Ray vs Long

Who won Ray vs Long?

Stevie Ray beat Lewis Long by submission in the 1st round during the main event of PFL Europe 3, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at OVO Hydro in Glasgow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Ray vs Long stats

Stevie Ray stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Lewis Long made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Stevie Ray's 7th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Lewis Long marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Stevie Ray's PFL record stood at 3-4-0, while Lewis Long's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Ray had a slight advantage in power over Long, with a 24% knock out percentage over Long's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Long had a large advantage over Ray, boasting a 63% submission rate over Ray's 36%.

Stevie Ray was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Ray was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 6 months later than Long, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 82 to Long's 46.

Ray vs Long form

Stevie Ray had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Clay Collard at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Olivier Aubin Mercier at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Pettis at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Anthony Pettis at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had been defeated by Alex Martinez at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Activity check

Ray's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Long's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ray vs Long?

Stevie Ray was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Lewis Long made his way into the ring at 41/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.