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United States of America “The Carpenter” 2006-2024 · 106 rounds on file

Clay Guida

20-20-0 W-L-D in this database

Clay Guida, photograph by The original uploader was East718 at English Wikipedia.
Strike accuracy 1,285/3,798
Takedown accuracy 101/281
Sig. strikes / round 12.1
Control / round 1:29
Inside the distance 35% 7 of 20 wins
Height
5′7″170.2 cm
Reach
70″177.8 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4408 DEC 1981
Listed weight
155 lb70.3 kg
Positional Controller Automatically assigned from data across 40 fights - 8.0 takedown attempts and 34% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 24 10-14-0 vs 1575 avg
Positional Controller 12 5-7-0
Submission Grappler 12 5-7-0
Hybrid 9 4-5-0 vs 1551 avg
Well-Rounded 9 4-5-0
Striking 4 3-1-0 vs 1561 avg
Pressure Striker 3 2-1-0
Distance Striker 1 1-0-0
-- Not classified 3 3-0-0 --

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 24 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

10 MAR 2006 - beat Josh Thomson · Decision (Unanimous) 09 JUN 2006 - lost to Gilbert Melendez · Decision (Split) 17 AUG 2006 - beat Joe Martin · Decision (Unanimous) 14 OCT 2006 - beat Justin James · Submission 25 JAN 2007 - lost to Din Thomas · Decision (Unanimous) 16 JUN 2007 - lost to Tyson Griffin · Decision (Split) 25 AUG 2007 - beat Marcus Aurelio · Decision (Split) 08 DEC 2007 - lost to Roger Huerta · Submission 02 APR 2008 - beat Samy Schiavo · Technical Knockout 17 SEP 2008 - beat Mac Danzig · Decision (Unanimous) 31 JAN 2009 - beat Nate Diaz · Decision (Split) 20 JUN 2009 - lost to Diego Sanchez · Decision (Split) 12 DEC 2009 - lost to Kenny Florian · Submission 21 MAR 2010 - beat Shannon Gugerty · Submission 07 AUG 2010 - beat Rafael Dos Anjos · Submission 01 JAN 2011 - beat Takanori Gomi · Submission 04 JUN 2011 - beat Anthony Pettis · Decision (Unanimous) 12 NOV 2011 - lost to Benson Henderson · Decision (Unanimous) 22 JUN 2012 - lost to Gray Maynard · Decision (Split) 26 JAN 2013 - beat Hatsu Hioki · Decision (Split) 31 AUG 2013 - lost to Chad Mendes · Technical Knockout 11 APR 2014 - beat Tatsuya Kawajiri · Decision (Unanimous) 26 JUL 2014 - lost to Dennis Bermudez · Submission 04 APR 2015 - beat Robert Peralta · Decision (Unanimous) 07 NOV 2015 - lost to Thiago Tavares · Submission 04 JUN 2016 - lost to Brian Ortega · Technical Knockout 25 JUN 2017 - beat Erik Koch · Decision (Unanimous) 11 NOV 2017 - beat Joe Lauzon · Technical Knockout 09 JUN 2018 - lost to Charles Oliveira · Submission 11 MAY 2019 - beat BJ Penn · Decision (Unanimous) 03 AUG 2019 - lost to Jim Miller · Submission 20 JUN 2020 - lost to King Green · Decision (Unanimous) 06 FEB 2021 - beat Michael Johnson · Decision (Unanimous) 21 AUG 2021 - lost to Mark Madsen · Decision (Split) 04 DEC 2021 - beat Leonardo Santos · Submission 23 APR 2022 - lost to Claudio Puelles · Submission 03 DEC 2022 - beat Scott Holtzman · Decision (Split) 15 APR 2023 - lost to Rafa Garcia · Decision (Unanimous) 02 DEC 2023 - lost to Joaquim Silva · Decision (Unanimous) 07 DEC 2024 - lost to Chase Hooper · Submission

