard Angrrr Management
1 17 Nov 2007 L0-1 Dan Korbely 1-0 – SubArmbar R11:54 0.00 1,087→1,027 -59 1,121 – AMMA FC - Amateur MMA Fighting Championships 3 United Kingdom Regional am