Stevie Ray (MMA)

Stevie Ray
Born Steven Ray
(1990-03-25) March 25, 1990
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Other names Braveheart,
Nationality Scottish
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
187 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st) (walking-weight)
Division Lightweight
Welterweight
Reach 70.0 in (178 cm)
Fighting out of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Team Higher Level MMA
Dinky Ninjas / Tristar Gym
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active 2010–present
Kickboxing record
Total 1
Wins 1
Losses 0
Draws 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 26
Wins 20
By knockout 6
By submission 8
By decision 6
Losses 6
By submission 4
By decision 2
Amateur career
Total 7
Wins 7
By knockout 1
By submission 5
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Steven "Stevie" Ray (born March 25, 1990) is a Scottish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was a former Cage Warriors champion.[3][4][5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ray started as an amateur, going 7-0, is first fight was a short notice fight, at Middleweight, for which he weighted in 175 lbs. His next fights were at Welterweight.

Ray made his professional mixed martial arts debut in June 2010. Ray competed predominantly in the United Kingdom where he amassed a record of 16–5 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[6][7]

He also competed in brazilian jiu jitsu, winning the Scotia Cup 2011, in the middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) division at white belt, the Glasgow Open 2011, in the medium-heavyweight (under 88,3 kg/194 lbs) division at white belt, the Scotia Cup 2012, in the medium-heavyweight (under 88,3 kg/194 lbs) division at blue belt, the Glasgow Open 2012, in the middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) division at blue belt, he also placed 3rd in the Glasgow No Gi Open 2013, in the middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) advanced division. He also won a pro muay thai fight against Scott Morrison, class B rules, super middleweight division, by unanimous decision on 12 of May 2012.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ray made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement for an injured Jason Saggo against Marcin Bandel on 11 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64. Ray won the one-sided fight via TKO in the second round.[8]

Ray faced Leonardo Mafra on 18 July 2015 at UFC Fight Night 72.[9] He won the fight via TKO in the first round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus.[10][11]

Ray faced Mickael Lebout on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76.[12] He won the bout by unanimous decision.[13]

Ray was expected to face Jake Matthews on 8 July 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.[14] However, Ray pulled out of the fight in early June due to visa issues and was replaced by Kevin Lee.[15]

Ray next faced Alan Patrick on 24 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95.[16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[17]

Ray faced Ross Pearson on 19 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night 99.[18] He won the fight via split decision.[19]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Submission Grappling

