Clay French | |
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Born |
Villa Park, Illinois, United States |
October 7, 1980
Residence | Mokena, Illinois |
Nationality | American |
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
Division | Lightweight |
Stance | Southpaw |
Fighting out of | Schaumburg, Illinois |
Team | H.I.T. Squad, Gilbert Grappling |
Years active | 2004–2014 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 25 |
Wins | 19 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 11 |
By decision | 6 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 5 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Clayton "Clay" French (born October 7, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist who fought on Pride Fighting Championships, Sengoku, KOTC and other several fighting organizations. He holds a notable victory over TUF winner Mac Danzig by split decision and has trained with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes.
Clay wrestled at Eastern Illinois University where he was coached by Matt Hughes who turned him on to Mixed martial arts. Clay became a KOTC lightweight title holder. He has since started fighting at Sengoku in Japan and he enjoys the Japanese fighting culture. he then began fighting in Titan Fighting Championships. Clay is now the head coach of wrestling at St. Laurence High School.