Ray Longo

Ray Longo is a mixed martial arts (MMA) coach, stunt man and actor.^[1][2][3] Considered one of the top coaches in MMA,^[4][5][6] he is the head coach of the Serra-Longo fight team.^[7][8][9] He has trained and cornered four UFC Champions: Matt Serra, Chris Weidman, Aljamain Sterling and the current bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.

Ray Longo
Born	(1958-05-20) May 20, 1958 (age 67) Astoria, Queens, U.S.
Team	Serra-Longo Fight Team
Other information
University	St. John's University

Background

Longo graduated from St. John’s University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and began working full time as an accountant while training a few fighters by night.^[10][11] After meeting Matt Serra, they formed the Serra-Longo fight team.

As a striking coach, Longo takes extra precautions regarding fighter's health,^[12] including concussions.^[13] He is a certified instructor of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kun Do Concepts.^[14]

Longo was a 2015 World MMA Awards Coach of The Year nominee.^[15]