James Mulheron
James Mulheron is an English mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, he has formerly competed for Bellator.
Background
Born and raised in South Shields, Mulheron began training at the age of 19, persuaded by his father to try MMA. During his amateur career, Mulheron also worked in construction. Former Royal Marine recruit but left due to injury
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Mulheron began his amateur MMA career in 2010, going undefeated at 4-0, and captured the Made 4 The Cage Amateur Heavyweight Championship.
Beginning in 2012, Mulheron established himself among the top UK MMA Heavyweights. Under the Made 4 The Cage banner, he amassed a record of 10-1 over a period of five years, while also capturing the Heavyweight Championship twice.
Bellator MMA
Mulheron and was scheduled to face Mark Godbeer at Bellator 158 London in 2016, but instead he faced UFC veteran Neil Grove following a Godbeer injury. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In May 2017, it was announced that Mulheron had signed with the UFC.
In his debut, he faced Justin Willis on 16 July 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio. He lost the bout by unanimous decision.
Mulheron was expected to face Cyril Asker on 25 November 2017 at UFC Fight Night 122. However, Mulheron was pulled from the card as he had failed an out-of-competition [...] test stemming from sampled collected on November 10.
Personal life
Mulheron is half-Scottish, his father is from Glasgow, Scotland.
Mixed martial arts record
|- | Loss | align=center| 11-2 |Justin Willis | Decision (unanimous) ||UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Glasgow, Scotland | |- | Win | align=center| 11-1 | Ruben Wolf | Decision (unanimous) | M4tC 23 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tyne and Wear, England |Defended M4tC Heavyweight Championship. |- |Win |align=center|10–1 |Geraint Hill | TKO (punches) |M4tC 22 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:56 |Tyne and Wear, England |Defended M4tC Heavyweight Championship. |- |Win |align=center|9–1 |Neil Grove |Decision (unanimous) |Bellator 158 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |London, England | |- |Win |align=center|8–1 |Tomasz Czerwinski | TKO (punches) |M4tC 19 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:26 | Tyne and Wear, England |Won vacant M4tC Heavyweight Championship. |- | Loss | align=center| 7-1 | Ruben Wolf | TKO (punches) | M4tC 16 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 0:36 | Tyne and Wear, England |Lost M4tC Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align=center| 7–0 | Dayman Lake | TKO (spinning back fist) | M4tC 15 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1:17 | Tyne and Wear, England |Defended M4tC Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align=center| 6–0 | Neil Wain | Decision (unanimous) | M4tC 14 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tyne and Wear, England |Defended M4tC Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align=center| 5–0 | Stav Economou | Decision (unanimous) | M4tC 13 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tyne and Wear, England |Won vacant M4tC Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Martin Thompson | TKO (punches) |M4tC 12 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:57 | Tyne and Wear, England | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Darren Towler |Decision (unanimous) | M4tC 10 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:49 | Tyne and Wear, England | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Paul Taylor | TKO (retirement) | M4tC 9 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tyne and Wear, England | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Wayne Fairless | TKO (punches) | M4tC 7 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:01 | Tyne and Wear, England |
References
Category :English male mixed martial artists