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Stephen Thompson

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Rank State: Utah
Age: 42
Last 5: L L W L L
Association: Team Upstate Karate
Pro Debut Date: 2010-02-05
Pro Record: 17-8-1
Current Ranking:
#19 Welterweight
'Big League' Record: 12-8-1
Last 3 Years: 1-2-0
Win Finish %: 52.9%
Combat Age: 54
Quality Perf. %: 69.2%
Last Quality Perf.: 2022-12-03
540 Metric: .750
Rating Points: 452
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2017

#2 Welterweight

All-Time Rank:

#16 Welterweight
Last Fight Date: 10/05/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#7 WW] Joaquin Buckley
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W L
Next Fight: UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Next Opponent: [#35 WW] Gabriel Bonfim
Opponent's Last 5: W W L W W
UFC Record: 12-8-1
Octagon Time: 5:04:31
Title Bouts: 0-1-1
Longest Win Streak: 7 (2013-2016)
Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2019-2020)
UFC Debut: 2012-02-04
Last UFC Fight: 2024-10-05

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Joaquin Buckley
#12 Welterweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 3
  UFC 307 - Pereira vs. Rountree
Saturday, October 5th 2024
L Shavkat Rakhmonov
#5 Welterweight 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16th 2023
W Kevin Holland
#11 Welterweight 		TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 4
  UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland
Saturday, December 3rd 2022
L Belal Muhammad
#11 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Saturday, December 18th 2021
L Gilbert Burns
#3 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Saturday, July 10th 2021
W Geoff Neal
#19 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 183 - Thompson vs. Neal
Saturday, December 19th 2020
W Vicente Luque
#21 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz
Saturday, November 2nd 2019
L Anthony Pettis
#10 Lightweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 148 - Thompson vs. Pettis
Saturday, March 23rd 2019
L Darren Till
#10 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 130 - Thompson vs. Till
Sunday, May 27th 2018
W Jorge Masvidal
#6 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre
Saturday, November 4th 2017
L Tyron Woodley
#1 Welterweight 		Decision (Majority)
Round 5
  UFC 209 - Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Saturday, March 4th 2017
D Tyron Woodley
#1 Welterweight 		Draw
Round 5
  UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor
Saturday, November 12th 2016
W Rory MacDonald
#3 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 89 - MacDonald vs. Thompson
Saturday, June 18th 2016
W Johny Hendricks
#2 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson
Saturday, February 6th 2016
W Jake Ellenberger
#15 Welterweight 		KO (Spinning Hook Kick)
Round 1
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale
Sunday, July 12th 2015
W Patrick Cote
#33 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso
Saturday, September 27th 2014
W Robert Whittaker
#58 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 170 - Rousey vs. McMann
Saturday, February 22nd 2014
W Chris Clements
#82 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 165 - Jones vs. Gustafsson
Saturday, September 21st 2013
W Nah-Shon Burrell
#205 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
Saturday, May 25th 2013
L Matt Brown
#69 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 145 - Jones vs. Evans
Saturday, April 21st 2012
W Daniel Stittgen
#315 Welterweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
  UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit
Saturday, February 4th 2012
W Patrick Mandio
#742 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Fight Party - Masquerade Fight Party
Saturday, October 1st 2011
W William Kuhn
#633 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  XC - Xtreme Chaos 2
Friday, July 15th 2011
W Marques Worrell Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
  Fight Party - Greenville Kage Fighting
Saturday, September 18th 2010
W Danny Finz TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Fight Party - Xtreme Cage Fighting 2
Saturday, May 22nd 2010
W Jeremy Joles TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Fight Party - Greenville Kage Fighting
Friday, February 5th 2010
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Joaquin Buckley
#12 Welterweight 		  UFC 307 - Pereira vs. Rountree
Saturday, October 5th 2024 		KO (Punch)
Round 3
L Shavkat Rakhmonov
#5 Welterweight 		  UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16th 2023 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Kevin Holland
#11 Welterweight 		  UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland
Saturday, December 3rd 2022 		TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 4
L Belal Muhammad
#11 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Saturday, December 18th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Gilbert Burns
#3 Welterweight 		  UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Saturday, July 10th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Geoff Neal
#19 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 183 - Thompson vs. Neal
Saturday, December 19th 2020 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Vicente Luque
