Stephen Thompson

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Age 41
Gender Male
Height 6' 0"
Weight Class Welterweight

Stephen Thompson is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 17-8-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 7 months, 29 days
Rounds Fought 71.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.8
Longest Layoff 1 year, 1 month, 17 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 17 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 7 2 8
Losses 2 1 5
Finish Rate 52.9%
Finished Rate 37.5%
Win by Decision Rate 47.1%
Loss by Decision Rate 62.5%
Win by KO Rate 41.2%
Loss by KO Rate 25.0%
Win by SUB Rate 11.8%
Loss by SUB Rate 12.5%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 03:31
Fastest KO 03:31
Fastest SUB 03:35
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 11:55
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 15:53
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 10/05/2024 L
(17-7-1)
Joaquin Buckley
(19-6-0)
WW
( 171.0 vs. 170.5 )
KO (Strike)
UFC 307: PEREIRA vs ROUNTREE
3 02:17
OFF 12/16/2023 L
(17-6-1)
Shavkat Rakhmonov
(17-0-0)
WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 296: EDWARDS vs COVINGTON
2 04:56
OFF 12/03/2022 W
(16-6-1)
Kevin Holland
(26-12-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.5 )
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 118 ON ESPN: THOMPSON vs HOLLAND
4 05:00
OFF 12/18/2021 L
(16-5-1)
Belal Muhammad
(24-3-0)
WW
( 170.5 vs. 170.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 90 ON ESPN: LEWIS vs DAUKAUS
3 05:00
OFF 07/10/2021 L
(16-4-1)
Gilbert Burns
(22-8-0)
WW
( 170.5 vs. 170.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 264: MCGREGOR vs POIRIER
3 05:00
OFF 12/19/2020 W
(15-4-1)
Geoff Neal
(16-6-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 171.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 60 ON ESPN: THOMPSON vs NEAL
5 05:00
OFF 11/02/2019 W
(14-4-1)
Vicente Luque
(22-10-1)
WW
( 170.4 vs. 170.2 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 244
3 05:00
OFF 03/23/2019 L
(14-3-1)
Anthony Pettis
(25-14-0)
WW
( 170.5 vs. 171.0 )
KO
UFC on ESPN+ #6
2 04:55
OFF 05/27/2018 L
(14-2-1)
Darren Till
(15-5-1)
WW
( 171.0 vs. 174.5* )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Till
5 05:00
OFF 11/04/2017 W
(13-2-1)
Jorge Masvidal
(35-17-0)
WW
( 170.4 vs. 171.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 217: Bisping vs. GSP
3 05:00
OFF 03/04/2017 L
(13-1-1)
Tyron Woodley
(21-7-1)
WW
( 169.0 vs. 170.0 )
Decision (Majority Decision)
UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson
5 05:00
OFF 11/12/2016 D
(13-1-0)
Tyron Woodley
(21-7-1)
WW
( 169.0 vs. 169.8 )
Draw (Majority Draw)
UFC 205: Alvarez vs. Mcgregor
5 05:00
OFF 06/18/2016 W
(12-1-0)
Rory MacDonald
(23-10-1)
WW
( 170.5 vs. 170.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Macdonald vs. Thompson
5 05:00
OFF 02/06/2016 W
(11-1-0)
Johny Hendricks
(18-8-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs Thompson
1 03:31
OFF 07/12/2015 W
(10-1-0)
Jake Ellenberger
(30-15-0)
WW
( 170.5 vs. 170.5 )
TKO/RSC
UFC TUF 21 Finale
1 04:29
OFF 09/27/2014 W
(9-1-0)
Patrick Cote
(23-11-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 178: Cariaso vs Johnson
3 05:00
OFF 02/22/2014 W
(8-1-0)
Robert Whittaker
(26-8-0)
WW
( 170.5 vs. 170.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
1 03:43
OFF 09/21/2013 W
(7-1-0)
Chris Clements
(12-6-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 169.0 )
KO
UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
2 01:27
OFF 05/25/2013 W
(6-1-0)
Nah-Shon Burrell
(19-12-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 171.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva
3 05:00
OFF 04/21/2012 L
(6-0-0)
Matt Brown
(24-19-0)
WW
( 171.0 vs. 171.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 145 Jones vs. Evans
3 05:00
OFF 02/04/2012 W
(5-0-0)
Dan Stittgen
(12-8-0)
WW
( 171.0 vs. 170.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
1 04:13
OFF 10/01/2011 W
(4-0-0)
Patrick Mandio
(4-8-0)
WW
( 172.0 * vs. 172.4* )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Masquerade Fight Party
3 05:00
OFF 07/15/2011 W
(3-0-0)
William Kuhn
(11-10-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Xtreme Chaos II
3 05:00
OFF 09/18/2010 W
(2-0-0)
Marques Worrell
(6-2-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Party Xtreme: Greenville Kage Fighting 3
2 03:08
OFF 05/22/2010 W
(1-0-0)
Danny Finz
(2-2-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )
Submission (Strikes)
Greenville Extreme Kage Fighting 2
1 03:35
OFF 02/05/2010 W
(0-0-0)
Jeremy Joles
(2-9-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Greenville Kage Fighting
2 03:40

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class