Ray Cooper III (25-12-1, 23) was born in Pearl City, Hawaii, U.S. on February 7, 1993. At the age of 19 years on July 14, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Kani Correa, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Cooper III's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Dante Schiro at age 32 on June 29, 2025. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
Some of Ray Cooper III's best fights have been against David Michaud, Magomed Magomedkerimov, Jake Shields, Brett Cooper, Charles Bennett, Chris Curtis and Rory MacDonald.
Cooper III has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Jun 29, 2025 32 years, 4 months 25-12-1 (23) | Dante Schiro | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches | |
37  | Aug 23, 2024 31 years, 6 months 25-11-1 (23) | 30 years, 6 months 15-1 (11) | PFL | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
36  | Feb 24, 2024 31 years 25-10-1 (23) | 33 years, 3 months 17-4 (8) | PFL | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg kick and punches |
35  | Nov 24, 2023 30 years, 9 months 25-9-1 (23) | 39 years, 10 months 23-9 (16) | PFL | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34  | Jul 1, 2022 29 years, 4 months 25-8-1 (23) | 34 years, 11 months 28-16 (20) | PFL | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
33 | May 6, 2022 29 years, 2 months 24-8-1 (22) | Carlos Leal | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Oct 27, 2021 28 years, 8 months 24-7-1 (22) | 31 years, 9 months 29-5 (19) | PFL | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
31  | Aug 13, 2021 28 years, 6 months 23-7-1 (21) | 32 years 22-7-1 (15) | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
30 | Jun 17, 2021 28 years, 4 months 22-7-1 (21) | Nikolay Aleksakhin | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
29 | Apr 29, 2021 28 years, 2 months 21-7-1 (21) | Jason Ponet | PFL | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
28  | Dec 31, 2019 26 years, 10 months 20-7-1 (20) | 31 years, 1 months 18-5 (14) | PFL | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27  | Oct 11, 2019 26 years, 8 months 19-7-1 (19) | 32 years, 2 months 21-7 (11) | PFL | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
26  | Oct 11, 2019 26 years, 8 months 18-7-1 (18) | 32 years, 10 months 8-5-1 (6) | PFL | WL | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous |
25  | Jul 11, 2019 26 years, 5 months 18-7 (18) | 36 years, 4 months 27-15-1 (16) | PFL | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
24 | May 9, 2019 26 years, 3 months 18-6 (18) | Zane Kamaka | PFL | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23 | Dec 31, 2018 25 years, 10 months 17-6 (17) | 28 years, 11 months 23-5 (16) | PFL | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
22 | Oct 20, 2018 25 years, 8 months 17-5 (17) | Handesson Ferreira | PFL | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
21  | Oct 20, 2018 25 years, 8 months 16-5 (16) | 39 years, 9 months 33-10-1 (15) | PFL | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20 | Aug 16, 2018 25 years, 6 months 15-5 (15) | Pavel Kusch | PFL | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Jul 5, 2018 25 years, 4 months 14-5 (14) | 39 years, 5 months 32-9-1 (15) | PFL | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18 | Nov 18, 2017 24 years, 9 months 13-5 (13) | Handesson Ferreira | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17  | Aug 12, 2017 24 years, 6 months 13-4 (13) | 37 years, 8 months 30-34-2 (27) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Apr 29, 2017 24 years, 2 months 12-4 (12) | Jonathan Pico | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Mar 25, 2017 24 years, 1 months 11-4 (11) | 26 years 4-3 (3) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Anaconda choke | |
14 | Jan 28, 2017 23 years, 11 months 11-3 (11) | Matthew Colquhoun | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
13 | Sep 24, 2016 23 years, 7 months 10-3 (10) | Zach Conn | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Apr 29, 2016 23 years, 2 months 9-3 (9) | Gabe Rivas | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Nov 28, 2015 22 years, 9 months 8-3 (8) | Josh Drake | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Front choke | |
10 | Aug 15, 2015 22 years, 6 months 7-3 (7) | Adrian Bartree | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
9 | Aug 7, 2015 22 years, 6 months 6-3 (6) | David Douglas | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Mar 20, 2015 22 years, 1 months 5-3 (5) | Dave Mazany | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Nov 22, 2014 21 years, 9 months 4-3 (4) | Jody Carter | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Nov 8, 2014 21 years, 9 months 3-3 (3) | Craig Jackson | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
5 | Aug 30, 2014 21 years, 6 months 3-2 (3) | Danny Navarro | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
4 | May 3, 2014 21 years, 2 months 3-1 (3) | Nate Harris | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
3 | Apr 6, 2013 20 years, 1 months 2-1 (2) | Joey Gomez | LT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Jan 19, 2013 19 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Adam Smith | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Jul 14, 2012 19 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Kani Correa | KOTC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
