Clay Guida
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| Born | Clayton Guida December 8, 1981 Round Lake, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | The Carpenter |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb) |
| Division |
Lightweight (155 lb) (2003-2012) Featherweight (145 lb) (2012-present) |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Shooto, Gaidojutsu, Wrestling, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Johnsburg, Illinois |
| Team | Team Alpha Male |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 49 |
| Wins | 32 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 6 |
| University | William Rainey Harper College |
| Notable relatives | Jason Guida (brother) |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Clayton "The Carpenter" Guida (/ˈɡwiːdə/; born December 8, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist, fighting in the UFC as a Featherweight. A professional competitor since 2003, Guida has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, the WEC, and Shooto. Guida was the inaugural Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, and as of August 17, 2015, he was #11 in the official UFC featherweight rankings. He holds notable victories over former UFC Lightweight champions Rafael Dos Anjos and Anthony Pettis.
Guida was successful in his UFC debut, submitting Justin James in the second round at UFC 64.
Guida lost a unanimous decision to Din Thomas at UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon in his second UFC outing.
Guida garnered attention for his three-round split decision loss to Tyson Griffin at UFC 72.
At UFC 74 Guida rebounded from his two consecutive losses, taking a split decision over PRIDE veteran Marcus Aurélio.
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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