Current UFC Top Contender
Former Strikeforce LW Champion
2X XFO LW Champion, Xtreme Kage Kombat LW Champion, Combat-Do LW Champion

Statistics
Nickname The Carpenter
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg)
Born December 8, 1981 (1981-12-08) (age 27)
Fighting out of Johnsburg, Illinois
Town of birth Round Lake, Illinois
Team/Association Midwest Training Center
Primary fighting style Wrestling, Muay Thai, Boxing
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 25
  By knockout 4
  By submission 12
Losses 10
Draws 0
No contests 0

Clay burst on to the mainstream MMA scene in late 2006 with a submission victory over Justin James at UFC 64.
Up until that point, Guida had been working as a carpenter while training and fighting in his spare time, compiling a professional record of 25-10. In spite of "The Carpenter" being his nickname, carpentry was not his only profession, as he also spent time in Alaska on a crab fishing vessel; however, he always harbored an intense interest in MMA.
Clay found his passion for combat sports through wrestling in high school. He carried his interest on to William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, and though he was not as decorated as some of his colleagues, he helped his team to claim a national title.