He was enrolled at Kennesaw State for a year when he took a kickboxing class with a friend. Loving the adrenaline rush, Harvison took up Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu full-time in hopes of becoming a professional mixed martial artist. He started at KnuckleUp Fitness with Muay Thai coach Mateo Cutbill as his first trainer.
Harvison was picked fourth on Team Lesnar and seventh overall. In the fifth preliminary match-up, Harvison's first fight on the show, he fought Englishman Mick Bowman. Harvison controlled the fight using effective striking, and showing good take down defense. Harvison won the fight via unanimous decision, and was set to go into the quarterfinal round. After the fight was over it was discovered while trying to block a high kick from Bowman, it was believed that Harvison suffered a compound fracture in his pinky finger with the bone protruding from the skin.[2] However, an X-ray later revealed the injury to only be a dislocation rather than a fracture.
Harvison faced Ramsey Nijem in his quarterfinal match. Harvison lost to Nijem via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.
Ultimate Fighting Championshipedit
Even though he lost to Ramsey in the quarterfinals, Harvison remained signed after the show. He made his official UFC debut June 4, 2011 on The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale card, fighting against fellow castmate Justin Edwards.[3] He won the fight via split decision.
Harvison was scheduled again to fight DaMarques Johnson. The bout took place on November 12, 2011, at UFC on Fox 1.[6] Harvison lost the bout via first-round KO. After the loss to Johnson, Harvison was released from the promotion.[7]
Bellator MMAedit
Harvison made his Bellator debut on February 7, 2013, when he faced Ururahy Rodrigues at Bellator 88.[8] He won the fight via TKO (knee) in the third round.
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External linksedit
Professional MMA record for Clay Harvison from Sherdog
Official UFC Profile
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Clay Harvison born September 25 1980 is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division A professional competitor since 2006 Harvison has competed for the UFC Bellator and was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Clay HarvisonBorn 1980 09 25 September 25 1980 age 43 Marietta Georgia United StatesOther namesHeavy MetalNationalityAmericanHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight156 5 lb 71 0 kg 11 18 st DivisionWelterweightLightweightReach73 0 in 185 cm Fighting out ofAtlanta Georgia United StatesTeamAmerican Top TeamMadhouse TrainingTeam GwinnettYears active2006 presentMixed martial arts recordTotal23Wins14By knockout6By submission4By decision4Losses9By knockout3By submission4By decision2Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Contents 1 Background 2 Mixed martial arts career 2 1 The Ultimate Fighter 2 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship 2 3 Bellator MMA 3 Mixed martial arts record 4 References 5 External linksBackground editHarvison earned his associate degree in finance from Tallahassee Community College 1 This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Clay Harvison news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message He was enrolled at Kennesaw State for a year when he took a kickboxing class with a friend Loving the adrenaline rush Harvison took up Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu full time in hopes of becoming a professional mixed martial artist He started at KnuckleUp Fitness with Muay Thai coach Mateo Cutbill as his first trainer Mixed martial arts career editThe Ultimate Fighter edit In 2011 Harvison had signed with the UFC to compete in The Ultimate Fighter Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Harvison was picked fourth on Team Lesnar and seventh overall In the fifth preliminary match up Harvison s first fight on the show he fought Englishman Mick Bowman Harvison controlled the fight using effective striking and showing good take down defense Harvison won the fight via unanimous decision and was set to go into the quarterfinal round After the fight was over it was discovered while trying to block a high kick from Bowman it was believed that Harvison suffered a compound fracture in his pinky finger with the bone protruding from the skin 2 However an X ray later revealed the injury to only be a dislocation rather than a fracture Harvison faced Ramsey Nijem in his quarterfinal match Harvison lost to Nijem via submission due to a rear naked choke in the first round Ultimate Fighting Championship edit Even though he lost to Ramsey in the quarterfinals Harvison remained signed after the show He made his official UFC debut June 4 2011 on The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale card fighting against fellow castmate Justin Edwards 3 He won the fight via split decision Harvison moved from Georgia to Utah to