Stephan Bonnar
15 UFC Fights | 53% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (50%)
Stephan Bonnar UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Stephan Bonnar is 8-7 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 15-9, 7-2 of it outside the UFC. Bonnar competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'4" with a 79" reach at 49 years old. The last bout was a loss to Tito Ortiz by split decision in Nov 2014.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 70th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (1.1/fight).
Stephan Bonnar's UFC win rate is 53% (8 of 15 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Bonnar averages 1.1 takedowns per fight at 42% accuracy and stops 59% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 15-9
- UFC Record
- 8-7
- Height
- 6'4"
- Reach
- 79"
- Age
- 49
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Tito Ortiz · Decision (Split) · Nov 2014
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Stephan Bonnar's Last 5 Fights
Bonnar is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Anderson Silva · KO/TKO · R1 4:40 · UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Oct 2012
- Win vs Kyle Kingsbury · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · Nov 2011
- Win vs Igor Pokrajac · Decision · R3 5:00 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 2010
- Win vs Krzysztof Soszynski · KO/TKO · R2 3:08 · UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · Jul 2010
- Loss vs Krzysztof Soszynski · KO/TKO · R3 1:04 · UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · Feb 2010
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Stephan Bonnar vs Average
Stephan Bonnar's UFC Fight History
15 UFC fights on record (8-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:40 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | 2012-10-13 |
| W | Kyle Kingsbury | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | 2011-11-19 |
| W | Igor Pokrajac | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale | 2010-12-04 |
| W | Krzysztof Soszynski | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:08 | UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin | 2010-07-03 |
| L | Krzysztof Soszynski | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:04 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez | 2010-02-20 |
| L | Mark Coleman | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 100 | 2009-07-11 |
| L | Jon Jones | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | 2009-01-31 |
| W | Eric Schafer | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:47 | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | 2007-10-20 |
| W | Mike Nickels | Submission | R1 · 2:14 | UFC 73: Stacked | 2007-07-07 |
| L | Forrest Griffin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral | 2006-08-26 |
| L | Rashad Evans | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 5 | 2006-06-28 |
| W | Keith Jardine | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 4 | 2006-04-06 |
| W | James Irvin | Submission | R1 · 4:30 | UFC Fight Night 3 | 2006-01-16 |
| W | Sam Hoger | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 1 | 2005-08-06 |
| L★ | Forrest Griffin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale | 2005-04-09 |
How Bonnar Ranks at Light Heavyweight
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