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Stephen Thompson
Age
43
43
Current streak
3 losses
3 losses
Wins by
6 KO · 0 sub · 6 dec
6 KO · 0 sub · 6 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 12-9-1
- Division
- Welterweight
- Our rank
- #31
- Rating
- 1962 ± 153
- Style label
- power puncher
- Country
- U.S.
- Height
- 72"
- Reach
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1983-02-11
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
Tap a metric to hide or show it — three is the minimum.
The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Stephen Thompson | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 52.4 ± 9.4 65th percentile | 48.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 52.5 ± 4.0 68th percentile | 54.3 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 3.13 ± 2.38 8th percentile | 4.21 |
| Takedown defence % | 58 ± 2 27th percentile | 58 |
| Control time s /15 min | 158 ± 70 2nd percentile | 189 |
| Striking defence % | 51 ± 3 19th percentile | 52 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.65 ± 0.07 16th percentile | 0.68 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.34 ± 0.34 8th percentile | 0.49 |
| Metric | Stephen Thompson | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 71.5 ± 8.8 86th percentile | 70.1 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 63.9 ± 8.0 62nd percentile | 65.3 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 1.88 ± 1.62 22nd percentile | 2.15 |
| Takedown defence % | 65 ± 5 40th percentile | 65 |
| Control time s /15 min | 145 ± 146 6th percentile | 170 |
| Striking defence % | 53 ± 1 54th percentile | 53 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.45 ± 0.32 50th percentile | 1.50 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.08 ± 0.08 22nd percentile | 0.10 |
| Metric | Stephen Thompson | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 67.3 ± 14.8 82nd percentile | 66.5 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 56.8 ± 8.5 58th percentile | 57.3 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 2.85 ± 2.40 28th percentile | 2.98 |
| Takedown defence % | 68 ± 32 56th percentile | 68 |
| Control time s /15 min | 192 ± 145 12th percentile | 200 |
| Striking defence % | 53 ± 2 62nd percentile | 52 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.72 ± 0.49 52nd percentile | 0.75 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.22 ± 0.22 38th percentile | 0.23 |
UFC fight history
| L | Gabriel Bonfim
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · 2025-07-12 |
Decision - Split R3 |
| L | Joaquin Buckley
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · 2024-10-05 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| L | Shavkat Rakhmonov
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · 2023-12-16 |
Submission R2 |
| W | Kevin Holland
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · 2022-12-03 |
KO/TKO R4 |
| L | Belal Muhammad
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · 2021-12-18 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Gilbert Burns
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · 2021-07-10 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Geoff Neal
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · 2020-12-19 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Vicente Luque
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · 2019-11-02 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Anthony Pettis
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · 2019-03-23 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| L | Darren Till
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · 2018-05-27 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Jorge Masvidal
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · 2017-11-04 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Tyron Woodley
UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 · 2017-03-04 |
Decision - Majority R5 |
| DRAW | Tyron Woodley
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · 2016-11-12 |
Decision - Majority R5 |
| W | Rory MacDonald
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · 2016-06-18 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| W | Johny Hendricks
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · 2016-02-06 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Jake Ellenberger | KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Patrick Cote
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · 2014-09-27 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Robert Whittaker
UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · 2014-02-22 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Chris Clements
UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · 2013-09-21 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Nah-Shon Burrell
UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · 2013-05-25 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Matt Brown
UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · 2012-04-21 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Dan Stittgen
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · 2012-02-04 |
KO/TKO R1 |