James Cannon

"The Loose"

AGE	40 / Mar 8, 1985
HEIGHT	6'1" / 185.42 cm
WEIGHT	202 lbs / 91.63 kg

ASSOCIATION
The Compound MMA & Fitness

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

Wins 9

KO / TKO

67%

SUBMISSIONS

33%

DECISIONS

Losses 10

KO / TKO

30%

SUBMISSIONS

20%

DECISIONS

50%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Brandon Nunn	Northwest Fight Promotions - Clinch Fight Club 10 Mar / 22 / 2025	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:27
loss	Tyson Jeffries	Northwest Fight Promotions - CageWarriors NorthWest 4 Oct / 07 / 2023	TKO	2	3:36
loss	Gary Balletto Jr.	CES MMA 74 - Balletto Jr. vs. Cannon Jul / 29 / 2023	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	0:37
loss	Gabriel Dolce-Pacheco	SF Combat 12 - Stars and Stripes Jun / 24 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Ernesto Rodriguez	Tuff-N-Uff - Tuff-N-Uff 131 Mar / 03 / 2023	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Mark Smith	1	1:52
loss	Solomon Renfro	Freedom Fight Night 2 - Team Ortiz vs. Team Bader Jul / 15 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Ozzie Alvarez	Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2 - Talbott vs. Fajardo May / 28 / 2022	KO (Punch) Frank Trigg	1	1:34
loss	Maksim Manukyan	CG 31 - Celtic Gladiator 31 Mar / 19 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Frank Trigg	3	5:00
loss	Andrii Vasylenko	Smash Global 8 - Night of Champions Dec / 13 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Frank Trigg	3	5:00
loss	Blake Troop	LFA 45 - Silva vs. Barnes Jul / 20 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Jason Herzog	1	1:24
win	Dante Harrell	CCW - California Cage Wars 4 Mar / 04 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Aaron Peet	1	2:00
win	Domingo Cuero III	CCW - California Cage Wars 2: Cuero vs. Cannon Nov / 12 / 2017	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Aaron Peet	1	N/A
win	Melvin Jenkins	Gladiator Challenge - Ultimate Beatdown Aug / 05 / 2017	TKO (Punches) Franklin Aguirre	1	0:21
win	David Zuniga	Gladiator Challenge - Holiday Beatings Dec / 11 / 2016	KO (Head Kick) Raul Porrata	1	0:17
loss	Mike Morales	Gladiator Challenge - Holiday Beatings Dec / 20 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Raul Porrata	3	3:00
win	Tyler Hall	Gladiator Challenge - Battle Ready Aug / 23 / 2014	Submission (Armbar) Raul Porrata	1	0:33
loss	Keishaun Hill	Xplode Fight Series - Cerebral Jul / 19 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Luis Cobian	2	1:55
win	Ricky Pulu	Xplode Fight Series - Adrenaline May / 17 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Luis Cobian	1	1:40
win	Brandon Michels	Xplode Fight Series - Fire Mar / 22 / 2014	TKO (Retirement) Cecil Peoples	1	2:36

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