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Stephen Thompson
“Wonderboy”
United States
17-9-1W-L-D
Next Fight
Polymarket UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat, Nov 14, 5:00 PM EST
- Age
- 43
- Height
- 6'0"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Upstate Karate
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1803
Scouting Report
- L
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- W
- L
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Thompson's wins split 8 by KO/TKO, 8 by decision and 1 by submission, a 53% finish rate. He puts people to sleep as often as he goes the distance, and rarely looks for a tap.
- Recent Form
- Gabriel Bonfim (20-1-0), loss, split decision in round 3. Joaquin Buckley (21-8-0), loss, KO/TKO in round 3. Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0-0), loss, submission in round 2. Before that, Kevin Holland (29-15-0), win, KO/TKO in round 4.
- Style
- Orthodox karate-based striker with a 75" reach. Lands 4.05 significant strikes a minute at 46% accuracy, absorbs 3, defends 55%. Barely wrestles, 0.23 takedowns per 15 minutes, and stops 63% of takedowns.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (47%)
- 1 Submission (6%)
- 8 Decision (47%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 53%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 16 months ago
17 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 113-31
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1854
- Lossvs Gabriel Bonfim20-1-0 · Power Index 1843Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jul 13, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
Fight stats
Stat Stephen Thompson Gabriel Bonfim Sig. strikes 42/92 40/72 Takedowns 0/2 5/14 Control time 0:28 5:29 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 14 Round 2 sig. strikes 29 16 Round 3 sig. strikes 7 10 - Lossvs Joaquin Buckley21-9-0 · Power Index 1795KO/TKO · R3 · 2:17Oct 6, 2024 · UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.
Fight stats
Stat Stephen Thompson Joaquin Buckley Sig. strikes 49/106 34/93 Takedowns 0/0 4/7 Control time 0:03 4:13 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 22 12 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 16 - Lossvs Shavkat Rakhmonov19-0-0 · Power Index 1977Submission · R2 · 4:56Dec 17, 2023 · UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington
Fight stats
Stat Stephen Thompson Shavkat Rakhmonov Sig. strikes 16/25 28/36 Takedowns 0/0 1/5 Control time 0:00 7:45 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 16 - Winvs Kevin Holland29-15-0 · Power Index 1813KO/TKO · R4 · 5:00Dec 4, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland
Fight stats
Stat Stephen Thompson Kevin Holland Sig. strikes 163/260 119/210 Takedowns 0/0 2/6 Control time 0:47 1:21 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 34 49 Round 2 sig. strikes 38 33 Round 3 sig. strikes 43 25 Round 4 sig. strikes 48 12 Round 5 sig. strikes 0 0 - Lossvs Belal Muhammad24-6-0 · Power Index 1841Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Dec 19, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus
Fight stats
Stat Stephen Thompson Belal Muhammad Sig. strikes 19/32 58/95 Takedowns 0/1 7/9 Control time 0:52 11:57 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 44 Round 2 sig. strikes 7 10 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 4
Career Stats
Based on 22 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.05
- Striking accuracy
- 46%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.00
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.23
- Takedown accuracy
- 36%
- Takedown defense
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00