Stevie Ray (fighter)

Steven Ray (born 25 March 1990) is a Scottish retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, he has also formerly competed for BAMMA and Cage Warriors, where he was the Lightweight Champion, as well as the BAMMA British Lightweight Champion.[3][4][5]

Stevie Ray
BornSteven Ray
(1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Other namesBraveheart
NationalityScottish
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
DivisionLightweight
Welterweight
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofKirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
TeamHigher Level MMA
Dinky Ninjas / Tristar Gym
RankBrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] under Roberto Atalla
Years active2010–2020
Kickboxing record
Total1
Wins1
Losses0
Draws0
Mixed martial arts record
Total32
Wins23
By knockout6
By submission8
By decision9
Losses9
By knockout2
By submission4
By decision3
Amateur record
Total7
Wins7
By knockout1
By submission5
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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.[6][7]

He also won a pro muay thai fight against Scott Morrison, class B rules, super middleweight division, by unanimous decision on 12 May 2012.

Brazilian jiu jitsu

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.

Stevie fought Ellis Younger in a no gi grappling match, at 176 lbs / 80 kg, on the 25th of August 2018, in an event called Scottish Grappling Invitational 2. He lost the match on points.

On April 20th 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.

Stevie made his return to the grappling scene at on August 19th 2019 at Polaris 11, taking on former Cage Warriors champion Paddy Pimblett in a - 77kg nogi bout, winning the match by inside heel hook.[8] [9]

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.[10]

Ray faced Leonardo Mafra on 18 July 2015 at UFC Fight Night 72.[11] He won the fight via TKO in the first round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus.[12][13]

Ray faced Mickael Lebout on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76.[14] He won the bout by unanimous decision.[15]

Ray was expected to face Jake Matthews on 8 July 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.[16] However, Ray pulled out of the fight in early June due to visa issues and was replaced by Kevin Lee.[17]

Ray next faced Alan Patrick on 24 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95.[18] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[19]

Ray faced Ross Pearson on 19 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night 99.[20] He won the fight via split decision.[21]

Ray next faced Joe Lauzon on 22 April 2017 at UFC Fight Night 108.[22] 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.[23]

Ray faced Paul Felder on 16 July 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113.[24] 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.[25] The fight with Felder also marked the last fight of his prevailing contract with UFC.[26]

As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Ray faced Kajan Johnson on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127.[27][28] He lost the fight via split decision.[29]

Ray faced Jessin Ayari on 27 October 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138[30] He won the fight by controversial unanimous decision.[31]

Ray faced Leonardo Santos on 1 June 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith.[32] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[33]

Ray faced Michael Johnson at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26 October 2019.[34] He won the fight via majority decision.[35]

Ray was expected to face Marc Diakiese on 21 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards.[36] 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[37] However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled.[38]

On 21 September 2020 Ray announced his retirement from competing in MMA due to ongoing knee injuries.[39]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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
  • Edinburgh Open
    • Edinburgh Open 2019 purple belt middleweight division (under 82,3 kg/181 lbs) - 1st place

Submission Grappling
  • 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
Professional record breakdown
32 matches 23 wins 9 losses
By knockout 6 2
By submission 8 4
By decision 9 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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
Win 22–8 Jessin Ayari Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith 27 October 2018 3 5:00 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Loss 21–8 Kajan Johnson Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov 17 March 2018 3 5:00 London, England
Loss 21–7 Paul Felder KO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio 16 July 2017 1 3:57 Glasgow, Scotland
Win 21–6 Joe Lauzon Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov 22 April 2017 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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 Kraków, 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. CWFC Lightweight tournament final.
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 On Top Welterweight Tournament Final. For the on Top Welterweight Championship.
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 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) Scottish Fight Challenge 3: Showdown 10 October 2010 2 5:00 Stirling, Scotland 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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