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Thomas Petersen
“The Train”
United States
12-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 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
- Spartan MMA
- 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.
- 1682
Scouting Report
- W
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- L
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Petersen is a finisher, with 8 KO/TKO wins, 1 submission and 3 decisions, a 75% finish rate. When he wins, it's usually by putting people to sleep on the feet.
- Recent Form
- Gabriel Lorenço (8-1-0), win, KO/TKO in round 3. Valter Walker (16-1-0), loss, submission in round 1. Guilherme Pat (6-2-0), win, majority decision after three rounds.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 3.16 significant strikes a minute at 61% accuracy and absorbs 2.72, with 53% striking defense. He attempts 2.81 takedowns per 15 minutes and stops 88% of opponents' takedowns.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (67%)
- 1 Submission (8%)
- 3 Decision (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Last fought
- 4 days ago
12 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.: 56-16
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1734
- Winvs Gabriel Lorenço8-1-0 · Power Index 1706KO/TKO · R3 · 4:47Nov 7, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker
Fight stats
Stat Thomas Petersen Gabriel Lorenço Sig. strikes 57/80 53/89 Takedowns 2/2 0/0 Control time 6:58 2:01 Knockdowns 1 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 43 Round 2 sig. strikes 21 7 Round 3 sig. strikes 30 3 - Lossvs Valter Walker16-1-0 · Power Index 1850Submission · R1 · 1:32Jul 25, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov
Fight stats
Stat Thomas Petersen Valter Walker Sig. strikes 0/1 1/1 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:37 0:09 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 0 1 - Winvs Guilherme Pat6-2-0 · Power Index 1647Decision - Majority · R3 · 5:00Apr 4, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Duncan
Fight stats
Stat Thomas Petersen Guilherme Pat Sig. strikes 28/41 17/31 Takedowns 0/5 0/0 Control time 8:36 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 4 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 8 7 Round 3 sig. strikes 16 2 - Lossvs Vitor Petrino15-2-0 · Power Index 1836KO/TKO · R3 · 0:26Oct 11, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Gamrot
Fight stats
Stat Thomas Petersen Vitor Petrino Sig. strikes 16/35 31/54 Takedowns 0/8 1/6 Control time 2:06 3:03 Knockdowns 0 2 Round 1 sig. strikes 1 13 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 14 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 4 - Winvs Don'Tale Mayes11-10-0 · Power Index 1630Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00May 4, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo
Fight stats
Stat Thomas Petersen Don'Tale Mayes Sig. strikes 28/51 3/11 Takedowns 9/9 0/0 Control time 13:49 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 1 1 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 1 Round 3 sig. strikes 22 1
Career Stats
Based on 9 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.16
- Striking accuracy
- 61%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.72
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.81
- Takedown accuracy
- 45%
- Takedown defense
- 88%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.50