// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Clay Harvison
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNWELTERWEIGHT

Clay
Harvison

NICKNAME"Bushwacker"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
14-9-0
CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
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Clay Harvison
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'2"
AGE
46
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
23 BOUTS
WIN
14
LOSS
9
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
61%
14/23 bouts
FINISH RATE
71%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1L STREAK · 1-4
LLLWL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 50% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Top-position grapplers who can chain transitions force submissions when scrambles open up.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
3.29
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
48%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
3.91
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
58%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.66
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
100%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
68%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
1.30
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 99 rated fighters on the UFC welterweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#67
against the 99 rated on the UFC welterweight roster · Elo 1532
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
6th
percentile · average opponent rated 1501 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
43rd
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.01 per fight)

11 rated fights · opponents rated in 58% of recorded fights · last rated fight OCT 16, 2015

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (14)
n = 14
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 3
DEC · 4
7
KO/TKO
50%
3
SUB
21%
4
DEC
29%
// LOSSES (9)
n = 9
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 4
DEC · 2
3
KO/TKO
33%
4
SUB
44%
2
DEC
22%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
71% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 7 fights
50%
SUBANY ROUND · 3 fights
21%
DECFULL FIGHT · 4 fights
29%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
23 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 3, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER71TD DEFENSE62GRAPPLING61CHIN72STRIKING48CARDIO62AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT65STR DEFENSE62RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: Aggression.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power71
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=14 wins
TD Defense62
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (68%)

Grappling61
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin72
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=23 bouts
Striking48
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio62
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat65
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (1.3 per 15 min)

Str Defense62
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (58%)

Recovery50
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=9 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power71 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins14 wins
TD Defense62 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (68%)Not recorded
Grappling61 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin72 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record23 bouts
Striking48 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio62 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat65 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (1.3 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense62 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (58%)Not recorded
Recovery50 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.9 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JAN 2007WJAN 2007WJUN 2007WJAN 2008LMAR 2008WDEC 2008WFEB 2009WMAY 2009LJUN 2009WOCT 2009WJUN 2010WJUN 2011LSEP 2011LNOV 2011LSEP 2012WFEB 2013WJUL 2013WJAN 2014WMAR 2015LOCT 2015LJUN 2017LDEC 2018WJUL 2019LOCT 2019// SCORE

  1. Start, JAN 2007, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JAN 2007, momentum score 55, SUB R1.
  3. Start, JUN 2007, momentum score 64, KO/TKO R2.
  4. Start, JAN 2008, momentum score 74, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, MAR 2008, momentum score 67, SUB R2.
  6. Start, DEC 2008, momentum score 77, SUB R1.
  7. Start, FEB 2009, momentum score 86, KO/TKO R2.
  8. Start, MAY 2009, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  9. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 86, KO/TKO R1.
  10. Start, OCT 2009, momentum score 97, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, JUN 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  12. Start, JUN 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  13. Start, SEP 2011, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  14. Start, NOV 2011, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  15. Start, SEP 2012, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  16. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 85, KO/TKO R3.
  17. Start, JUL 2013, momentum score 92, DEC R3.
  18. Start, JAN 2014, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  19. Start, MAR 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  20. Start, OCT 2015, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  21. Start, JUN 2017, momentum score 86, SUB R2.
  22. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 79, DEC R3.
  23. Start, JUL 2019, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  24. Start, OCT 2019, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Nelson), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 76.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
23/23 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
6
26%
2
9%
2
9%
-
-
10
total
SUB
3
13%
4
17%
-
-
-
7
total
DEC
-
-
6
26%
-
-
6
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 8 of 23 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
26%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
23 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Jonathan CobbOct 12, 2019
KO/TKOR1 · 4:21
NFC 121 - National Fighting Championship 121
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Mike BarnettJul 12, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
LFA 71 - Jackson vs. Marques
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Yemi OduwoleDec 7, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
NFC 114 - National Fighting Championship 114
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Brandon LonganoJun 30, 2017
SubmissionR2 · 1:05
NFC 96 - National Fighting Championship 96
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Jordan RinaldiOct 16, 2015
SubmissionR2 · 4:31
LFC 47 - Legacy Fighting Championship 47
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Joe ElmoreMar 20, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
LFC 40 - Legacy Fighting Championship 40
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS David LindsayJan 25, 2014
KO/TKOR3 · 0:57
NFC 62 - Wild Bill's Fight Night 62
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Ran WeathersJul 19, 2013
DecisionR3 · 5:00
NFC 58 - Wild Bill's Fight Night 58
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Ururahy RodriguesFeb 7, 2013
KO/TKOR3 · 3:34
Bellator MMA - Bellator 88
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Knee)
L
VS Ronnie RogersSep 15, 2012
DecisionR3 · 5:00
WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 49
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS DaMarques JohnsonNov 12, 2011
KO/TKOR1 · 1:34
UFC on Fox 1 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Seth BaczynskiSep 17, 2011
SubmissionR2 · 1:12
UFC Fight Night 25 - Shields vs. Ellenberger
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Welterweight. Professional record 14-9. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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