Stephen Thompson UFC Stats & Fight History

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:00
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	79.8%
Expected Rounds (xR)	3.00
% Fights Inside the Distance	38.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	133-51 (72.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	64-24 (72.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	63-25 (71.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	75.4%
% Time in Control	5.5%
% Time Controlled	19.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	22.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.83
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.80
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.02
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.1%
Distance Strike Defense	61.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.72
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.94
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.23
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.64
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.48

Career Stats

Statistic	Stephen Thompson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	36.4%
Takedown Defense	62.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	0:49
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	45.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	54.5%
Avg Fight Time	15:00
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	56.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	53.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:26

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Gabriel Bonfim

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira • Jul 2025

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson42/9246%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:28

Gabriel Bonfim40/7256%TD 5/14Ctrl 5:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	6/24	25%	0/0	0:11	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	14/24	58%	2/3	1:26	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	29/47	62%	0/0	0:02	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	16/30	53%	1/5	1:18	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	7/21	33%	0/2	0:15	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	10/18	56%	2/6	2:45	—

LOSS

vs. Joaquin Buckley

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 2:17

Stephen Thompson49/10646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Joaquin Buckley34/9337%TD 4/7Ctrl 4:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	15/28	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joaquin Buckley	6/26	23%	2/3	2:18	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	22/45	49%	0/0	0:03	—
	Joaquin Buckley	12/33	36%	2/4	1:37	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joaquin Buckley	16/34	47%	0/0	0:18	1

LOSS

vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:56

Stephen Thompson16/2564%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Shavkat Rakhmonov28/3678%TD 1/5Ctrl 7:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	10/14	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	12/20	60%	0/2	3:25	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	16/16	100%	1/3	4:20	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland • Dec 2022

KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00

Stephen Thompson163/26063%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:47

Kevin Holland119/21057%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	34/47	72%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	49/70	70%	0/0	0:27	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	38/67	57%	0/0	0:04	—
	Kevin Holland	33/66	50%	1/1	0:06	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	43/76	57%	0/0	0:06	—
	Kevin Holland	25/50	50%	1/1	0:16	—

R4	Stephen Thompson	48/70	69%	0/0	0:37	—
	Kevin Holland	12/24	50%	0/4	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Belal Muhammad

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson19/3259%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:52

Belal Muhammad58/9561%TD 7/9Ctrl 11:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	10/16	62%	0/0	0:45	—
	Belal Muhammad	44/72	61%	3/4	3:07	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	10/16	62%	2/2	4:11	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	2/5	40%	0/1	0:07	—
	Belal Muhammad	4/7	57%	2/3	4:39	—

LOSS

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson19/5336%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gilbert Burns29/4367%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	8/12	67%	1/2	3:30	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	10/18	56%	1/2	0:32	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	7/20	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	11/13	85%	1/2	3:11	—

WIN

vs. Geoff Neal

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal • Dec 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Stephen Thompson171/40642%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Geoff Neal85/17947%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	25/66	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Geoff Neal	7/30	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	30/70	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Geoff Neal	15/25	60%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	33/80	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Geoff Neal	15/33	45%	0/0	1:32	—

R4	Stephen Thompson	34/75	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Geoff Neal	15/31	48%	0/0	1:04	—

R5	Stephen Thompson	49/115	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Geoff Neal	33/60	55%	0/0	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson138/24257%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

Vicente Luque77/17544%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	32/50	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vicente Luque	38/67	57%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	51/91	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vicente Luque	25/61	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	55/101	54%	0/0	0:11	1
	Vicente Luque	14/47	30%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis • Mar 2019

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:55

Stephen Thompson47/10744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anthony Pettis32/5558%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	17/44	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Pettis	12/25	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	30/63	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Pettis	20/30	67%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. Darren Till

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till • May 2018

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Stephen Thompson30/12624%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Darren Till38/12630%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darren Till	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	6/28	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darren Till	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	8/31	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darren Till	9/32	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Stephen Thompson	8/26	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darren Till	7/33	21%	0/0	0:08	—

