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My Take
James Wilks earns my admiration for the integrity of his path. From a small English town to taekwondo, then into mixed martial arts, and finally winning The Ultimate Fighter as a British competitor, that is the arc of a true grinder who built himself from scratch. Fighting in the UFC from 2003 to 2012 leaves marks on a body and a mind, and what a man chooses to believe and pass on afterward is what interests me most. I am drawn to people who get carved down by a brutal sport yet refuse to bend on their convictions. Wilks reads as exactly that uncompromising sort, and he has my respect.
Overview
James Brett Wilks (born 5 April 1978) is an English former professional mixed martial artist. As a professional competitor from 2003 until 2012, he competed for the UFC, King of the Cage, and was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- James Wilks
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェームス・ウィルクス
- Reading
- じぇーむす・うぃるくす
- Born
- April 5, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
- Origin
- Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter / taekwondo athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Mixed martial arts fighter — see all → · Taekwondo athlete — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.