Ray Longo

Ray Longo is a mixed martial arts coach, stunt man and actor. Considered one of the top coaches in MMA, he is the head coach of the Serra-Longo fight team. He has trained and cornered four UFC Champions: Matt Serra, Chris Weidman, Aljamain Sterling and the former bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.

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. After meeting Matt Serra, they formed the Serra-Longo fight team.
As a striking coach, Longo takes extra precautions regarding fighter's health, including concussions. He is a certified instructor of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kun Do Concepts.
Longo was a 2015 World MMA Awards Coach of The Year nominee.