Clay French (19-7, 13) was born in Villa Park, Illinois, U.S. on October 7, 1980. At the age of 23 years on August 13, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Eric Gwaltney, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
French's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Thiago Meller at age 33 on February 8, 2014. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Clay French's best fights have been against Mac Danzig, Alonzo Martinez, Jason Ireland, Bryan Neville, James Krause and Sean Wilson. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Clay French".
French has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Clay French Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Feb 8, 2014 33 years, 4 months 19-7 (13) | Thiago Meller | LT | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
25  | Jul 29, 2011 30 years, 9 months 19-6 (13) | 25 years, 1 month 12-3 (11) | LT | 3 | SD | Win | |
24 | Sep 11, 2010 29 years, 11 months 18-6 (13) | Billy Stamp | LT | 3 | SD | Win | |
23 | Apr 24, 2010 29 years, 6 months 17-6 (13) | Sean Wilson | KOTC | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
22  | Aug 2, 2009 28 years, 9 months 16-6 (12) | 33 years, 7 months 15-6-2 (12) | LT | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | |
21 | Jun 20, 2009 28 years, 8 months 16-5 (12) | Bryan Neville | KOTC | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Neck crank |
20  | Apr 10, 2009 28 years, 6 months 15-5 (11) | 22 years, 10 months 4-3 (3) | LT | 1 | SUB | Loss Kimura | |
19  | Nov 28, 2008 28 years, 1 months 15-4 (11) | 19 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | KOTC | LT | 2 | KO | Loss Punches Lost KOTC lightweight title |
18  | Aug 24, 2008 27 years, 10 months 15-3 (11) | 28 years, 6 months 20-8-9 (10) | LT | 1 | SUB | Loss Achilles lock | |
17 | Jun 14, 2008 27 years, 8 months 15-2 (11) | Jameel Massouh | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
16 | Nov 21, 2007 27 years, 1 months 14-2 (10) | Jason Ireland | KOTC | LT | 3 | UD | Win Defended KOTC lightweight title |
15 | Oct 20, 2007 27 years 13-2 (10) | Bobby Mosley | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
14 | Aug 18, 2007 26 years, 10 months 12-2 (9) | Sam Jackson | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear naked choke | |
13 | Aug 5, 2007 26 years, 9 months 11-2 (8) | Buddy Clinton | KOTC | LT | 3 | TKO | Win Cut Defended KOTC lightweight title |
12 | May 26, 2007 26 years, 7 months 10-2 (7) | Buddy Clinton | KOTC | LT | 3 | SD | Win Defended KOTC lightweight title |
11 | Apr 21, 2007 26 years, 6 months 9-2 (7) | Dominic Bjerke | LT | 1 | TKO | Win | |
10  | Jan 19, 2007 26 years, 3 months 8-2 (6) | 27 years 16-2-1 (12) | KOTC | LT | 3 | SD | Win Won KOTC lightweight title |
9  | Nov 5, 2006 26 years 7-2 (6) | 23 years, 5 months 9-2 (6) | Pride | LT | 1 | SUB | Loss Flying triangle choke |
8 | Aug 26, 2006 25 years, 10 months 7-1 (6) | Justin James | LT | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | |
7  | Aug 26, 2006 25 years, 10 months 7-0 (6) | 22 years, 4 months 13-9 (12) | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Jul 15, 2006 25 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | James Kugler | 1 | SUB | Win Choke | ||
5 | Jun 10, 2006 25 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Alex Carter | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
4 | Apr 29, 2006 25 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Norm Alexander | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
3 | Aug 27, 2005 24 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Josh Arocho | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Mar 26, 2005 24 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Joe Veres | 2 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Aug 13, 2004 23 years, 10 months 1-0 (0) | Eric Gwaltney | 2 | UD | Win |