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 106 rounds across 40 of 40 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 12.1
Sig. strikes absorbed 13.8
Takedowns landed 1.0
Knockdowns 0.1
Sub. attempts 0.2
Control time 1:29 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 34% 1,285/3,798
Takedowns 36% 101/281
Opponents’ accuracy 39% 1,465/3,757

Where the strikes land

Head 62% 799
Body 16% 200
Leg 22% 286

And from where

At distance 61% 789
In the clinch 13% 171
On the ground 25% 325

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 2 won Technical Knockout · 2-2
Submission 5 won Submission · 5-8
Decision 13 won Decision (Unanimous) · 9-5 Decision (Split) · 4-5

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
07 DEC 2024 Chase Hooper Lost Submission R1 3:41 5 7 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
02 DEC 2023 Joaquim Silva Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 43 46 UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
15 APR 2023 Rafa Garcia Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 63 141 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
03 DEC 2022 Scott Holtzman Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 66 65 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
23 APR 2022 Claudio Puelles Lost Submission R1 3:01 3 1 UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
04 DEC 2021 Leonardo Santos Won Submission R2 1:21 18 41 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
21 AUG 2021 Mark Madsen Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 72 98 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
06 FEB 2021 Michael Johnson Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 49 58 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
20 JUN 2020 King Green Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 23 85 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
03 AUG 2019 Jim Miller Lost Submission R1 0:58 2 2 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
11 MAY 2019 BJ Penn Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 80 64 UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
09 JUN 2018 Charles Oliveira Lost Submission R1 2:18 9 14 UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
11 NOV 2017 Joe Lauzon Won Technical Knockout R1 1:07 24 1 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
25 JUN 2017 Erik Koch Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 38 13 UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
04 JUN 2016 Brian Ortega Lost Technical Knockout R3 4:40 62 62 UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
07 NOV 2015 Thiago Tavares Lost Submission R1 0:39 3 2 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3
04 APR 2015 Robert Peralta Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 27 24 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
26 JUL 2014 Dennis Bermudez Lost Submission R2 2:57 28 47 UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown
11 APR 2014 Tatsuya Kawajiri Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 47 19 UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
31 AUG 2013 Chad Mendes Lost Technical Knockout R3 0:30 17 32 UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
26 JAN 2013 Hatsu Hioki Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 26 41 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson
22 JUN 2012 Gray Maynard Lost Decision (Split) R5 5:00 45 49 UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida
12 NOV 2011 Benson Henderson Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 11 40 UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos
04 JUN 2011 Anthony Pettis Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 19 14 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale
01 JAN 2011 Takanori Gomi Won Submission R2 4:27 12 14 UFC 125: Resolution
07 AUG 2010 Rafael Dos Anjos Won Submission R3 1:51 19 17 UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
21 MAR 2010 Shannon Gugerty Won Submission R2 3:40 14 1 UFC Live: Vera vs Jones
12 DEC 2009 Kenny Florian Lost Submission R2 2:19 13 22 UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez
20 JUN 2009 Diego Sanchez Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 29 68 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
31 JAN 2009 Nate Diaz Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 49 49 UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2
17 SEP 2008 Mac Danzig Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 43 36 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer
02 APR 2008 Samy Schiavo Won Technical Knockout R1 4:15 11 4 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
08 DEC 2007 Roger Huerta Lost Submission R3 0:51 47 31 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale
25 AUG 2007 Marcus Aurelio Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 44 40 UFC 74: Respect
16 JUN 2007 Tyson Griffin Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 36 50 UFC 72: Victory
25 JAN 2007 Din Thomas Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 33 33 UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon
14 OCT 2006 Justin James Won Submission R2 4:42 26 13 UFC 64: Unstoppable
17 AUG 2006 Joe Martin Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 36 11 WEC 23: Hot August Fights
09 JUN 2006 Gilbert Melendez Lost Decision (Split) R5 5:00 45 98 Strikeforce - Revenge
10 MAR 2006 Josh Thomson Won Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 48 12 Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Gracie

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