Welterweight

Stephen Thompson

Last fought: Jul 2025

RECORD

Pro

17-9-1

UFC

12-9-1

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:31
Fight Completion Rate	76.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.90
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	145-60 (70.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	75-32 (70.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	64-26 (71.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	75.1%
% Time in Control	6.0%
% Time Controlled	18.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	24.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.83
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.77
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.05
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.2%
Distance Strike Defense	61.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.90
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.12
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.29
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.65
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.46

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 Welterweight field

Stephen Thompson 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	Stephen Thompson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.7%
Takedown Defense	63.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	0:54
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	14:31
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
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 2025Welterweight

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 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 2:17

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

Joaquin Buckley34/9337%TD 4/7Ctrl 4:13KD 1

▼ 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 2023Welterweight

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 2022Welterweight

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 2021Welterweight

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 2021Welterweight

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 2020Welterweight

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 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson138/24257%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1

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 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:55

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

Anthony Pettis32/5558%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ 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 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

Darren Till38/12630%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 1

▼ 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 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson70/15645%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

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 2017WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2016WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2016Welterweight

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 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:31

Stephen Thompson24/4652%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

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. Jake Ellenberger

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

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:29

Stephen Thompson20/3557%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:56KD 2

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

▼ 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

WIN

vs. Patrick Cote

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Stephen Thompson64/13448%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39KD 1

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 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:43

Stephen Thompson38/8048%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

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 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:27

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

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 2013Welterweight

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 2012Welterweight

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 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:13

Stephen Thompson22/3858%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

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	—

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