Clay French
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Granite City
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Clay French makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
455-323-19
.585 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 26
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 26 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 11 sub · 6 decKOTC · Sengoku · EC 70 · XFCI · Titan FC 19 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Thiago Meller21-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:39 | XFCI | Feb 8, 2014 |
| W | James Krause28-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 19 | Jul 29, 2011 |
| W | Billy Stamp13-9-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Ruckus Entertainment | Sep 11, 2010 |
| W | Sean Wilson38-32-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:39 | KOTC | Apr 24, 2010 |
| L | Eiji Mitsuoka18-9-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:51 | Sengoku | Aug 2, 2009 |
| W | Bryan Neville0-13 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 0:28 | KOTC | Jun 20, 2009 |
| L | Michael Johnson24-20 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:16 | FFC | Apr 10, 2009 |
| L | Rory MacDonald23-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:26 | KOTC | Nov 28, 2008 |
| L | Satoru Kitaoka45-29-10 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 0:31 | Sengoku | Aug 24, 2008 |
| W | Jameel Massouh26-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:17 | AMMA 1 | Jun 14, 2008 |
| W | Jason Ireland19-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Nov 21, 2007 |
| W | Bobby Mosley2-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:29 | Mainstream MMA 7 | Oct 20, 2007 |
| W | Sam Jackson10-22 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:22 | EC 82 | Aug 18, 2007 |
| W | Buddy Clinton11-6 | KO/TKO | Cut | R3 | 3:26 | KOTC | Aug 5, 2007 |
| W | Buddy Clinton11-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | May 26, 2007 |
| W | Dominic Bjerke1-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:18 | CFC 8 | Apr 21, 2007 |
| W | Mac Danzig22-12-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Jan 19, 2007 |
| L | Shinya Aoki49-12 | Submission | Flying Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:57 | PRIDE | Nov 5, 2006 |
| L | Justin James13-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:06 | EC 70 | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | Alonzo Martinez46-24-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:34 | EC 70 | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | James Kugler0-3 | Submission | Choke | R1 | — | CFC 6 | Jul 15, 2006 |
| W | Alex Carter6-29 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:16 | IC 29 | Jun 10, 2006 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:45 | CFC 5 | Apr 29, 2006 | |
| W | Josh Arocho14-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:28 | XFO 7 | Aug 27, 2005 |
| W | Joe Veres4-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:59 | CFC 2 | Mar 26, 2005 |
| W | Eric Gwaltney6-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | SC 19 | Aug 13, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionDB 14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Chris Davis8-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | DB 14 | Jul 23, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.