Daniel James vs Tyrell Fortune

Daniel James is 15-8-1; Tyrell Fortune is 18-4-0 (2 NC). Daniel James is 8 years older than Tyrell Fortune. Daniel James has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Tyrell Fortune. Daniel James is 2" · 5 cm taller than Tyrell Fortune. Daniel James and Tyrell Fortune have never fought each other.

Daniel James

“American Predator” · 15-8-1

DECTKOUD

HeavyweightNever fought

Tyrell Fortune

18-4-0 (2 NC)

TKOUDTKO

Style & credentials

Daniel James

No background on record

Camp · Midwest Training Center · United States

Tyrell Fortune

No background on record

Camp · Kill Cliff FC · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

90%

Head

68%

Body

28%

Leg

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Daniel Jameslast 2 fights

31%61%

Tyrell Fortunelast 4 fights

56%20%24%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Daniel James· from fights outside the UFC Tyrell Fortune· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.852.64

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Daniel James · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersTyrell Fortune · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

9.763.06

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Daniel James · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTyrell Fortune · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.502.08

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Daniel James · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersTyrell Fortune · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

100%55%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Daniel James · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersTyrell Fortune · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

17%100%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Daniel James · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fightersTyrell Fortune · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.000.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Daniel James · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTyrell Fortune · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.85

Strikes landed / min

2.64

9.76

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.06

1.50 / 1.5

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.08 / 3.8

100%

Takedown accuracy

55%

17%

Takedown defence

100%

1:50

Control time / fight

3:43

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.70

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Daniel James2 fights · by range and by target

Range

14%Distance · 19

45%Clinch · 62

42%Ground · 58

Target

90%Head · 69

5%Body · 4

5%Leg · 4

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Tyrell Fortune2 UFC fights · 50 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

44%22/65

4%2/3

8%4/5

Clinch

16%8/11

16%8/8

0%0/0

Ground

12%6/10

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Daniel James17 of 24 ended early · 71%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Tyrell Fortune16 of 23 ended early · 70%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Daniel James2-2

L
Marek Samociuk
RIZIN: Otoko Matsuri · May 4, 2025
Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Marcelo Golm
Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season · Apr 3, 2024
TKO · R1 · 4:59 · 267 lb Catchweight
L
Gokhan Saricam
Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero · Jun 16, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Marcelo Golm
Bellator 293: Golm vs. James · Mar 31, 2023
TKO · R3 · 0:26 · Heavyweight
NC
Tyrell Fortune
Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 · Nov 18, 2022
No Contest · R2 · 0:27

Full record · 25 fights

W
Denis Smoldarev
ACA 136: Bukuev vs Akopyan · Feb 26, 2022
TKO · R1 · 1:41 · Catchweight
W
Raphael Pessoa
ACA 132: Johnson vs Vakhaev · Nov 19, 2021
TKO · R2 · 2:14 · Heavyweight
W
Tomas Pakutinskas
ACA 128: Omielańczuk vs Goncharov · Sep 11, 2021
TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Heavyweight
L
Daniel Omielanczuk
ACA 122: Johnson vs Poberezhets · Apr 23, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Michal Martínek
ACA 114: Omielańczuk vs Johnson · Nov 26, 2020
TKO · R2 · 3:32 · Heavyweight
L
Ruslan Magomedov
ACA 101: Warsaw · Nov 15, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Brett Martin
LFA 77: James vs. Martin · Sep 27, 2019
DQ · R5 · 1:12 · Heavyweight
W
Patrick Martin
LFA 67: James vs. Martin · May 24, 2019
TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Heavyweight
W
Calyn Hull
LFA 50: Allen vs. Hiley · Sep 21, 2018
TKO · R2 · 0:32 · Heavyweight
W
Zach Rosol
Victory FC: Fight Night Waterloo 2 · Nov 22, 2017
SUB · R3 · 4:58 · Heavyweight
L
Daniel Gallemore
Victory FC 57 · May 5, 2017
SUB · R1 · 1:24 · Heavyweight
W
Chris Beal
XFO 60 · Mar 11, 2017
TKO · R2 · 0:38 · Heavyweight
D
John Hawk
Big Guns 21 · Nov 19, 2016
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Arnold Adams
HFC 27: Adams vs. James · Feb 6, 2016
TKO · R1 · 2:06 · Heavyweight
W
Pat Harman
HFC 25: Hovermale vs. Vazquez · Sep 25, 2015
SUB · R1 · 2:33 · Heavyweight
W
Jason Walraven
Super Brawl Showdown 1 · Jan 30, 2015
SUB · R1 · 2:55 · Heavyweight
W
Aaron Ware
XFO 54 · Nov 22, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Ryan Pokryfky
XFO 53 · Oct 11, 2014
TKO · R2 · 3:38 · Heavyweight
L
Leroy Johnson
NAAFS: Fight Night In The Flats 10 · Jun 7, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Erick Correa
Bellator MMA: Bellator 112 · Mar 14, 2014
TKO · R2 · 4:30

