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James McSweeney absorbs 4.3 and lands 3.9 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

James McSweeney has minimal takedown activity on record.

James McSweeney has 2 KO/TKO losses in 2 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.67 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 11 out of 99, average for the division.

James McSweeney finishes 100% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

James McSweeney's last fight was over 189 months ago.

James McSweeney is 45 years old.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight
“The Hammer”

James McSweeney

15-153 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 2L
Inactive
High Wear
6'4"ht·77"reach·Switchstance·45age
Last fightLFabio Maldonado·KO/TKO·R3·15yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.6min/fight
·
29UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.39
Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.069
Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
11
Low

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking

James McSweeney — 3.94 significant strikes per minute, 55% striking accuracy, absorbs 4.33 strikes per minute.

McSweeney
Ground & Pound
Body Attacker
Light Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.94
Str. Accuracy55%
113UFC landed/205attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.4 vs avg4.33
Str. Defense42%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.67
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
55%
Body
27%
Leg
18%
By Position
Distance54%
/
Clinch19%
/
Ground27%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 13 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 3
Avg. Landed2114—
Avg. Absorbed1526—
Avg. Net+6-11—
Grappling

James McSweeney — 0.5 takedowns per 15 minutes, 33% takedown accuracy, 1.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 100% takedown defense.

McSweeney
Sub Hunter
·168s ctrlActive Control
Light Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.52
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.57
TD Accuracy33%
1UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10
0UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense100%
4UFC defended/4opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing

James McSweeney — 1 UFC win (1 KO/TKO), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
div avg 64%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision0 / 2
Loss Pattern
1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+17+33+50+67avg20092010

3 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.51.43.4R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
4.3
2.8
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.0
5.1
—
Diff
+1.3
-2.3
—

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 3 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
-29%48%124%WLL

Last 3 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

McSweeney — 3 UFC Fights

James McSweeney — UFC fight record: 1 win, 2 losses.

Result
Method
3 fights
L
Fabio Maldonado
LHW
KO/TKO R3 · 0:48Oct '10
-40
·49 SS (49%)·89 abs·0/1 td·69s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Travis Browne
HW
KO/TKO R1 · 4:32Jun '10
-13
·6 SS (55%)·19 abs·1 kd taken
W
Darrill Schoonover
HW
KO/TKO R3 · 3:20Dec '09
+42
·58 SS (61%)·16 abs·1/2 td·436s ctrl·2 sub att
All Fighters
Light Heavyweight
“The Hammer”

James McSweeney

15-153 UFC
Form
2L
6'4"ht·77"reach·Switchstance·45age
Last fightLFabio Maldonado·KO/TKO·15yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.6min/fight
·
29UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.39

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.069

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
11

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking
McSweeney
Light Heavyweight avg
Ground & PoundBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.94
Str. Accuracy55%
113UFC landed/205attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.4 vs avg4.33
Str. Defense42%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.67
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
55%
Body
27%
Leg
18%
By Position
Dist54%
Clinch19%
Ground27%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=3
R2
n=2
R3
Landed2114—
Absorbed1526—
Net+6-11—
Grappling
McSweeney
Light Heavyweight avg
Sub Hunter
168s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.52
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.57
TD Accuracy33%
1UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10
0UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense100%
4UFC defended/4opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 4 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.51.43.4R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
4.3
2.8
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.0
5.1
—
Diff
+1.3
-2.3
—

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

McSweeney — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Fabio MaldonadoLHW
KO/TKO·R3·Oct '10
49 SS (49%)·89 abs·0/1 td·69s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Travis BrowneHW
KO/TKO·R1·Jun '10
6 SS (55%)·19 abs·1 kd taken
W
Darrill SchoonoverHW
KO/TKO·R3·Dec '09
58 SS (61%)·16 abs·1/2 td·436s ctrl·2 sub
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