Light Heavyweight

Stephan Bonnar

Last fought: Oct 2012

RECORD

Pro

15-9-0

UFC

8-7-0

Age

Height

6'4"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

79"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:33
Fight Completion Rate	77.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.31
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	45-12 (78.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	15-6 (71.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	30-6 (83.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	43.7%
% Time in Control	34.3%
% Time Controlled	22.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.63
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.92
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.29
Distance Strike Accuracy	27.4%
Distance Strike Defense	59.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.67
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.56
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.71
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.50
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.28
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.97

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Stephan Bonnar League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Stephan Bonnar
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.5%
Takedown Defense	58.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	5:08
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:33
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Takedown Accuracy	47.8%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	6:19

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 4:40

Stephan Bonnar12/4328%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:59

Anderson Silva19/2770%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	12/43	28%	0/3	2:59	—
	Anderson Silva	19/27	70%	0/0	0:21	1

WIN

vs. Kyle Kingsbury

UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson • Nov 2011Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar36/7449%TD 4/6Ctrl 10:38

Kyle Kingsbury31/5358%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	27/48	56%	1/3	1:34	—
	Kyle Kingsbury	23/36	64%	0/0	0:58	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	3/13	23%	1/1	4:26	—
	Kyle Kingsbury	6/12	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	6/13	46%	2/2	4:38	—
	Kyle Kingsbury	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Igor Pokrajac

The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale • Dec 2010Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar44/8055%TD 3/5Ctrl 11:57

Igor Pokrajac23/5542%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	13/24	54%	1/1	3:33	—
	Igor Pokrajac	8/18	44%	0/0	0:46	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	19/37	51%	1/3	3:45	—
	Igor Pokrajac	13/34	38%	0/1	0:31	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	12/19	63%	1/1	4:39	—
	Igor Pokrajac	2/3	67%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin • Jul 2010Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:08

Stephan Bonnar48/11243%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:17KD 1

Krzysztof Soszynski32/9036%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	16/50	32%	1/3	1:33	—
	Krzysztof Soszynski	24/59	41%	0/1	0:45	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	32/62	52%	1/1	1:44	1
	Krzysztof Soszynski	8/31	26%	0/1	0:25	—

LOSS

vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez • Feb 2010Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 1:04

Stephan Bonnar36/11731%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:45

Krzysztof Soszynski48/12339%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	11/44	25%	2/3	1:34	—
	Krzysztof Soszynski	22/60	37%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	21/65	32%	0/1	0:48	—
	Krzysztof Soszynski	22/56	39%	0/0	0:36	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	4/8	50%	0/1	0:23	—
	Krzysztof Soszynski	4/7	57%	0/1	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Mark Coleman

UFC 100 • Jul 2009Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar26/6043%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:40

Mark Coleman20/3656%TD 3/9Ctrl 9:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	14/23	61%	0/0	1:59	—
	Mark Coleman	2/2	100%	1/3	2:24	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mark Coleman	14/22	64%	1/3	4:07	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	6/15	40%	0/0	0:41	—
	Mark Coleman	4/12	33%	1/3	3:18	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 • Jan 2009Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar37/7649%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:11

Jon Jones45/6273%TD 7/10Ctrl 4:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	9/19	47%	0/1	0:31	—
	Jon Jones	20/27	74%	4/6	1:19	1

R2	Stephan Bonnar	11/28	39%	0/0	0:51	—
	Jon Jones	18/21	86%	3/4	1:35	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	17/29	59%	0/1	0:49	—
	Jon Jones	7/14	50%	0/0	1:17	—

WIN

vs. Eric Schafer

UFC 77: Hostile Territory • Oct 2007Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:47

Stephan Bonnar30/5456%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:50

Eric Schafer13/1776%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	8/19	42%	0/0	1:21	—
	Eric Schafer	13/17	76%	1/3	2:09	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	22/35	63%	0/0	2:29	—
	Eric Schafer	0/0	—	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Nickels

UFC 73: Stacked • Jul 2007Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:14

Stephan Bonnar2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:05

Mike Nickels2/922%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	2/5	40%	0/0	1:05	—
	Mike Nickels	2/9	22%	1/2	0:41	—

LOSS

vs. Forrest Griffin

UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral • Aug 2006Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar41/15926%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Forrest Griffin83/20740%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Forrest Griffin	30/64	47%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	16/60	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Forrest Griffin	27/71	38%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	16/62	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Forrest Griffin	26/72	36%	0/0	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Rashad Evans

UFC Fight Night 5 • Jun 2006Light Heavyweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar12/3633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Rashad Evans17/3746%TD 7/12Ctrl 10:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rashad Evans	7/17	41%	4/5	3:05	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	7/19	37%	0/0	0:04	—
	Rashad Evans	6/11	55%	2/6	3:17	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rashad Evans	4/9	44%	1/1	4:32	—

WIN

vs. Keith Jardine

UFC Fight Night 4 • Apr 2006Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar33/9335%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:53KD 1

Keith Jardine64/11854%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	11/32	34%	0/1	0:54	—
	Keith Jardine	25/41	61%	0/1	0:27	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	11/29	38%	1/2	1:23	—
	Keith Jardine	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	11/32	34%	0/3	1:36	1
	Keith Jardine	30/48	62%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. James Irvin

UFC Fight Night 3 • Jan 2006Light Heavyweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 4:30

Stephan Bonnar2/540%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:03

James Irvin5/683%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	2/5	40%	2/3	4:03	—
	James Irvin	5/6	83%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sam Hoger

UFC Fight Night 1 • Aug 2005Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar43/9147%TD 3/7Ctrl 9:47

Sam Hoger11/2938%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	13/37	35%	1/1	4:39	—
	Sam Hoger	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	16/31	52%	1/2	1:09	—
	Sam Hoger	9/18	50%	1/1	2:07	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	14/23	61%	1/4	3:59	—
	Sam Hoger	1/9	11%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Forrest Griffin

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale • Apr 2005Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephan Bonnar57/15038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

Forrest Griffin88/18448%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	17/46	37%	0/0	0:18	—
	Forrest Griffin	33/67	49%	1/2	0:48	—

R2	Stephan Bonnar	25/52	48%	0/0	0:02	—
	Forrest Griffin	23/47	49%	1/6	1:31	—

R3	Stephan Bonnar	15/52	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Forrest Griffin	32/70	46%	0/1	0:12	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Lyoto Machida

Jungle Fight 1 • Sep 2003

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 4:21

Stephan Bonnar8/3324%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Lyoto Machida17/3549%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephan Bonnar	8/33	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lyoto Machida	17/35	49%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com