Tyrell Fortune4-1

L
Rizvan Kuniev
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov · Jul 25, 2026
TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Heavyweight
W
Marcin Tybura
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Demoreo Dennis
LXF 27 · Sep 20, 2025
TKO · R3 · 3:56 · Heavyweight
W
Tony Lopez
RUF 64: Lopez vs. Fortune · Aug 16, 2025
TKO · R1 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
W
Myron Dennis
LXF 24 · May 10, 2025
TKO · R2 · 2:29 · Heavyweight

Full record · 25 fights

L
Sergey Bilostenniy
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs · Aug 1, 2024
SUB · R1 · 2:00 · Heavyweight
W
Marcelo Golm
Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · Jun 12, 2024
Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Sergey Bilostenniy
Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 · Apr 21, 2023
DQ · R1 · 3:26
NC
Daniel James
Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 · Nov 18, 2022
No Contest · R2 · 0:27
W
Rakim Cleveland
Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 · Apr 15, 2022
TKO · R1 · 1:38
L
Linton Vassell
Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh · Nov 12, 2021
SD · R3 · 5:00
W
Matt Mitrione
Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz · Jul 16, 2021
SUB · R1 · 1:45
W
Jack May
Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 · Apr 2, 2021
TKO · R1 · 3:16
W
Said Sowma
Bellator 251: Manhoef vs. Anderson · Nov 5, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
NC
Jack May
Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2 · Sep 11, 2020
No Contest · R1 · 2:42
L
Timothy Johnson
Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov · Feb 21, 2020
TKO · R1 · 2:35
W
Azunna Anyanwu
Bellator 233: Salter vs. Van Steenis · Nov 8, 2019
TKO · R2 · 1:56 · Heavyweight
W
Rudy Schaffroth
Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2 · Aug 24, 2019
SUB · R2 · 2:08 · Heavyweight
W
Ryan Pokryfky
Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov · Feb 15, 2019
TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Heavyweight
W
Giovanni Sarran
Bellator 201: Macfarlane vs. Lara · Jun 29, 2018
TKO · R2 · 4:35 · Heavyweight
W
Joe Hernandez
Bellator 193: Larkin vs. Gonzalez · Jan 26, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Branko Busick
Bellator 178: Straus vs. Freire 4 · Apr 21, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
W
Will Johnson
Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani · Jan 27, 2017
TKO · R2 · 4:27 · Heavyweight
W
Ben Forsyth
Brave CF 2: Dynasty · Dec 2, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · Heavyweight
W
Cody Miskell
Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis · Nov 4, 2016
TKO · R1 · 2:22 · Heavyweight

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Daniel JamesTyrell Fortune

WTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:59Wed, Apr 3, 2024
Marcelo Golm
WDecision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Wed, Jun 12, 2024

Frequently asked questions

Have Daniel James and Tyrell Fortune ever fought?

No. Daniel James and Tyrell Fortune have never fought each other.

What are the records of Daniel James and Tyrell Fortune?

Daniel James is 15-8-1 and Tyrell Fortune is 18-4-0 (2 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Daniel James or Tyrell Fortune?

Daniel James has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Tyrell Fortune, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Daniel James or Tyrell Fortune?

Daniel James is taller at 6'5" · 196 cm; Tyrell Fortune stands 6'3" · 191 cm.

Who is older, Daniel James or Tyrell Fortune?

Daniel James is 44 and Tyrell Fortune is 36.

Who has more finishes, Daniel James or Tyrell Fortune?

Daniel James has 14 wins inside the distance (11 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Tyrell Fortune has 12 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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Tyrell Fortune vs others

Tyrell Fortune vs Sergey Bilostenniy