James Krause
13 UFC Fights | 69% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (56%)
James Krause UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
James Krause is 9-4 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 3 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 28-8, 19-4 of it outside the UFC. Krause competes at lightweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'2" with a 73" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a win over Claudio Silva by decision in Oct 2020.
Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 89th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (5.2 sig. strikes/min).
James Krause's UFC win rate is 69% (9 of 13 fights), and 56% of those wins came by finish. Krause averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 15% accuracy and stops 65% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 28-8
- UFC Record
- 9-4
- Height
- 6'2"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 40
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Claudio Silva · Decision · Oct 2020
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
James Krause's Last 5 Fights
Krause is 4-1 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Claudio Silva · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie · Oct 2020
- Loss vs Trevin Giles · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · Feb 2020
- Win vs Sergio Moraes · KO/TKO · R3 4:19 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare · Nov 2019
- Win vs Warlley Alves · KO/TKO · R2 2:28 · UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Aug 2018
- Win vs Alex White · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · Jan 2018
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — James Krause vs Average
James Krause lands 21.4 strikes in R1 but 28.1 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
James Krause's UFC Fight History
13 UFC fights on record (9-4), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Claudio Silva | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | 2020-10-17 |
| L | Trevin Giles | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes | 2020-02-08 |
| W | Sergio Moraes | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:19 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare | 2019-11-16 |
| W | Warlley Alves | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:28 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | 2018-08-25 |
| W | Alex White | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi | 2018-01-14 |
| W | Tom Gallicchio | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | 2017-07-07 |
| W | Shane Campbell | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy | 2016-02-21 |
| W | Daron Cruickshank | Submission | R1 · 1:27 | UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II | 2015-07-25 |
| L | Valmir Lazaro | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano | 2015-02-28 |
| L | Jorge Masvidal | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | 2014-09-27 |
| W | Jamie Varner | KO/TKO | R1 · 5:00 | UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw | 2014-05-24 |
| L | King Green | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:50 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 | 2013-11-06 |
| W | Sam Stout | Submission | R3 · 4:47 | UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson | 2013-06-15 |
How Krause Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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