Scottish mixed martial arts fighter
Steven “Sting” Ray
(born 25 March 1990) is a Scottish former
mixed martial artist
who competed in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC),
BAMMA
and
Cage Warriors
, where he was the Lightweight Champion, as well as the BAMMA British Lightweight Champion.
[3]
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He also competed in the
Lightweight
division of the
Professional Fighters League
(PFL).
Mixed martial arts career
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Early career
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Ray started as an amateur, going 7?0, his 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
.
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He also won a pro muay thai fight against Scott Morrison, class B rules, super middleweight division, by unanimous decision on 12 May 2012.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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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
.
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He won the fight via TKO in the first round and earned a
Performance of the Night
bonus.
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Ray faced
Mickael Lebout
on 24 October 2015 at
UFC Fight Night 76
.
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He won the bout by unanimous decision.
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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]
Ray next faced
Joe Lauzon
on 22 April 2017 at
UFC Fight Night 108
.
[20]
After taking a beating and coming close to being finished by Lauzon in the first round, Ray came back strong in the second and third rounds when Lauzon started to fade because of the energy he used in the first round. After a close fight, Ray was awarded a majority decision victory.
[21]
Ray faced
Paul Felder
on 16 July 2017 at
UFC Fight Night 113
.
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He lost the fight by knockout in the first round after being dropped with a knee strike and subsequently finished off with a series of elbows, marking the first time he's been finished by strikes in his MMA career.
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The fight with Felder also marked the last fight of his prevailing contract with UFC.
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As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Ray faced
Kajan Johnson
on 17 March 2018 at
UFC Fight Night 127
.
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He lost the fight via split decision.
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Ray faced
Jessin Ayari
on 27 October 2018 at
UFC Fight Night 138
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He won the fight by controversial unanimous decision.
[29]
Ray faced
Leonardo Santos
on 1 June 2019 at
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
.
[30]
He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
[31]
Ray faced
Michael Johnson
at
UFC on ESPN+ 20
on 26 October 2019.
[32]
He won the fight via majority decision.
[33]
Ray was expected to face
Marc Diakiese
on 21 March 2020 at
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards
.
[34]
However, Ray was removed from the card in late-January for undisclosed reasons. Diakiese is expected to remain on the card against promotional newcomer Jai Herbert
[35]
However, due to
COVID-19 pandemic
, the event was cancelled.
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On 21 September 2020 Ray announced his retirement from competing in MMA due to ongoing knee injuries.
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He would later reveal that his retirement was due to the UFC cutting him from the promotion due to turning down a fight due to visa issues stemming from prior legal problems, something which he claims the UFC was already aware of.
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Professional Fighters League
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In 2021, Ray came out of retirement and signed with
Professional Fighters League
.
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2022 Season
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Ray faced Alexander Martinez on 20 April 2022 at
PFL 1
.
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He lost the bout via unanimous decision.
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Ray faced
Anthony Pettis
on 24 June 2022 at
PFL 5
.
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He won the bout in the second round via modified body triangle.
[43]
Ray rematched
Anthony Pettis
in the Semifinals of the Lightweight tournament on 5 August 2022 at
PFL 7
.
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Once again, Ray won the bout, this time via unanimous decision.
[45]
Ray faced
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
in the finals of the
Lightweight tournament
on 25 November 2022 at
PFL 10
.
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He lost the bout after being knocked out in the second round.
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2023 Season
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In the 2023 season, Ray faced
Natan Schulte
on April 14, 2023 at
PFL 3
.
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He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Ray faced
Clay Collard
on June 23, 2023 at
PFL 6
.
[50]
He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
[51]
After the loss, Ray announced his retirement for the second time.
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Professional grappling career
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Stevie Ray has also competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in 2011 he won the Scotia Cup 2011, in the middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) division at white belt and the Glasgow Open 2011, in the medium-heavyweight (under 88,3 kg/194 lbs) division at white belt.
In 2012 he won Scotia Cup 2012, in the medium-heavyweight (under 88,3 kg/194 lbs) division at blue belt and the Glasgow Open 2012, in the middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) division at blue belt.
In 2013 he placed 3rd in the Glasgow No Gi Open 2013, in the middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) advanced division.
Ray fought Ellis Younger in a no gi grappling match, at 176 lbs / 80 kg, on 25 August 2018, in an event called Scottish Grappling Invitational 2. He lost the match on points.
On 20 April 2019, Ray competed in the Edinburgh Open 2019, he took 1st place in the Middleweight (82,3 kg/181 lbs) Gi - purple belt division and also took 1st place in the Middleweight (79,5 kg/175 lbs) No Gi - purple belt division.
Ray made his return to the grappling scene on 19 August 2019 at Polaris 11, taking on former Cage Warriors champion
Paddy Pimblett
in a - 77 kg nogi bout, winning the match by inside heel hook.
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Ray competed against Craig Ewers, at Polaris 18, at 170lbs/77kg, on 27 November 2021, winning the match by submission via modified Twister.
Ray competed against Shane Curtis at Grapplefest 17, at 198lbs/90kg on November 18, 2023.
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He won the match by submitting Curtis with a heel hook.
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Ray faced Ibrahima Mane, at Middleweight, 185lbs/84kg, on the main card of ADXC 4 on May 18, 2024.
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He won the match by submission in the first round.
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Ray competed against Jed Hue at Polaris 28 on June 15, 2024.
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He lost the match by decision.