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 20–6 Ross Pearson Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 19 November 2016 3 5:00 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss 19–6 Alan Patrick Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg 24 September 2016 3 5:00 Brasília, Brazil
Win 19–5 Mickael Lebout Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka 24 October 2015 3 5:00 Dublin, Ireland
Win 18–5 Leonardo Mafra TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites 18 July 2015 1 2:30 Glasgow, Scotland Performance of the Night.
Win 17–5 Marcin Bandel TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 11 April 2015 2 1:35 Krakow, Poland
Win 16–5 Curt Warburton Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 73 1 November 2014 2 2:00 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Defended the CWFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 15–5 Curt Warburton Decision (split) Cage Warriors 69: Super Saturday 7 June 2014 5 5:00 London, England Won the vacant CWFC Lightweight Championship.
Loss 14–5 Ivan Buchinger Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 63 31 December 2013 4 3:43 Dublin, Ireland Lost the CWFC Lightweight Championship.
Win 14–4 Sean Carter Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 60 5 October 2013 1 4:40 London, England Won the vacant CWFC Lightweight Championship. Won the CWFC Lightweight Tournament.
Win 13–4 Jason Ball Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 60 5 October 2013 2 5:00 London, England CWFC Lightweight Tournament Semi-final.
Loss 12–4 Curt Warburton Decision (unanimous) BAMMA 12 9 March 2013 3 5:00 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Lost the BAMMA British Lightweight Championship.
Win 12–3 Dale Hardiman Decision (unanimous) BAMMA 11 2 December 2012 3 5:00 Birmingham, England Won the inaugural BAMMA British Lightweight Championship.
Win 11–3 Stu Barrs TKO (punches) Caledonian Combat 1: The Gathering 21 July 2012 2 3:37 Inverness, Scotland Lightweight debut.
Win 10–3 Qasim Shafiq Submission (armbar) OTP: On Top 5 2 June 2012 1 1:02 Glasgow, Scotland Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Loss 9–3 Assan Njie Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Warriors: Fight Night 4 15 March 2012 2 2:29 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Win 9–2 Vaidas Valancius Submission (rear-naked choke) OTP: On Top 4 25 February 2012 1 2:41 Glasgow, Scotland
Win 8–2 John Quinn KO (punches) OTP: On Top 3 24 September 2011 1 0:57 Glasgow, Scotland
Loss 7-2 Nico Musoke Submission (rear-naked choke) OTP: On Top 2 18 June 2011 1 4:56 Glasgow, Scotland For the On Top Welterweight Championship. On Top Welterweight Tournament Final.
Win 7-1 Merv Mulholland Submission (triangle armbar) OTP: On Top 2 18 June 2011 2 4:59 Glasgow, Scotland On Top Welterweight Tournament Semi-final.
Win 6–1 Scott Ward TKO (punches) Scottish Fight Challenge 4: Resolution 17 April 2011 3 0:00 Stirling, Scotland Won the inaugural SFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 5–1 Davey Parker Submission (arm-triangle choke) Total Combat 39 12 March 2011 1 2:14 Durham, England Won TC European Welterweight Championship.
Loss 4-1 Dan Hope Technical Submission (armbar) Honour 4 27 November 2010 1 0:00 Aberdeen, Scotland
Win 4–0 Mark Young Submission (heel hook) Scottish Fight Challenge 3: Showdown 10 October 2010 1 0:00 Stirling, Scotland
Win 3–0 Vincent del Guerra Decision (unanimous) Scottish Fight Challenge 3: Showdown 10 October 2010 2 5:00 Stirling, Scotland
Win 2–0 Loic Marty Submission (D'Arce choke) Brawl at the Bay 25 July 2010 1 0:00 Fife, Scotland
Win 1–0 Shaun Edmondson KO (punch) Scottish Fight Challenge 2: Retribution 27 June 2010 1 1:54 Stirling, Scotland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Bisping vs. Leites". UFC.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Steven Ray (May 4, 2015). "Promoted to purple belt tonight". Instagram. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Father to be Steve Ray took UFC Krakow Debut on Two Weeks Notice". Vice.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Before UFC deal, Cage Warriors champ Stevie Ray readied for retirement – at 24". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  5. ↑ "Steven Ray and the story of why he got into MMA: 'I was right into the deep end'". Bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  6. ↑ Zane Simon (2015-04-02). "Welcome to the UFC, Ray, Stasiak, Nguyen, and Campbell". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  7. ↑ "Cage Warriors 69 results: Stevie Ray, Jack Hermansson claim vacant titles". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  8. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-04-11). "UFC Fight Night 64 results: Stevie Ray pounds out Marcin Bandel in second round". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  9. ↑ Staff (2015-07-17). "Leandro Mafra meets Scotland's Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night 72 in Glasgow". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  10. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (18 July 2015). "UFC Fight Night 72 results: Scotland's Stevie Ray decimates Leonardo Mafra". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2015-07-18). "UFC Fight Night Glasgow Bonuses: Calderwood, Casey, Duffy, Ray earn $50K". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  12. ↑ Ben Kiely (2015-08-17). "UFC Dublin shaping up nicely as exciting lightweight battle added to card". sportsjoe.ie. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  13. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-10-24). "UFC Fight Night 76 results: Stevie Ray outworks Mickael Lebout for decision win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  14. ↑ Staff (2016-04-25). "Jake Matthews vs. Stevie Ray slated for The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  15. ↑ Shaun Al-Shatti (2016-06-02). "Stevie Ray out, Kevin Lee in against Jake Matthews at TUF 23 Finale". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  16. ↑ Danny Doherty (2016-07-02). "UFC Brasilia: Alan Patrick to fight Stevie Ray". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  17. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-09-24). "UFC Fight Night 95 results: Alan Patrick grinds out unanimous decision win over Stevie Ray". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  18. ↑ Ariel Helwani (2016-10-26). "Stevie Ray expected to replace injured James Krause against Ross Pearson at UFN: Belfast". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  19. ↑ Stevie Ray (2016-11-19). "-UFC Fight Night 99 results: Steven Ray takes split, edges Ross Pearson". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  20. ↑ Matt Erickson (October 5, 2013). "Cage Warriors 60 results: Stevie Ray taps Carter to win lightweight title". MMAjunkie.com.
  21. ↑ Matt Erickson (June 7, 2014). "Cage Warriors 69 results: Stevie Ray, Jack Hermansson claim vacant titles". MMAjunkie.com.
  22. ↑ Matt Erickson (November 1, 2014). "Cage Warriors 73 results: Stevie Ray taps Warburton to defend title". MMAjunkie.com.

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