#21 Welterweight 		  UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz
Saturday, November 2nd 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Anthony Pettis
#10 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 148 - Thompson vs. Pettis
Saturday, March 23rd 2019 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
L Darren Till
#10 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 130 - Thompson vs. Till
Sunday, May 27th 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Jorge Masvidal
#6 Welterweight 		  UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre
Saturday, November 4th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Tyron Woodley
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 209 - Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Saturday, March 4th 2017 		Decision (Majority)
Round 5
D Tyron Woodley
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor
Saturday, November 12th 2016 		Draw
Round 5
W Rory MacDonald
#3 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 89 - MacDonald vs. Thompson
Saturday, June 18th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Johny Hendricks
#2 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson
Saturday, February 6th 2016 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Jake Ellenberger
#15 Welterweight 		  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale
Sunday, July 12th 2015 		KO (Spinning Hook Kick)
Round 1
W Patrick Cote
#33 Welterweight 		  UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso
Saturday, September 27th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Robert Whittaker
#58 Welterweight 		  UFC 170 - Rousey vs. McMann
Saturday, February 22nd 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Chris Clements
#82 Welterweight 		  UFC 165 - Jones vs. Gustafsson
Saturday, September 21st 2013 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Nah-Shon Burrell
#205 Welterweight 		  UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
Saturday, May 25th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Matt Brown
#69 Welterweight 		  UFC 145 - Jones vs. Evans
Saturday, April 21st 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Daniel Stittgen
#315 Welterweight 		  UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit
Saturday, February 4th 2012 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Patrick Mandio
#742 Welterweight 		  Fight Party - Masquerade Fight Party
Saturday, October 1st 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W William Kuhn
#633 Welterweight 		  XC - Xtreme Chaos 2
Friday, July 15th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Marques Worrell   Fight Party - Greenville Kage Fighting
Saturday, September 18th 2010 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Danny Finz   Fight Party - Xtreme Cage Fighting 2
Saturday, May 22nd 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Jeremy Joles   Fight Party - Greenville Kage Fighting
Friday, February 5th 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2025 3 #16 Welterweight 17-8-1
459
01/01/2025 3 #19 Welterweight 17-8-1
467
10/01/2024 2 #16 Welterweight 17-7-1
545
07/01/2024   #14 Welterweight 17-7-1
558
04/01/2024 1 #14 Welterweight 17-7-1
572
01/01/2024 7 #13 Welterweight 17-7-1
587
10/01/2023   #6 Welterweight 17-6-1
717
07/01/2023 1 #6 Welterweight 17-6-1
717
04/01/2023 1 #7 Welterweight 17-6-1
717
01/01/2023 6 #8 Welterweight 17-6-1
717
10/01/2022   #14 Welterweight 16-6-1
515
07/01/2022 1 #14 Welterweight 16-6-1
530
04/01/2022   #13 Welterweight 16-6-1
546
01/01/2022 6 #13 Welterweight 16-6-1
562
10/01/2021 1 #7 Welterweight 16-5-1
700
07/01/2021   #6 Welterweight 16-4-1
797
04/01/2021 1 #6 Welterweight 16-4-1
797
01/01/2021 3 #5 Welterweight 16-4-1
797
10/01/2020   #8 Welterweight 15-4-1
722
07/01/2020 1 #8 Welterweight 15-4-1
722
04/01/2020 1 #7 Welterweight 15-4-1
722
01/01/2020 4 #8 Welterweight 15-4-1
722
10/01/2019 3 #12 Welterweight 14-4-1
604
07/01/2019   #9 Welterweight 14-4-1
643
04/01/2019 4 #9 Welterweight 14-4-1
657
01/01/2019   #5 Welterweight 14-3-1
845
10/01/2018   #5 Welterweight 14-3-1
845
07/01/2018 2 #5 Welterweight 14-3-1
901
04/01/2018   #3 Welterweight 14-2-1
1082
01/01/2018   #3 Welterweight 14-2-1
1082
10/01/2017   #3 Welterweight 13-2-1
911
07/01/2017 1 #3 Welterweight 13-2-1
911
04/01/2017   #2 Welterweight 13-2-1
911
01/01/2017   #2 Welterweight 13-1-1
972
10/01/2016   #2 Welterweight 13-1-0
873
07/01/2016   #2 Welterweight 13-1-0
873
04/01/2016 9 #2 Welterweight 12-1-0
691
01/01/2016 4 #11 Welterweight 11-1-0
396
10/01/2015 7 #15 Welterweight 11-1-0
299
07/01/2015 6 #22 Welterweight 10-1-0
237
04/01/2015 2 #28 Welterweight 10-1-0
180
01/01/2015   #30 Welterweight 10-1-0
180
10/01/2014 21 #30 Welterweight 10-1-0
180
07/01/2014 3 #51 Welterweight 9-1-0
124
04/01/2014 54 #54 Welterweight 9-1-0
124
01/01/2014 9 #108 Welterweight 8-1-0
81
10/01/2013 99 #99 Welterweight 8-1-0
81
07/01/2013 98 #198 Welterweight 7-1-0
51
04/01/2013 8 #296 Welterweight 6-1-0
36
01/01/2013 3 #288 Welterweight 6-1-0
37
10/01/2012 22 #291 Welterweight 6-1-0
37
07/01/2012 39 #269 Welterweight 6-1-0
37
04/01/2012 129 #230 Welterweight 6-0-0
41
01/01/2012 18 #359 Welterweight 5-0-0
30
10/01/2011 NR #341 Welterweight 5-0-0
30


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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