Gideon Ray (17-15-1, 16) was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on May 27, 1973. At the age of 26 years on February 24, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Eddie Harps, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 5, 2005, 31-year old Gideon Ray made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 51: Super Saturday against a 25-year old David Loiseau but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Ray's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Shamar Bailey at age 39 on December 15, 2012. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Ray has 15 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33  | Dec 15, 2012 39 years, 6 months 17-15-1 (16) | 30 years, 2 months 14-8 (8) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
32 | Aug 20, 2011 38 years, 2 months 17-14-1 (16) | Dwayne Hinds | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
31 | May 6, 2011 37 years, 11 months 17-13-1 (16) | Sergej Juskevic | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
30 | Jan 23, 2010 36 years, 7 months 17-12-1 (16) | Daniel Mason-Straus | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
29  | Dec 10, 2009 36 years, 6 months 17-11-1 (16) | 29 years 15-14 (11) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Nov 20, 2009 36 years, 5 months 16-11-1 (16) | 25 years, 6 months 9-1 (8) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
27 | Oct 10, 2009 36 years, 4 months 16-10-1 (16) | Brandon Small | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
26  | Oct 11, 2008 35 years, 4 months 15-10-1 (15) | 29 years, 3 months 23-11 (18) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
25 | Jul 19, 2008 35 years, 1 months 15-9-1 (15) | Brandon Melendez | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
24 | May 16, 2008 34 years, 11 months 15-8-1 (15) | Bryan Craven | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
23 | Mar 29, 2008 34 years, 10 months 14-8-1 (14) | Nabil Khatib | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22 | Nov 3, 2007 34 years, 5 months 14-7-1 (14) | Delson Heleno | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
21 | Jun 16, 2007 34 years 14-6-1 (14) | Delson Heleno | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Keylock | |
20 | Apr 13, 2007 33 years, 10 months 14-5-1 (14) | Gabe Casillas | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | |
19  | Nov 11, 2006 33 years, 5 months 13-5-1 (13) | 26 years, 3 months 9-4 (9) | TUF | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
18  | Apr 29, 2006 32 years, 11 months 13-4-1 (13) | 30 years, 10 months 12-7 (11) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17 | Mar 18, 2006 32 years, 9 months 13-3-1 (13) | Jerry Spiegel | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Feb 17, 2006 32 years, 8 months 12-3-1 (12) | Brendan Seguin | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
15 | Oct 15, 2005 32 years, 4 months 11-3-1 (11) | Chris Fontaine | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Sep 17, 2005 32 years, 3 months 10-3-1 (10) | Trevor Garrett | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke |
13  | Aug 6, 2005 32 years, 2 months 9-3-1 (9) | 26 years, 1 months 6-1 (5) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
12 | Jun 25, 2005 32 years 9-2-1 (9) | Dennis Reed | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11  | Feb 5, 2005 31 years, 8 months 8-2-1 (8) | 25 years, 1 months 11-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
10 | Nov 13, 2005 32 years, 5 months 8-1-1 (8) | Shawn McCully | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes | |
9 | Oct 23, 2004 31 years, 4 months 7-1-1 (7) | Rhomez Brower | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8  | Jun 5, 2004 31 years 6-1-1 (6) | 31 years, 9 months 18-0-1 (12) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
7 | Aug 2, 2003 30 years, 2 months 6-0-1 (6) | Jason Medina | WL | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6  | May 21, 2003 29 years, 11 months 5-0-1 (5) | 30 years, 9 months 20-11-1 (12) | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
5 | Jan 11, 2003 29 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Matt Shaw | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes | ||
4 | Oct 26, 2002 29 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Justin Wieman | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | ||
3 | May 18, 2002 28 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Derrick Noble | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
2 | Jan 5, 2002 28 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Moto Asai | 2 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock | ||
1 | Feb 24, 2000 26 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Eddie Harps | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
