Stephen Thompson
22 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (50%)
Stephen Thompson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Stephen Thompson is 12-9-1 in the UFC across 22 fights, with 6 wins by knockout and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 17-9-1, 5-0 of it outside the UFC. Thompson competes at welterweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'0" with a 75" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a loss to Gabriel Bonfim by decision in Jul 2025.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 85th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (0.48/fight).
Stephen Thompson's UFC win rate is 55% (12 of 22 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Thompson averages 0.2 takedowns per fight at 39% accuracy and stops 64% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 17-9-1
- UFC Record
- 12-9-1
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 75"
- Age
- 43
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Gabriel Bonfim · Decision · Jul 2025
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Stephen Thompson's Last 5 Fights
Thompson is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Gabriel Bonfim · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 2025
- Loss vs Joaquin Buckley · KO/TKO · R3 2:17 · UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · Oct 2024
- Loss vs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Submission · R2 4:56 · UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · Dec 2023
- Win vs Kevin Holland · KO/TKO · R4 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 2022
- Loss vs Belal Muhammad · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · Dec 2021
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Defensive
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Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Stephen Thompson vs Average
Stephen Thompson lands 16.0 strikes in R1 but 24.1 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Stephen Thompson's UFC Fight History
22 UFC fights on record (12-9-1), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gabriel Bonfim | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira | 2025-07-12 |
| L | Joaquin Buckley | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:17 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | 2024-10-05 |
| L | Shavkat Rakhmonov | Submission | R2 · 4:56 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | 2023-12-16 |
| W | Kevin Holland | KO/TKO | R4 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | 2022-12-03 |
| L | Belal Muhammad | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | 2021-12-18 |
| L | Gilbert Burns | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | 2021-07-10 |
| W | Geoff Neal | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | 2020-12-19 |
| W | Vicente Luque | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz | 2019-11-02 |
| L | Anthony Pettis | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:55 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis | 2019-03-23 |
| L | Darren Till | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till | 2018-05-27 |
| W | Jorge Masvidal | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | 2017-11-04 |
| L★ | Tyron Woodley | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | 2017-03-04 |
| D/NC★ | Tyron Woodley | Draw | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | 2016-11-12 |
| W | Rory MacDonald | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson | 2016-06-18 |
| W | Johny Hendricks | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:31 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson | 2016-02-06 |
| W | Jake Ellenberger | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:29 | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale | 2015-07-12 |
| W | Patrick Cote | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | 2014-09-27 |
| W | Robert Whittaker | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:43 | UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann | 2014-02-22 |
| W | Chris Clements | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:27 | UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson | 2013-09-21 |
| W | Nah-Shon Burrell | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | 2013-05-25 |
| L | Matt Brown | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 145: Jones vs Evans | 2012-04-21 |
| W | Dan Stittgen | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:13 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit | 2012-02-04 |
How Thompson Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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