Bantamweight · Men

James Ballinger

United States Georgetown MMA debut 2008
Elo 784 peak 1,244 · 7 May 2011 460 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3030958
2-15pro record
8L current streak
1,226best win, Elo
1,123average opponent
-- born 10 Dec 1980
72.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO937 Sub735 Dec915

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Thomas Wash Submission R2 · 15 Feb 2013 · HRMMA 1,226
  2. Braedon Ward Submission R1 · 8 Sep 2012 · HRMMA 954

Losses

The latest 5 of 15
  1. Dalton Goins KO/TKO R1 · 30 Aug 2025 · Showcase MMA 1,063
  2. Kendale Young Submission R1 · 10 May 2025 · New Line Cagefighting 1,086
  3. Christian Ynastrilla Submission R1 · 8 Mar 2025 · New Line Cagefighting 1,237
  4. Danny Moore Decision R3 · 6 May 2023 · B2 Fighting Series 890
  5. Austin Coleman Submission R1 · 11 Feb 2023 · Ultimate Battle Grounds 1,184

Fight history

37 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
37 30 Aug 202544.7 yrs L2-15 Dalton Goins 7-5 · 30.0 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKORef Stoppage R12:39 0.00 819→784 -34 1,063 – SMMA 43: Showcase MMA 43 Showcase MMA
36 10 May 202544.4 yrs L2-14 Kendale Young 2-4 · 33.0 yrs Bantamweight SubSubmission R12:01 0.00 855→819 -37 1,086 – New Line Cagefighting 34 New Line Cagefighting
35 8 Mar 202544.2 yrs L2-13 Christian Ynastrilla 11-5 · 29.0 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:03 0.00 875→855 -19 1,237 – New Line Cagefighting 32 New Line Cagefighting
34 6 May 202342.4 yrs L2-12 Danny Moore 0-4 · 33.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 942→869 -73 890 – B2 Fighting Series 182: Covington, KY Night Two B2 Fighting Series
33 11 Feb 202342.2 yrs L2-11 Austin Coleman 2-1 · 25.8 yrs Bantamweight SubAnaconda Choke R10:41 0.00 984→942 -42 1,184 – Ultimate Battle Grounds 13: South Carolina Ultimate Battle Grounds
32 24 Oct 201534.9 yrs L2-10 Charles Stanford 5-5 · 29.2 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:57 0.00 1,023→976 -47 1,199 – AAMMA 44: Absolute Action MMA 44 Absolute Action
31 25 Apr 201534.4 yrs L2-9 Michael Short debut · 22.3 yrs Open Weight SubKimura R11:22 0.00 1,068→1,023 -44 1,255 – Gladiator Promotions: War Zone Gladiator Promotions
30 7 Feb 201534.2 yrs L2-8 Isaiah Ferguson 6-1 · 22.7 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:17 0.00 1,093→1,068 -25 1,402 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 70: 6 Year Anniversary HRMMA
29 15 Feb 201332.2 yrs W2-7 Thomas Wash 1-1 · 36.0 yrs – SubArmbar R27:34 1.00 953→1,098 +145 1,226 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 53 HRMMA
28 24 Nov 201232.0 yrs L1-7 Christopher Griffin 3-4 · 33.9 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R28:29 0.00 1,002→953 -49 1,164 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 51 HRMMA
27 8 Sep 201231.7 yrs W1-6 Braedon Ward 0-1 (1) · 21.9 yrs – SubArmbar R12:10 1.00 902→1,002 +101 954 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 49 HRMMA
26 14 Jul 201231.6 yrs L0-6 Chris Dunn debut · 24.4 yrs – SubArmbar R12:12 0.00 931→902 -29 1,212 – AAMMA 27: Absolute Action MMA 27 Absolute Action
25 18 May 201231.4 yrs L0-5 Brandon McMahan 0-1 · 23.5 yrs – SubArmbar R26:29 0.00 1,030→931 -99 983 – Reality Cage Combat: West Virginia vs. the World Reality Cage Combat
24 18 Feb 201231.2 yrs L0-4 James Morton debut · 24.7 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,043→1,030 -13 1,251 – AAMMA 23: A Night of Champions 2 Absolute Action
23 14 Oct 201130.8 yrs L0-3 Brandon Suber 1-2 · 25.5 yrs – SubBrabo Choke R3 0.00 1,076→1,043 -33 1,328 – AAMMA 19: Absolute Action MMA 19 Absolute Action
