Lightweight · Men

James Lawson

“The Strong Willed”
United States debut 2022
Held by Shaaman Debziev
Form L L W L L
Elo 840 peak 1,005 · 4 Jun 2022 165 below it
Tapology Sherdog
1-9pro record
2L current streak
1,066best win, Elo
1,141average opponent
-- born 3 Dec 1995
74.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

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Rating by method KO828 Sub805 Dec965

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 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 (2025): 840 Elo, 1-9, aged 30, average opponent 1,150.

  1. Dominic Gutierrez then 840, 1-9, aged 28 6-12 after peaked 1,184 ▲
  2. Latral Perdue then 856, 1-8, aged 28 0-7 after peaked 817 ▼
  3. Daniel Watts then 821, 2-8, aged 30 1-2 after peaked 1,004 ▲
  4. Juliano Lima then 834, 1-9, aged 30 · Welterweight 1-6 after peaked 922 ▲
  5. Vagner Oliveira then 831, 1-9 3-2 after peaked 1,102 ▲
  6. Douglas Almeida then 858, 1-9, aged 29 · Light Heavyweight 0-5 after peaked 837 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Anas Azdemir Submission R1 · 15 Mar 2025 · Bangla Boxing Stadium 1,066

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Shaaman Debziev Submission R1 · 17 Oct 2025 · Rawai Boxing Stadium Fight Nights 1,341
  2. Josue Sotero KO/TKO R1 · 11 Apr 2025 · Art of Scrap MMA 1,419
  3. Vitaliy Dubina KO/TKO R1 · 5 Jan 2025 · Patong Combat 1,011
  4. Brian Cosco Submission R1 · 7 Sep 2024 · New England Fights 936
  5. Mikey Conlon KO/TKO R1 · 22 Jun 2024 · Combat Night 1,245

Fight history

12 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
12 17 Oct 202529.9 yrs L1-9 Shaaman Debziev 5-0 · 20.0 yrs Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R11:03 0.00 850→840 -10 1,341 – Rawai Boxing Stadium Fight Nights - Lawson vs. Debziev Rawai Boxing Stadium Fight Nights
11 11 Apr 202529.4 yrs L1-8 Josue Sotero debut · 22.7 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOStrikes R10:56 0.00 857→850 -7 1,419 – AOS10 - Art of Scrap 10: Moore vs. Almeida Art of Scrap MMA
10 15 Mar 202529.3 yrs W1-7 Anas Azdemir debut Middleweight SubFull Mount R11:23 1.00 701→857 +156 1,066 – Bangla Super Fights Bangla Boxing Stadium
9 5 Jan 202529.1 yrs L0-7 Vitaliy Dubina debut Catchweight KO/TKOPunch to the Body R10:45 0.00 730→701 -29 1,011 – Patong Combat Night 2 Patong Combat
8 7 Sep 202428.8 yrs L0-6 Brian Cosco 1-2 · 45.4 yrs Catchweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:21 0.00 780→730 -51 936 – NEF 59: Flashpoint New England Fights
7 22 Jun 202428.6 yrs L0-5 Mikey Conlon 1-0 · 30.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKnees & Elbows R10:37 0.00 793→780 -12 1,245 – Combat Night St Pete Combat Night
6 20 Apr 202428.4 yrs L0-4 Mike Murray 0-1 · 25.8 yrs Welterweight SubArm Triangle Choke R10:39 0.00 848→793 -55 982 – NEF 57: All The Smoke New England Fights
5 3 Feb 202428.2 yrs L0-3 Christian Turner 3-2 · 22.0 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R10:23 0.00 863→848 -15 1,276 – NEF 56: Satori New England Fights
4 11 Nov 202327.9 yrs L0-2 Ed Davis debut · 30.3 yrs Open Weight SubRear Naked Choke R10:58 0.00 903→863 -41 1,111 – NEF 55: Glory Days New England Fights
3 8 Jul 202327.6 yrs L0-1 Chris Lee debut · 35.3 yrs Welterweight SubVon Flue Choke R10:41 0.00 955→903 -51 1,107 – NEF 53: American Valor New England Fights
2 20 Aug 202226.7 yrs L0-2 Logan Boyer debut · 22.0 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R23:07 0.00 1,005→955 -50 1,089 – Combat Night Pro: Tallahassee Combat Night am
1 4 Jun 202226.5 yrs L0-1 Alec Mejia 1-0 · 22.7 yrs Welterweight SubSubmission R11:13 0.00 1,063→1,005 -58 1,103 – World Class Fight League 32 World Class Fight League am