James Krause (born June 4, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the welterweight division of the UFC.
A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Krause has made a name for himself fighting all over the United States, competing mainly in the Midwest region.
He previously taught Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts out of his formerly owned gym, Glory MMA & Fitness in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
[7] Krause was born in Newport News, Virginia, but moved to Odessa, Missouri, after his parents got divorced when he was two years old.
[8][9] Krause began attending Odessa High School in Missouri starting in 2001 where he competed in wrestling and graduated in 2004.
Krause opted out of attending college, and instead began working full-time before finding MMA at the age of 19.
[8] On November 28, 2007, Krause made his long awaited professional debut for Kansas', Titan Fighting Championships, defeating Kevin Hengler via technical submission in the first round.
[14] Krause fought Season One's runner-up, Toby Imada, losing via second-round armbar submission.
[18] At Titan Fighting Championships 19 on July 29, 2011, Krause fought Pride FC and Sengoku veteran, Clay French, in the main event.
[20] Two months after his loss to French, Krause fought Steve Schneider at Shark Fights 19, winning via second-round submission (rear-naked choke).
Krause fought Sean Wilson at Titan Fighting Championships 20 on September 23, 2011, winning via first-round submission.
Krause was matched up against the relative unknown Team Black House fighter Justin Lawrence.
[27] Krause next fought at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4 which took place on November 2, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[30] Krause fought journeyman Joe Jordan on the RFA 5 card, winning the fight via submission in the third round.
[33] In his promotional debut, Krause faced Sam Stout on June 15, 2013, at UFC 161, replacing an injured Isaac Vallie-Flagg.
[36] The fight ended in unusual fashion as Green had previously kicked Krause in the groin area twice, resulting in a one-point deduction.
Referee John McCarthy declared it a legal blow and awarded Green a TKO victory.
[49][50] The bout with Pearson was rescheduled and was expected to take place November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 99.
[55] Eventually in the third episode, Krause faced Johnny Nunez in the opening round and won via submission.
[67] Krause faced Trevin Giles on a 1 day notice at middleweight, replacing Antônio Arroyo, on February 8, 2020, at UFC 247.
[72] Krause faced Cláudio Silva, replacing Muslim Salikhov, on October 18, 2020. at UFC Fight Night 180.