Collard vs Ray

Who won Collard vs Ray?

Clay Collard beat Stevie Ray by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Collard vs Ray stats

Clay Collard stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Stevie Ray made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Clay Collard's 11th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Clay Collard's PFL record stood at 7-4-0, while Stevie Ray's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Collard had a large advantage in power over Ray, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Ray's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ray had a large advantage over Collard, boasting a 36% submission rate over Collard's 14%.

Clay Collard was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Collard had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ray. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Collard's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ray's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 months later than Ray, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 89 to Ray's 81.

Collard vs Ray form

Clay Collard had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yamato Nishikawa at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alex Martinez at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jeremy Stephens at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, he had been beaten by Raush Manfio at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He had defeated Joilton Lutterbach at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Collard's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Ray's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Collard vs Ray?

Clay Collard was a 2/5 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Stevie Ray made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+170) with oddsmakers.