Stevie Ray (MMA)
Introduction
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.
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.
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.
Ray faced Leonardo Mafra on 18 July 2015 at UFC Fight Night 72. He won the fight via TKO in the first round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
Ray faced Mickael Lebout on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76. He won the bout by unanimous decision.
Ray was expected to face Jake Matthews on 8 July 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. However, Ray pulled out of the fight in early June due to visa issues and was replaced by Kevin Lee.
Ray next faced Alan Patrick on 24 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Ray faced Ross Pearson on 19 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night 99. He won the fight via split decision.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Leonardo Mafra
- BAMMA
- BAMMA British Lightweight Championship
- Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
- CWFC Lightweight Championship (Two times)
- One successful title defense
- 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
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- 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
Submission Grappling
- Glasgow No Gi Open
- Glasgow Open 2013 advanced division middleweight (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) - 3rd place
- Matt Erickson (October 5, 2013). "Cage Warriors 60 results: Stevie Ray taps Carter to win lightweight title". MMAjunkie.com.
- Matt Erickson (June 7, 2014). "Cage Warriors 69 results: Stevie Ray, Jack Hermansson claim vacant titles". MMAjunkie.com.
- Matt Erickson (November 1, 2014). "Cage Warriors 73 results: Stevie Ray taps Warburton to defend title". MMAjunkie.com.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 26 matches | 20 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 8 | 4 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| 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 |