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Clay French

Clayton "Clay" French (born October 7, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist who fought on Pride Fighting Championships, Sengoku, KOTC and other several fighting organizations. He holds a notable victory over TUF winner Mac Danzig by split decision and has trained with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes.

Biography

Clay wrestled at Eastern Illinois University where he was coached by Matt Hughes who turned him on to Mixed martial arts. Clay became a KOTC lightweight title holder. He has since started fighting at Sengoku in Japan and he enjoys the Japanese fighting culture. he then began fighting in Titan Fighting Championships. Clay was the head coach of wrestling at St. Laurence High School from 2015-2017. Before Clay moved to Morton Freshman center, he worked as a computer teacher in a school nearby, Burnham Elementary. Clay has since moved to be a teacher at Morton Freshman Center in Cicero, IL. In the 2017-2018 School year, he is a teacher in the TSI department, a part of the school meant to teach students how to work with computers.

Championships and Accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align=center| 19–7 | Thiago Meller | TKO (punches) | XFCI - International 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:39 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 19–6 | James Krause | Decision (split) | Titan Fighting Championships 19 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 18–6 | Billy Stamp | Decision (split) | Ruckus Entertainment: Ruckus Invades Navy Pier | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 17–6 | Sean Wilson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:39 | Lac du Flambeau (town), Wisconsin, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 16–6 | Eiji Mitsuoka | Submission (guillotine choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:51 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 16–5 | Bryan Neville | Submission (neck crank) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:28 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–5 | Michael Johnson | Submission (kimura) | FFC - Fuel Fight Club | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:16 | Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–4 | Rory MacDonald | KO (punches) | KOTC - Grinder | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:26 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | <small>Lost the KOTC Lightweight Championship.</small> |- | Loss | align=center| 15–3 | Satoru Kitaoka | Submission (achilles lock) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:31 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | <small>Sengoku 2008 lightweight tournament opening round</small> |- | Win | align=center| 15–2 | Jameel Massouh | Submission (rear-naked choke) | AMMA 1 - Adrenaline MMA 1 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:17 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 14–2 | Jason Ireland | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States | <small>Defended the KOTC Lightweight Championship.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 13–2 | Bobby Mosley | Submission (armbar) | Mainstream MMA 7 - Vengeance | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:29 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 12–2 | Sam Jackson | Submission (rear naked choke) | EC 82 - Extreme Challenge 82 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:22 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 11–2 | Buddy Clinton | TKO (cut) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:26 | San Jacinto, California, United States | <small>Defended the KOTC Lightweight Championship.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 10–2 | Buddy Clinton | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | <small>Defended the KOTC Lightweight Championship.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 9–2 | Dominic Bjerke | TKO | CFC 8 - Courage Fighting Championships 8 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:18 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 8–2 | Mac Danzig | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | <small>Won the KOTC Lightweight Championship.</small> |- | Loss | align=center| 7–2 | Shinya Aoki | Submission (flying triangle choke) | Pride - Bushido 13 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:57 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 7–1 | Justin James | Submission (armbar) | EC 70 - Extreme Challenge 70 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:06 | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | <small>Extreme Challenge 70 four-man lightweight tournament finals</small> |- | Win | align=center| 7–0 | Alonzo Martinez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EC 70 - Extreme Challenge 70 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:34 | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | <small>Extreme Challenge 70 four-man lightweight tournament opening round</small> |- | Win | align=center| 6–0 | James Kugler | Submission (choke) | CFC 6 - Courage Fighting Championships 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5–0 | Alex Carter | Submission (armbar) | IC 29 - Iowa Challenge 29 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:16 | Quincy, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Norm Alexander | Submission (armbar) | CFC 5 - Courage Fighting Championships 5 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:45 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Josh Arocho | Submission (rear-naked choke) | XFO 7 - Outdoor War | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:28 | Island Lake, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Joe Veres | Submission (guillotine choke) | CFC 2 - Courage Fighting Championships 2 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:59 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Eric Gwaltney | Decision (unanimous) | SC 19 - Silverback Classic 19 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Canton, Illinois, United States |

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