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Championships and accomplishments
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Mixed martial arts
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- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- BAMMA
- BAMMA British Lightweight Championship
- Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
- CWFC Lightweight Championship (Two times)
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- One successful title defence
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- CWFC 2013 Lightweight Tournament Winner
- Total Combat
- TC European Welterweight Championship
- On Top Promotions
- OTP 2011 Welterweight Tournament Runner-up
- Scottish Fight Challenge
- SFC Welterweight Championship
- SFC Welterweight Tournament Winner
- Sherdog
- Violent Money TV
- VMTV x PFL Comeback of the Year 2022
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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- Scotia Cup
- Scotia Cup 2011 white belt middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) ? 1st place
- Scotia Cup 2012 blue belt medium-heavyweight (under 88,3 kg/194 lbs) ? 1st place
- Glasgow Open
- Glasgow Open 2011 white belt medium-heavyweight (under 88,3 kg/194 lbs) ? 1st place
- Glasgow Open 2012 blue belt middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) ? 1st place
- Edinburgh Open
- Edinburgh Open 2019 purple belt middleweight division (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) - 1st place
Submission Grappling
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- Glasgow No Gi Open
- Glasgow Open 2013 advanced middleweight division (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) ? 3rd place
- Edinburgh Open
- Edinburgh Open 2019 middleweight division (under 79,5 kg/175 lbs) - 1st place
Mixed martial arts record
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Professional record breakdown
38 matches
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25 wins
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13 losses
|
By knockout
|
6
|
4
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By submission
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9
|
4
|
By decision
|
10
|
5
|
Res.
|
Record
|
Opponent
|
Method
|
Event
|
Date
|
Round
|
Time
|
Location
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Notes
|
Loss
|
25?13
|
Clay Collard
|
TKO (punches)
|
PFL 6 (2023)
|
June 23, 2023
|
2
|
1:04
|
Atlanta, Georgia
, United States
|
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Loss
|
25?12
|
Natan Schulte
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Decision (unanimous)
|
PFL 3 (2023)
|
14 April 2023
|
3
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
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Loss
|
25?11
|
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
|
KO (punch)
|
PFL 10 (2022)
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25 November 2022
|
2
|
4:40
|
New York City, New York
, United States
|
2022 PFL Lightweight Tournament Final.
|
Win
|
25?10
|
Anthony Pettis
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
PFL 7 (2022)
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5 August 2022
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3
|
5:00
|
New York City, New York
, United States
|
2022 PFL Lightweight Semifinals.
|
Win
|
24?10
|
Anthony Pettis
|
Submission (twister)
|
PFL 5 (2022)
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24 June 2022
|
2
|
3:57
|
Atlanta, Georgia
, United States
|
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Loss
|
23?10
|
Alexander Martinez
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
PFL 1 (2022)
|
20 April 2022
|
3
|
5:00
|
Arlington, Texas
, United States
|
|
Win
|
23?9
|
Michael Johnson
|
Decision (majority)
|
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
|
26 October 2019
|
3
|
5:00
|
Kallang
, Singapore
|
|
Loss
|
22?9
|
Leonardo Santos
|
KO (punch)
|
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
|
1 June 2019
|
1
|
2:17
|
Stockholm
, Sweden
|
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Win
|
22?8
|
Jessin Ayari
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Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
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27 October 2018
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3
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5:00
|
Moncton, New Brunswick
, Canada
|
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Loss
|
21?8
|
Kajan Johnson
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Decision (split)
|
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
|
17 March 2018
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3
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5:00
|
London
, England
|
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Loss
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21?7
|
Paul Felder
|
KO (elbows)
|
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
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16 July 2017
|
1
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3:57
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Glasgow
, Scotland
|
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Win
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21?6
|
Joe Lauzon
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Decision (majority)
|
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
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22 April 2017
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3
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5:00
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Nashville, Tennessee
, United States
|
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Win
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20?6
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Ross Pearson
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Decision (split)
|
UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
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19 November 2016
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3
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5:00
|
Belfast
, Northern Ireland
|
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Loss
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19?6
|
Alan Patrick
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Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
|
24 September 2016
|
3
|
5:00
|
Brasilia
, Brazil
|
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Win
|
19?5
|
Mickael Lebout
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Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
|
24 October 2015
|
3
|
5:00
|
Dublin
, Ireland
|
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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
|
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Win
|
16?5
|
Curt Warburton
|
Submission (rear-naked choke)
|
Cage Warriors 73
|
1 November 2014
|
2
|
2:00
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
, England
|
Defended the
Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship
.
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Win
|
15?5
|
Curt Warburton
|
Decision (split)
|
Cage Warriors 69: Super Saturday
|
7 June 2014
|
5
|
5:00
|
London, England
|
Won the vacant
Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship
.
|
Loss
|
14?5
|
Ivan Buchinger
|
Submission (rear-naked choke)
|
Cage Warriors 63
|
31 December 2013
|
4
|
3:43
|
Dublin
, Ireland
|
Lost the
Cage Warriors 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
Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship
. CWFC Lightweight tournament final.
|
Win
|
13?4
|
Jason Ball
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
2
|
5:00
|
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
|
On Top Welterweight Tournament Final. For the on Top Welterweight Championship.
|
Win
|
7?1
|
Merv Mulholland
|
Submission (triangle armbar)
|
2
|
4:59
|
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 the 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
|
SFC Welterweight Tournament Final
|
Win
|
3?0
|
Vincent del Guerra
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
2
|
5:00
|
SFC Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final
|
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
|
|
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See also
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References
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"Fight Card ? UFC Fight Night Bisping vs. Leites"
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"Promoted to brown belt in BJJ tonight from my coach @higher_level_mma (...)"
"
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2019
.
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"Father to be Steve Ray took UFC Krakow Debut on Two Weeks Notice"
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"Before UFC deal, Cage Warriors champ Stevie Ray readied for retirement ? at 24"
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