Ray Cooper III
UFC DebutNickname“Bradda Boy”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Pearl City, Hawaii
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Lion of Judah
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Ray Cooper III 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
703-363-12
.659 win rate
Winning-record opponents
27 of 40
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
41
40 opponents with 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 41 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 17 KO · 7 sub · 2 decPFL · Gladiator Challenge · SEC · Destiny MMA · GFC 9 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Glaucio Eliziario10-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:18 | GFC 9 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| L | Fanil Rafikov25-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights 132 | Dec 20, 2025 |
| L | Darkhanbek Ergeshev12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:04 | Borroka Promotions | Sep 20, 2025 |
| L | Dante Schiro13-6 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R3 | 2:20 | Tuff-N-Uff | Jun 29, 2025 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| L | Jason Jackson20-6 | KO/TKO | Leg Kick and Punches | R2 | 0:23 | PFL | Feb 24, 2024 |
| L | Derek Brunson24-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Nov 24, 2023 |
| W | Brett Cooper28-17 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 0:24 | PFL | Jul 1, 2022 |
| L | Carlos Leal23-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | May 6, 2022 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:02 | PFL | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| W | Rory MacDonald23-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 13, 2021 |
| W | Nikolay Aleksakhin26-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 17, 2021 |
| W | Jason Ponet26-20-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:23 | PFL | Apr 29, 2021 |
| W | David Michaud18-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:56 | PFL | Dec 31, 2019 |
| W | Chris Curtis32-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:11 | PFL | Oct 11, 2019 |
| D | Sadibou Sy17-9-2 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | PFL | Oct 11, 2019 |
| L | John Howard29-19-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:23 | PFL | Jul 11, 2019 |
| W | Zane Kamaka13-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:29 | PFL | May 9, 2019 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:18 | PFL | Dec 31, 2018 | |
| W | Handesson Ferreira22-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:28 | PFL | Oct 20, 2018 |
| W | Jake Shields33-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:10 | PFL | Oct 20, 2018 |
| W | Pavel Kusch23-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:18 | PFL | Aug 16, 2018 |
| W | Jake Shields33-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:09 | PFL | Jul 5, 2018 |
| L | Handesson Ferreira22-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Capone's Productions | Nov 18, 2017 |
| W | Charles Bennett31-48-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:48 | X-1 48 | Aug 12, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:16 | X-1 46 | Apr 29, 2017 | |
| L | Jun Yong Park19-7 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | — | PXC 56 | Mar 25, 2017 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:04 | X-1 45 | Jan 28, 2017 | |
| W | Zach Conn7-9 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:12 | X-1 44 | Sep 24, 2016 |
| W | Gabe Rivas14-26-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:41 | SEC | Apr 29, 2016 |
| W | Josh Drake4-4 | Submission | Front Choke | R1 | 1:06 | Gladiator Challenge | Nov 28, 2015 |
| W | Adrian Bartee3-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:34 | Gladiator Challenge | Aug 15, 2015 |
| W | David Douglas10-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:27 | SEC | Aug 7, 2015 |
| W | Dave Mazany17-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:24 | SEC | Mar 20, 2015 |
| W | Jody Carter1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:58 | Gladiator Challenge | Nov 22, 2014 |
| L | Craig Jackson | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:25 | Southside Boxing | Nov 8, 2014 |
| L | Danny Navarro19-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:34 | Gladiator Challenge | Aug 30, 2014 |
| W | Nate Harris2-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:52 | Destiny MMA | May 3, 2014 |
| L | Joey Gomez7-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:21 | Destiny MMA | Apr 6, 2013 |
| W | Adam Smith0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:41 | Destiny MMA | Jan 19, 2013 |
| W | Kani Correa4-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:08 | KOTC | Jul 14, 2012 |
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 promotionDestiny MMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Devin Taylor1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Destiny MMA | Apr 28, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.