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James Vick "The Texecutioner"

Inactive · age 39 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 76" 193 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
  • 56% of wins by KO or submission
Elo rating
1531
Global Elo 1585 ±42
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-5-0
KO 2 · Sub 3 · Dec 4
Streak
-4
Δ90d -8 · Δ1y -8
Last fight
Oct 12, 2019
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 54m
Avg fight time
8:10
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
2.3
Since last fight
6y 8mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Aug 17, 2013 — W vs Ramsey Nijem Δ+35Aug 23, 2014 — W vs Valmir Lazaro Δ+26Nov 22, 2014 — W vs Nick Hein Δ+26May 9, 2015 — W vs Jake Matthews Δ+31Apr 23, 2016 — W vs Glaico Franca Moreira Δ+23Jun 4, 2016 — L vs Beneil Dariush Δ-20Feb 4, 2017 — W vs Abel Trujillo Δ+16May 13, 2017 — W vs Marco Polo Reyes Δ+16Nov 4, 2017 — W vs Joe Duffy Δ+15Feb 18, 2018 — W vs Francisco Trinaldo Δ+14Aug 25, 2018 — L vs Justin Gaethje Δ-27Feb 17, 2019 — L vs Paul Felder Δ-19Jul 20, 2019 — L vs Dan Hooker Δ-21Oct 12, 2019 — L vs Niko Price Δ-20 14501500155016001650 201420152016201720182019 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":372.6,"elo":1473,"date":"2013-08-17","opp":"Ramsey Nijem","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":1,"x":208.9,"y":331.1,"elo":1499,"date":"2014-08-23","opp":"Valmir Lazaro","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":238,"y":289.7,"elo":1525,"date":"2014-11-22","opp":"Nick Hein","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":291.9,"y":240.6,"elo":1556,"date":"2015-05-09","opp":"Jake Matthews","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":404,"y":204.4,"elo":1579,"date":"2016-04-23","opp":"Glaico Franca Moreira","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":5,"x":417.5,"y":236.6,"elo":1558,"date":"2016-06-04","opp":"Beneil Dariush","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":6,"x":496,"y":211.3,"elo":1574,"date":"2017-02-04","opp":"Abel Trujillo","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":527.4,"y":186.3,"elo":1590,"date":"2017-05-13","opp":"Marco Polo Reyes","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":8,"x":583.5,"y":162,"elo":1605,"date":"2017-11-04","opp":"Joe Duffy","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":617.4,"y":139,"elo":1619,"date":"2018-02-18","opp":"Francisco Trinaldo","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":677.7,"y":183,"elo":1592,"date":"2018-08-25","opp":"Justin Gaethje","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":11,"x":734.1,"y":213.5,"elo":1573,"date":"2019-02-17","opp":"Paul Felder","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":12,"x":783.1,"y":247.4,"elo":1552,"date":"2019-07-20","opp":"Dan Hooker","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":280.1,"elo":1531,"date":"2019-10-12","opp":"Niko Price","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 12, 2019 Niko Price L -20
Jul 20, 2019 Dan Hooker L -21
Feb 17, 2019 Paul Felder L -19
Aug 25, 2018 Justin Gaethje L -27
Feb 18, 2018 Francisco Trinaldo W +14

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
56%
5 / 9
Finish rate
KO
2
22% of wins
SUB
3
33% of wins
DEC
4
44% of wins
KO: 2 (22%) 2 Sub: 3 (33%) 3 Dec: 4 (44%) 4
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
3 60%
R2
1 20%
R3
1 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 472 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
61% Head
  • Head 61%
  • Body 25%
  • Leg 14%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
89% Distance
  • Distance 89%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 4%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
80%
of losses by finish
4 of 5 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1573
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Francisco Trinaldo
Elo 1631 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.0
+1.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1521
1575
Notable wins
Francisco Trinaldo 1631

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from James Vick on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.