52 Facts About Clay Guida

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Clayton Charles Guida is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to the UFC competing in the Lightweight division.

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Clay Guida continued his wrestling career for Harper College, where he competed at 149 lbs.

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Clay Guida is the younger brother of fellow mixed martial artist, Jason Guida.

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Clay Guida made his professional debut in the summer of 2003, losing via rear-naked choke in the first round.

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Clay Guida was then signed by Strikeforce and fought a month later against Josh Thomson for the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.

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Clay Guida won via unanimous decision, before losing to the then-undefeated Gilbert Melendez.

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Clay Guida was successful in his UFC debut, submitting Justin James in the second round at UFC 64.

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Clay Guida lost a unanimous decision to Din Thomas at UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon in his second UFC outing.

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Clay Guida garnered attention for his three-round split decision loss to Tyson Griffin at UFC 72.

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At UFC 74 Clay Guida rebounded from his two consecutive losses, taking a split decision over PRIDE veteran Marcus Aurelio.

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Clay Guida was defeated by Roger Huerta at The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale via rear-naked choke in the 3rd round after clearly winning the first 2 rounds.

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Clay Guida returned to his winning ways at UFC Fight Night 13, where he defeated UFC newcomer Samy Schiavo via TKO at 4:15 of the first round.

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Clay Guida defeated Ultimate Fighter winner Nate Diaz via split decision at UFC 94.

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Clay Guida's next fight was against Diego Sanchez, at The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs United Kingdom Finale which he lost by split decision.

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Clay Guida was even offered $10,000 by Dana White to cut it, but he refused.

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Clay Guida was expected to face Sean Sherk on March 21,2010 at UFC LIVE: Vera vs Jones, but Sherk was forced off the card with an injury.

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At UFC Live: Vera vs Jones Clay Guida defeated Shannon Gugerty at 3:40 of round 2 by way of arm-triangle choke, ending Clay Guida's two fight losing streak along with winning his first UFC Submission of the Night award.

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Clay Guida then faced Rafael dos Anjos on August 7,2010 at UFC 117.

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Clay Guida appeared to injure the jaw of dos Anjos in the first round with a hook and would go on to defeat dos Anjos by submission after dos Anjos tapped from the pressure being applied to his jaw while Clay Guida had head-and-arm control.

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Clay Guida defeated Takanori Gomi on January 1,2011 at UFC 125 by submission due to a guillotine choke in round two, his third consecutive submission victory which earned him Submission of the Night honors.

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Clay Guida faced Benson Henderson on November 12,2011 at UFC on Fox 1.

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Clay Guida faced Gray Maynard on June 22,2012 at UFC on FX 4.

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Clay Guida was expected to face Chad Mendes on April 20,2013 at UFC on Fox 7.

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Clay Guida won the fight by unanimous decision, in a performance that earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.

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Clay Guida faced Dennis Bermudez on July 26,2014 at UFC on Fox 12.

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Clay Guida lost the bout via submission in the second round.

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Clay Guida faced Robbie Peralta on April 4,2015 at UFC Fight Night 63.

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Clay Guida faced Thiago Tavares on November 7,2015 at UFC Fight Night 77.

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Clay Guida lost the fight due to a guillotine choke submission early in the first round.

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Clay Guida faced Brian Ortega on June 4,2016 at UFC 199.

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Clay Guida lost the fight via KO in the third round.

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Clay Guida next faced Erik Koch at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee on June 25,2017.

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Clay Guida faced Joe Lauzon on November 11,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis.

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Clay Guida was expected to face Bobby Green on June 9,2018 at UFC 225.

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However, Green pulled out of the bout, citing an injury and was replaced by Charles Oliveira Clay Guida lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round.

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Clay Guida faced Jim Miller on August 3,2019 at UFC on ESPN 5.

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Clay Guida lost the fight via a technical submission due to a guillotine choke in the first minute of the first round.

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Clay Guida faced Bobby Green on June 20,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov.

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Clay Guida faced Mark Madsen on August 21,2021 at UFC on ESPN 29.

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Clay Guida faced Leonardo Santos on December 4,2021 at UFC on ESPN: Font vs Aldo.

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Clay Guida faced Claudio Puelles on April 23,2022 at UFC Fight Night 205.

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Clay Guida lost the fight via a kneebar in round one.

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Clay Guida faced Scott Holtzman on December 3,2022 at UFC on ESPN 42.

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Clay Guida faced Rafa Garcia on April 15,2023 at UFC on ESPN 44.

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Clay Guida defeated Billy Quarantillo by unanimous decision in a submission grappling match on December 30,2021 at Fury Pro Grappling 3.

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Clay Guida returned to wrestling competition at the 2022 US Open, competing alongside his teammate Urijah Faber at the event.

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On May 28,2022 Clay Guida competed in the co-main event of Fury Pro Grappling 4, facing Brad Boulton in a submission grappling match.

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Clay Guida competed in a submission grappling match against fellow UFC fighter Chase Hooper in the co-main event of Fury Pro Grappling 6 on December 30,2022 and was submitted with a calf slicer at 3:55.

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Clay Guida starred in a National commercial for SafeAuto Insurance.

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Clay Guida is one of several fighters who represents the SafeAuto Fight Team.

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Clay Guida is managed by VFD Sports Marketing, a sports marketing company that focuses on UFC athletes.

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Clay Guida is a fan of the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs.