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Clay Guida

Clay Guida

1014 ELO #903

"The Carpenter"

MMA 38-22-0 · UFC 18-19-0 · Lightweight · Last fought 1 year and 184 days ago

Clay Guida "The Carpenter" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Clay Guida has 18 wins in the UFC. Clay Guida lands an average of 2.63 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.1 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1014), and have not fought Clay Guida before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Vinc Pichel 7-5-0 43 1031 1.0 17
Diego Ferreira 10-7-0 41 1094 3.0 80
Michael Chandler 2-5-0 40 1007 4.0 7
Jeremy Stephens 15-20-0 40 1004 4.0 10
Edson Barboza 18-14-0 40 1076 4.0 62
Damir Hadzovic 4-6-0 39 974 5.0 40

Fight Results Breakdown

37
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Joe Lauzon in 2017
Opponent ELO: 1106

Biggest Upset Loss

Benson Henderson in 2011
Your ELO: 1091 · Opponent ELO: 1039 · Favored by 52

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 7'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Dec 08 1981
Age
44
Peak ELO
1091
ELO Rank
903 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
798-348-13
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1056.6
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1032.1

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.63
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
33%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.0
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
61%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.1
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
35%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.6
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Clay Guida Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2024-12-07 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Chase Hooper SUB Armbar 1 3:41 Loss -
2023-12-02 UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan Joaquim Silva U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2023-04-15 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen Rafa Garcia U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2022-12-03 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Scott Holtzman S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2022-04-23 UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade Claudio Puelles SUB Kneebar 1 3:01 Loss -
2021-12-04 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo Leonardo Santos SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:21 Win -
2021-08-21 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Mark Madsen S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-02-06 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Michael Johnson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2020-06-20 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov King Green U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2019-08-03 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler Jim Miller SUB Guillotine Choke 1 0:58 Loss -
2019-05-11 UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade BJ Penn U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-06-09 UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Charles Oliveira SUB Guillotine Choke 1 2:18 Loss -
2017-11-11 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Joe Lauzon KO/TKO Punch 1 1:07 Win -
2017-06-25 UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee Erik Koch U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-06-04 UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Brian Ortega KO/TKO Knee 3 4:40 Loss -
2015-11-07 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 Thiago Tavares SUB Guillotine Choke 1 0:39 Loss -
2015-04-04 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas Robert Peralta U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-07-26 UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown Dennis Bermudez SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:57 Loss -
2014-04-11 UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson Tatsuya Kawajiri U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-08-31 UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 Chad Mendes KO/TKO Punch 3 0:30 Loss -
2013-01-26 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson Hatsu Hioki S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-06-22 UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida Gray Maynard S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2011-11-12 UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos Benson Henderson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-06-04 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale Anthony Pettis U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-01-01 UFC 125: Resolution Takanori Gomi SUB Guillotine Choke 2 4:27 Win -
2010-08-07 UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Rafael Dos Anjos SUB Injury 3 1:51 Win -
2010-03-21 UFC Live: Vera vs Jones Shannon Gugerty SUB Arm Triangle 2 3:40 Win -
2009-12-12 UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez Kenny Florian SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:19 Loss -
2009-06-20 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Diego Sanchez S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-01-31 UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 Nate Diaz S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-09-17 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer Mac Danzig U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-04-02 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon Samy Schiavo KO/TKO Punches 1 4:15 Win -
2007-12-08 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale Roger Huerta SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 0:51 Loss -
2007-08-25 UFC 74: Respect Marcus Aurelio S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2007-06-16 UFC 72: Victory Tyson Griffin S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2007-01-25 UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon Din Thomas U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2006-10-14 UFC 64: Unstoppable Justin James SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 4:42 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Clay Guida ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
37 2024-12-07 Chase Hooper 1063 Loss -14 1014
36 2023-12-02 Joaquim Silva 1001 Loss -18 1028
35 2023-04-15 Rafa Garcia 1013 Loss -18 1046
34 2022-12-03 Scott Holtzman 1044 Win 0 1064
33 2022-04-23 Claudio Puelles 1057 Loss -17 1064
32 2021-12-04 Leonardo Santos 1087 Win +22 1081
31 2021-08-21 Mark Madsen 1035 Loss 0 1059
30 2021-02-06 Michael Johnson 1028 Win +15 1059
29 2020-06-20 King Green 1015 Loss -18 1044
28 2019-08-03 Jim Miller 1092 Loss -15 1062
27 2019-05-11 BJ Penn 1073 Win +17 1077
26 2018-06-09 Charles Oliveira 1074 Loss -16 1060
25 2017-11-11 Joe Lauzon 1106 Win +23 1076
24 2017-06-25 Erik Koch 1031 Win +16 1053
23 2016-06-04 Brian Ortega 1048 Loss -16 1037
22 2015-11-07 Thiago Tavares 1061 Loss -16 1053
21 2015-04-04 Robert Peralta 1022 Win +14 1069
20 2014-07-26 Dennis Bermudez 1061 Loss -16 1055
19 2014-04-11 Tatsuya Kawajiri 1021 Win +14 1071
18 2013-08-31 Chad Mendes 1077 Loss -16 1057
17 2013-01-26 Hatsu Hioki 1002 Win 0 1073
16 2012-06-22 Gray Maynard 1088 Loss 0 1073
15 2011-11-12 Benson Henderson 1039 Loss -18 1073
14 2011-06-04 Anthony Pettis 1000 Win +12 1091
13 2011-01-01 Takanori Gomi 1015 Win +19 1079
12 2010-08-07 Rafael Dos Anjos 1029 Win +21 1060
11 2010-03-21 Shannon Gugerty 1011 Win +21 1039
10 2009-12-12 Kenny Florian 1129 Loss -12 1018
9 2009-06-20 Diego Sanchez 1137 Loss 0 1030
8 2009-01-31 Nate Diaz 1080 Win 0 1030
7 2008-09-17 Mac Danzig 1041 Win +17 1030
6 2008-04-02 Samy Schiavo 1000 Win +21 1013
5 2007-12-08 Roger Huerta 1087 Loss -12 992
4 2007-08-25 Marcus Aurelio 1000 Win 0 1004
3 2007-06-16 Tyson Griffin 1004 Loss 0 1004
2 2007-01-25 Din Thomas 1008 Loss -17 1004
1 2006-10-14 Justin James 1000 Win +21 1021

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