R5	Stephen Thompson	3/23	13%	0/1	0:00	—
	Darren Till	9/24	38%	0/0	0:06	1

WIN

vs. Jorge Masvidal

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre • Nov 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson70/15645%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Jorge Masvidal42/14230%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jorge Masvidal	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	18/43	42%	0/0	0:02	1
	Jorge Masvidal	14/43	33%	0/1	0:01	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	39/86	45%	0/0	0:01	—
	Jorge Masvidal	16/66	24%	0/1	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Tyron Woodley

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 • Mar 2017

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Stephen Thompson53/14636%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

Tyron Woodley54/12543%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	8/24	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	14/28	50%	0/0	0:19	—
	Tyron Woodley	15/28	54%	1/2	1:48	—

R4	Stephen Thompson	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Stephen Thompson	13/41	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	17/47	36%	0/0	0:10	1

vs. Tyron Woodley

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Stephen Thompson43/16127%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:28

Tyron Woodley61/14143%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	14/18	78%	1/1	2:57	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	6/31	19%	0/0	0:03	—
	Tyron Woodley	4/22	18%	0/0	1:08	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	10/47	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Stephen Thompson	5/19	26%	0/1	2:25	—
	Tyron Woodley	27/41	66%	0/0	0:46	1

R5	Stephen Thompson	21/60	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	8/28	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rory MacDonald

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson • Jun 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Stephen Thompson110/25942%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:47

Rory MacDonald61/15240%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	9/21	43%	0/0	0:36	—
	Rory MacDonald	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	13/40	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	6/24	25%	0/1	0:08	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	25/48	52%	0/0	0:22	—
	Rory MacDonald	17/37	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Stephen Thompson	29/72	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	14/37	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Stephen Thompson	34/78	44%	0/0	0:49	—
	Rory MacDonald	20/41	49%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Johny Hendricks

UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson • Feb 2016

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:31

Stephen Thompson24/4652%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Johny Hendricks7/1644%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	24/46	52%	0/0	0:00	1
	Johny Hendricks	7/16	44%	0/2	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Patrick Cote

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson64/13448%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

Patrick Cote53/12343%TD 0/8Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	13/32	41%	0/0	0:21	—
	Patrick Cote	26/40	65%	0/4	1:21	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	28/46	61%	0/0	0:01	—
	Patrick Cote	17/45	38%	0/1	0:26	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	23/56	41%	0/0	0:17	1
	Patrick Cote	10/38	26%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann • Feb 2014

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:43

Stephen Thompson38/8048%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Robert Whittaker19/6629%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	38/80	48%	0/0	0:07	1
	Robert Whittaker	19/66	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Clements

UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson • Sep 2013

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:27

Stephen Thompson23/3959%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:32

Chris Clements17/4340%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	11/23	48%	2/2	1:58	—
	Chris Clements	16/34	47%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	12/16	75%	0/0	0:34	2
	Chris Clements	1/9	11%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nah-Shon Burrell

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 • May 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson65/13449%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:17

Nah-Shon Burrell56/12146%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	15/32	47%	1/2	3:14	—
	Nah-Shon Burrell	18/35	51%	0/1	0:21	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	22/47	47%	0/1	1:31	—
	Nah-Shon Burrell	15/34	44%	0/0	0:19	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	28/55	51%	1/1	1:32	—
	Nah-Shon Burrell	23/52	44%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Brown

UFC 145: Jones vs Evans • Apr 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson67/13350%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:48

Matt Brown36/7747%TD 5/13Ctrl 8:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	8/14	57%	0/0	0:48	—
	Matt Brown	5/11	45%	3/7	3:19	—

R2	Stephen Thompson	30/64	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Brown	15/26	58%	1/4	2:14	—

R3	Stephen Thompson	29/55	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Brown	16/40	40%	1/2	2:30	—

WIN

vs. Dan Stittgen

UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit • Feb 2012

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:13

Stephen Thompson22/3858%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Dan Stittgen8/2236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	22/38	58%	0/0	0:01	1
	Dan Stittgen	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Jake Ellenberger

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale • Jul 2015

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:29

Stephen Thompson20/3557%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:56

Jake Ellenberger5/1436%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Stephen Thompson	20/35	57%	1/3	1:56	2
	Jake Ellenberger	5/14	36%	0/1	0:01	1

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Prior to UFC