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Clay Guida vs Josh Thomson

Clay Guida is 38-22-0; Josh Thomson is 22-9-0 (1 NC). Josh Thomson is 4 years older than Clay Guida. Josh Thomson has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Clay Guida. Josh Thomson is 3" · 8 cm taller than Clay Guida. They have met once: Clay Guida 1, Josh Thomson 0.

Clay Guida
United States
Clay Guida
“The Carpenter” · 38-22-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous Decision
LightweightMet once
Josh Thomson
United States
Josh Thomson
“The Punk” · 22-9-0 (1 NC)
Loss · KnockoutWin · TKOWin · Submission
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Style & credentials

Clay Guida
Folkstyle Wrestling
  • 2006Strikeforce Lightweight Championship (inaugural)Strikeforce
  • —XFO Lightweight Championship (2x)XFO (Xtreme Fighting Organization)
  • —XKK Lightweight ChampionshipXtreme Kage Kombat
  • —Combat-Do Lightweight ChampionshipCombat-Do
Camp · Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US
Josh Thomson

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%
Head
50%
16%
Body
21%
24%
Leg
29%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Clay Guidalast 37 fights
65%14%21%
Josh Thomsonlast 7 fights
65%19%16%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Clay Guida Josh Thomson
Strikes landed / min
2.732.29
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.182.87
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.761.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%37%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%42%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.73
Strikes landed / min
2.29
3.18
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.87
2.76 / 8.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.92 / 5.2
34%
Takedown accuracy
37%
69%
Takedown defence
42%
4:14
Control time / fight
2:53
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Clay Guida37 UFC fights · 1156 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%458/2440
8%88/183
18%207/239
Clinch
5%60/115
3%38/45
5%60/63
Ground
15%173/326
5%60/63
1%12/12
Josh Thomson7 UFC fights · 197 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
28%56/221
10%19/41
27%53/73
Clinch
7%13/36
10%20/23
2%4/4
Ground
15%29/56
1%2/2
1%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Clay GuidaJosh Thomson

Frequently asked questions

Have Clay Guida and Josh Thomson ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Gracie (Thu, Mar 9, 2006), where Clay Guida won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Clay Guida and Josh Thomson?

Clay Guida is 38-22-0 and Josh Thomson is 22-9-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Clay Guida or Josh Thomson?

Josh Thomson has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Clay Guida, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Clay Guida or Josh Thomson?

Josh Thomson is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Clay Guida stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Clay Guida or Josh Thomson?

Josh Thomson is 48 and Clay Guida is 44.

Who has more finishes, Clay Guida or Josh Thomson?

Clay Guida has 21 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission); Josh Thomson has 17 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission).

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