train with his Ultimate Fighter castmate Ramsey Nijem at the Riven Academy Harvison was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter United States vs United Kingdom runner up DaMarques Johnson on September 17 2011 at UFC Fight Night 25 4 However Johnson was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Seth Baczynski He was defeated by rear naked choke submission in the second round 5 Harvison was scheduled again to fight DaMarques Johnson The bout took place on November 12 2011 at UFC on Fox 1 6 Harvison lost the bout via first round KO After the loss to Johnson Harvison was released from the promotion 7 Bellator MMA edit Harvison made his Bellator debut on February 7 2013 when he faced Ururahy Rodrigues at Bellator 88 8 He won the fight via TKO knee in the third round Mixed martial arts record editProfessional record breakdown 23 matches 14 wins 9 losses By knockout 6 3 By submission 4 4 By decision 4 2 Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 14 9 Jonathan Cobb TKO punches NFC 121 October 12 2019 1 4 21 Kennesaw Georgia United States Win 14 8 Mike Barnett Decision unanimous LFA 71 July 12 2019 3 5 00 Atlanta Georgia United States Catchweight 157 lbs bout Loss 13 8 Yemi Oduwole Decision unanimous NFC 114 December 7 2018 3 5 00 Kennesaw Georgia United States Welterweight bout Loss 13 7 Brandon Longano Submission NFC 96 June 30 2017 2 1 05 Kennesaw Georgia United States Loss 13 6 Jordan Rinaldi Submission rear naked choke Legacy FC 47 October 16 2015 2 4 31 Atlanta Georgia United States Win 13 5 Joe Elmore Decision unanimous Legacy FC 40 March 20 2015 3 5 00 Duluth Georgia United States Win 12 5 David Lindsey TKO punches Wild Bill s Fight Night 62 January 25 2014 3 0 57 Duluth Georgia United States Welterweight bout 9 Win 11 5 Ran Weathers Decision unanimous Wild Bill s Fight Night 58 July 19 2013 3 5 00 Duluth Georgia United States Lightweight debut Win 10 5 Ururahy Rodrigues TKO knee Bellator 88 February 7 2013 3 3 34 Duluth Georgia United States Catchweight 160 lbs bout Loss 9 5 Ronnie Rogers Decision split Wild Bill s Fight Night 49 September 15 2012 3 5 00 Duluth Georgia United States Loss 9 4 DaMarques Johnson KO punches UFC on Fox Velasquez vs Dos Santos November 12 2011 1 1 34 Anaheim California United States Loss 9 3 Seth Baczynski Submission rear naked choke UFC Fight Night Shields vs Ellenberger September 17 2011 2 1 12 New Orleans Louisiana United States Win 9 2 Justin Edwards Decision split The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale June 4 2011 3 5 00 Las Vegas Nevada United States Win 8 2 Aric Nelson TKO punches Wild Bill s Fight Night 28 June 25 2010 1 0 51 Duluth Georgia United States Win 7 2 Travis Adams TKO punches Clash of the Kings October 23 2009 1 3 15 Kennesaw Georgia United States Loss 6 2 Matt Traylor TKO punches KoKings June 20 2009 1 2 08 Atlanta Georgia United States Win 6 1 Shawn Snow Submission armbar Fight Party Revenge May 16 2009 1 4 30 Duluth Georgia United States Win 5 1 Sean Dyer TKO punches Bullet Fight Gear Last Man Standing February 21 2009 1 3 01 Kennesaw Georgia United States Win 4 1 Blake Bowman Submission ISCF Gladiator X December 13 2008 1 3 01 Atlanta Georgia United States Loss 3 1 Jeremy Germenis Submission rear naked choke Bullet Fight Gear Showdown March 14 2008 2 1 17 Kennesaw Georgia United States Win 3 0 Josh Rutgers Submission punches Wild Bill s Fight Night 13 January 25 2008 1 1 37 Atlanta Georgia United States Win 2 0 Will Baggett TKO punches ISCF Head On Collision June 1 2007 2 1 55 Kennesaw Georgia United States Win 1 0 Joshua Fountain Submission Wild Bill s Fight Night 6 January 19 2007 1 3 43 Georgia United StatesReferences edit Clay Harvison UFC Bio Retrieved August 8 2014 Episode No 5 recap The Ultimate Fighter 13 Team Lesnar vs Team Dos Santos MMAjunkie com mmajunkie com Archived from the original on 2011 05 02 TUF 13 Finale main card gets Nijem vs Ferguson Cope vs O Neil MMAjunkie com Archived from the original on 2011 06 04 Retrieved 2011 06 02 DaMarques Johnson vs Clay Harvison set for UFC Fight Night 25 mmajunkie com Archived from the original on 2011 07 22 Retrieved 2011 07 19 UFC Fight Night 25 Update Johnson Out Baczynski In Mmaweekly com Ufc and Mma News Results Rumors and Videos mmaweekly com August 31 2011 Clay Harvison vs DaMarques Johnson targeted for UFC on FOX 1 mmajunkie com Archived from the original on 2011 10 06 Retrieved 2011 10 04 Eight released in latest wave of UFC cuts fightersonlymag com Archived from the original on 2012 02 07 Retrieved 2014 06 23 Bellator 88 s 11 bout lineup complete Bezerra vs da Silva headlines prelims mmajunkie com 31 January 2013 Retrieved 2014 06 23 Clay Heavy Metal Harvison vs David Lindsey tapology com Retrieved 2014 06 23 External links editProfessional MMA record for Clay Harvison from Sherdog nbsp Official UFC Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clay Harvison amp oldid 1221493445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