22 18 Jun 201130.5 yrs L0-2 Robert Smith 0-2 · 25.0 yrs Bantamweight SubArmbar R14:54 0.00 1,184→1,076 -108 1,100 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 36 HR MMA
21 4 Jun 201130.5 yrs L0-1 Zachary Sanders 1-1 – SubGuillotine Choke R10:51 0.00 1,244→1,184 -60 1,358 – AAMMA 14: Absolute Action MMA 14 Absolute Action
20 7 May 201130.4 yrs W11-8 (1) Jeremy Philpot 20-20 · 22.7 yrs – SubArmbar R10:53 1.00 1,204→1,244 +40 1,061 – AAMMA 13: Absolute Action MMA 13 Absolute Action am
19 15 Jan 201130.1 yrs W10-8 (1) Casey Jones 2-1 · 19.7 yrs – SubArmbar R4 1.00 1,148→1,204 +56 1,095 – AAMMA 9: Nations Collide Absolute Action am
18 16 Oct 201029.8 yrs W9-8 (1) D.J. Smith 4-7 · 29.2 yrs Featherweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R2 1.00 1,120→1,148 +28 894 – AAMMA 6: Proving Ground Absolute Action am
17 28 Aug 201029.7 yrs W8-8 (1) Nicholas Noe 2-0 – SubArmbar R11:55 1.00 1,028→1,120 +92 1,176 – AAMMA 4: Takeover Absolute Action am
16 13 Aug 201029.7 yrs W7-8 (1) Cody Kessinger 5-3 · 19.1 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R10:42 1.00 952→1,028 +76 1,008 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 25: Night of the Champions 3 HR MMA am
15 5 Jun 201029.5 yrs L6-8 (1) Brandon Suber 6-2 · 24.1 yrs – Decision -- 0.20 945→952 +7 1,248 – -- Intimidation Cage Fighting am
14 20 Feb 201029.2 yrs L6-7 (1) Zachary Hicks 7-2 · 20.7 yrs – Decision -- 0.20 952→945 -7 1,139 – Intimidation Cage Fighting 19 Intimidation Cage Fighting am
13 28 Nov 200929.0 yrs NC6-6 (1) Christopher McKinney debut · 22.4 yrs Featherweight -- R3 0.00 952→952 +0 1,013 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 17: 1 Year Anniversary Show HRMMA am
12 25 Sep 200928.8 yrs L6-6 Phil White 2-0 – Sub -- 0.00 986→952 -34 1,167 – -- Kentucky Regional am
11 12 Sep 200928.8 yrs L6-5 Jeremy Philpot 11-11 · 21.1 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:24 0.00 1,032→986 -46 1,139 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 13: The Girls Are Back HRMMA am
10 23 May 200928.4 yrs L6-4 John Rigdon 1-0 (1) Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R11:51 0.00 1,091→1,032 -59 1,128 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 7: Jealousy HRMMA am
9 16 May 200928.4 yrs L6-3 John Hays 2-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 0.00 1,193→1,091 -102 979 – ICF - Sacrifice ICF am
8 28 Mar 200928.3 yrs W6-2 Jeremy Philpot 6-6 · 20.6 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOStrikes R12:41 1.00 1,145→1,193 +48 1,049 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 5 HRMMA am
7 14 Mar 200928.3 yrs L5-2 Jeremy Pender 9-4 · 22.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R3 0.00 1,208→1,145 -63 1,222 – ICF - Turfwar Intimidation Cage Fighting am
6 24 Jan 200928.1 yrs W5-1 Kevin Cantley debut – Sub -- 1.00 1,172→1,208 +36 1,000 – -- am
5 10 Jan 200928.1 yrs W4-1 David Ward debut Bantamweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:20 1.00 1,127→1,172 +45 1,016 – HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 2 HRMMA am
4 25 Oct 200827.9 yrs L3-1 Jimy Hettes 3-0 · 21.4 yrs – SubArmbar R12:59 0.00 1,179→1,127 -52 1,250 – ICF - Vendetta Intimidation Cage Fighting am
3 20 Sep 200827.8 yrs W3-0 John Hays debut – Sub -- 1.00 1,138→1,179 +41 1,000 – -- am
2 16 Aug 200827.7 yrs W2-0 Robert Robello debut – Sub -- 1.00 1,071→1,138 +68 1,081 – -- Warrior FC am
1 26 Jul 200827.6 yrs W1-0 Mike Anthony debut – Sub -- 1.00 1,005→1,071 +66 1,005 – -- Intimidation Cage Fighting am