Ray Cooper
UFC DebutNickname“Bradda”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Hawaii
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Jesus Is Lord
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Ray Cooper 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.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
364-212-22
.632 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
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 23 bouts · 15 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 2 sub · 3 decShooto · SB 3 · X-1 · ROTR 9 · ROTR 4 +10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Richie Whitson12-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:54 | X-1 | May 16, 2008 |
| W | Koji Yoshida8-7-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:47 | ROTR 9 | Apr 21, 2006 |
| L | Takashi Nakakura11-4-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:14 | Shooto | May 4, 2005 |
| W | Hermes Franca26-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:57 | Shooto | Mar 25, 2005 |
| L | Jake Shields33-11-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:29 | Shooto | Jul 9, 2004 |
| L | Dennis Hallman53-20-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:43 | ROTR 4 | Oct 10, 2003 |
| W | Jason Buck14-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 7, 2002 |
| W | Jake Shields33-11-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Warriors Quest 6 | Aug 3, 2002 |
| W | Dan Gilbert8-11 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:02 | Warriors Quest 4 | Mar 29, 2002 |
| W | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 0:51 | Warriors Quest 3 | Dec 1, 2001 | |
| W | Jeremy Williams7-2-1 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 3:16 | Warriors Quest 2 | Aug 1, 2001 |
| L | Tetsuji Kato20-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 6, 2001 |
| W | Antonio McKee30-6-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:54 | Warriors Quest 1 | May 29, 2001 |
| L | Paul Rodriguez10-9-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:55 | SB 20 | Feb 23, 2001 |
| L | Alex Cook6-5 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 1:44 | Shooto | Dec 17, 2000 |
| L | Frank Trigg21-9 | Submission | Forearm Choke | R2 | 3:05 | WEF | Aug 26, 2000 |
| W | Jutaro Nakao26-21-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 14, 2000 |
| W | Chris Kirby0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:34 | SB 14 | Nov 5, 1999 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:43 | SB 13 | Sep 7, 1999 | |
| W | Victor Hunsaker12-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:46 | SB 12 | Jun 1, 1999 |
| L | Masanori Suda22-11-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:55 | Shooto | Jan 17, 1998 |
| W | Jason Nicholsen3-11 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 0:28 | SB 3 | Jan 17, 1997 |
| W | Taro Obata0-4-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:16 | SB 3 | Jan 17, 1997 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.