Clay Guida

Clay “The Carpenter” Guida is the long-haired, never-stop lightweight from Round Lake, Illinois, who won the first Strikeforce lightweight title in 2006 and went on to fight 37 times in the UFC. His 2009 war with Diego Sanchez opened the UFC Hall of Fame Fight Wing in 2019.

He earned six Fight of the Night awards against the likes of Roger Huerta, Nate Diaz and Benson Henderson, and his 2012 fight against Gray Maynard drew criticism for his constant movement. CagePotato covered every Guida fight and every haircut.

Clay Guida fact file
Full nameClayton Charles Guida
NicknameThe Carpenter
Date of birth
Place of birthRound Lake, Illinois, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Strikeforce
  • King of the Cage
  • Shooto
  • WEC
Accolades
  • Inaugural Strikeforce Lightweight Champion
  • UFC Hall of Fame Fight Wing (vs. Diego Sanchez)
  • Six UFC Fight of the Night awards

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