The Carpenter
Clay Guida
38 - 24 - 0
Height
5'7"
Reach
70.0"
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Height
5'7"
Reach
70.0"
Born
1981-12-08
Birthplace
Round Lake, Illinois, United States
Fighting Out Of
Johnsburg, Illinois
Team(s)
Midwest Training Center (until 2009)
Coach(s)
Greg Jackson
Overall Record
38 - 24 - 0
Winning Method
40.5%
Dec.
Decision
15 / 37
40.5%
Sub.
Submission
15 / 37
16.2%
KO
KO
6 / 37
Losing Method
43.5%
Dec.
Decision
10 / 23
47.8%
Sub.
Submission
11 / 23
8.7%
KO
KO
2 / 23
Past Fights
December 2, 2023
UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Joaquim Silva
Loss (38–24)Decision (unanimous)
April 15, 2023
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
Rafa García
Loss (38–23)Decision (unanimous)
December 3, 2022
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
Scott Holtzman
Win (38–22)Decision (split)
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December 2, 2023
UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Joaquim Silva
Loss (38–24)Decision (unanimous)
April 15, 2023
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
Rafa García
Loss (38–23)Decision (unanimous)
December 3, 2022
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
Scott Holtzman
Win (38–22)Decision (split)
April 23, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
Claudio Puelles
Loss (37–22)Submission (kneebar) • Round 1 (3:01)
December 4, 2021
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo
Leonardo Santos
Win (37–21)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (1:21)
August 21, 2021
UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Mark Madsen
Loss (36–21)Decision (split)
February 6, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Michael Johnson
Win (36–20)Decision (unanimous)
June 20, 2020
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Bobby Green
Loss (35–20)Decision (unanimous)
August 3, 2019
UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler
Jim Miller
Loss (35–19)Technical Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (0:58)
May 11, 2019
UFC 237
B.J. Penn
Win (35–18)Decision (unanimous)
June 9, 2018
UFC 225
Charles Oliveira
Loss (34–18)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (2:28)
November 11, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
Joe Lauzon
Win (34–17)TKO (punches and elbows) • Round 1 (1:07)
June 25, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
Erik Koch
Win (33–17)Decision (unanimous)
June 4, 2016
UFC 199
Brian Ortega
Loss (32–17)KO (knee) • Round 3 (4:40)
November 7, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3
Thiago Tavares
Loss (32–16)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (0:39)
April 4, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas
Robbie Peralta
Win (32–15)Decision (unanimous)
July 26, 2014
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown
Dennis Bermudez
Loss (31–15)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (2:57)
April 11, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Win (31–14)Decision (unanimous)
August 31, 2013
UFC 164
Chad Mendes
Loss (30–14)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (0:30)
January 26, 2013
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
Hatsu Hioki
Win (30–13)Decision (split)
June 22, 2012
UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida
Gray Maynard
Loss (29–13)Decision (split)
November 12, 2011
UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos
Benson Henderson
Loss (29–12)Decision (unanimous)
June 4, 2011
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale
Anthony Pettis
Win (29–11)Decision (unanimous)
January 1, 2011
UFC 125
Takanori Gomi
Win (28–11)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (4:27)
August 7, 2010
UFC 117
Rafael dos Anjos
Win (27–11)TKO (jaw injury) • Round 3 (1:51)
March 21, 2010
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
Shannon Gugerty
Win (26–11)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 2 (3:40)
December 12, 2009
UFC 107
Kenny Florian
Loss (25–11)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (2:19)
June 20, 2009
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
Diego Sanchez
Loss (25–10)Decision (split)
January 31, 2009
UFC 94
Nate Diaz
Win (25–9)Decision (split)
September 17, 2008
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer
Mac Danzig
Win (24–9)Decision (unanimous)
April 2, 2008
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon
Samy Schiavo
Win (23–9)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:15)
December 8, 2007
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale
Roger Huerta
Loss (22–9)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 3 (0:51)
August 25, 2007
UFC 74
Marcus Aurélio
Win (22–8)Decision (split)
June 16, 2007
UFC 72
Tyson Griffin
Loss (21–8)Decision (split)
January 25, 2007
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon
Din Thomas
Loss (21–7)Decision (unanimous)
October 14, 2006
UFC 64
Justin James
Win (21–6)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (4:42)
August 17, 2006
WEC 23
Joe Martin
Win (20–6)Decision (unanimous)
July 21, 2006
Shooto 2006: 7/21 in Korakuen Hall
Yusuke Endo
Loss (19–6)Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (2:47)
June 9, 2006
Strikeforce: Revenge
Gilbert Melendez
Loss (19–5)Decision (split)
March 10, 2006
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
Josh Thomson
Win (19–4)Decision (unanimous)
February 17, 2006
KOTC: Redemption on the River
Tristan Yunker
Loss (18–4)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (1:17)
December 10, 2005
Xtreme Fighting Organization 8
Joe Jordan
Win (18–3)Decision (unanimous)
November 19, 2005
Ironheart Crown 9: Purgatory
Jeff Carsten
Win (17–3)TKO (injury) • Round 1 (3:01)
September 17, 2005
KOTC: Xtreme Edge
Dave Cochran
Win (16–3)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (2:26)
August 27, 2005
Xtreme Fighting Organization 7
John Strawn
Win (15–3)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 2 (3:12)
August 13, 2005
Combat Do Fighting Challenge 4
Jay Estrada
Win (14–3)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (3:42)
June 25, 2005
Xtreme Fighting Organization 6: Judgement Day
Bart Palaszewski
Win (13–3)Decision (unanimous)
May 20, 2005
Xtreme Kage Kombat: Des Moines
Alonzo Martinez
Win (12–3)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 3 (3:22)
May 14, 2005
Combat Do Fighting Challenge 3
Alex Carter
Win (10–3)Submission (punches) • Round 1 (2:54)
March 19, 2005
Xtreme Fighting Organization 5
Brandon Adamson
Win (9–3)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (3:02)
February 5, 2005
Combat Do Fighting Challenge 2
Billy Guardiola
Win (8–3)Submission (ankle lock) • Round 1 (N/A)
December 18, 2004
MMA Mexico Day 2
Dennis Davis
Win (7–3)KO (knee) • Round 1 (N/A)
December 3, 2004
Xtreme Fighting Organization 4
Vito Woods
Win (6–3)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 2 (1:19)
November 12, 2004
Extreme Challenge 60
Randy Hauer
Win (5–3)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:25)
October 23, 2004
Combat Do Fighting Challenge 1
Billy Guardiola
Win (4–3)Submission (ankle lock) • Round 1 (N/A)
June 26, 2004
Xtreme Fighting Organization 2: New Blood
Gabe Lemley
Loss (3–3)Submission (armbar) • Round 2 (0:33)
May 1, 2004
Ultimate Combat Sports 2: Battle at the Barn
Jed Deno
Win (3–2)Submission (choke) • Round 1 (3:35)
April 3, 2004
Xtreme Kage Kombat: Clash in Curtiss 5
Shawn Nolan
Win (2–2)N/A • Round N/A (N/A)
March 14, 2004
Xtreme Fighting Organization 1: The Kickoff
Adam Bass
Win (1–1)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (2:53)
July 26, 2003
Silverback Classic 17
Adam Copenhaver
Loss (0–1)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (N/A)
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