Stephen Thompson "Wonderboy"

Welterweight · USA · Team Upstate Karate

Next fight: vs Charles Radtke · UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit · Sat, Nov 14, 2026

Record and bio

Pro record17-9-1 · KO/TKO 8-2 · submission 1-1
UFC record12-9-1 · current 3-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record145-60-2 (70.7%) across 22 opponents
Last 5 opponents38-13 (74.5%) across 5 opponents
Age43
Height6' 0"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.05
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.00
Striking accuracy46%
Striking defense55%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.23
Takedowns landed / attempted36%
Takedown defense63%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time14.5 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 6 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2025-07-12Gabriel Bonfim4-1GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2024-10-05Joaquin Buckley9-4StrikerLKO/TKO R3 2:17UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
2023-12-16Shavkat Rakhmonov5-0Submission grapplerLSubmission R2 4:56UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2022-12-03Kevin Holland10-5 (1 NC)StrikerWKO/TKO R4 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
2021-12-18Belal Muhammad10-3 (1 NC)StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-07-10Gilbert Burns12-4WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2020-12-19Geoff Neal5-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
2019-11-02Vicente Luque10-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
2019-03-23Anthony Pettis8-7BalancedLKO/TKO R2 4:55UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
2018-05-27Darren Till4-0-1BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
2017-11-04Jorge Masvidal9-5StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
2017-03-04Tyron Woodley6-2-1BalancedLDecision - Majority R5 5:00 (title)UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
2016-11-12Tyron Woodley6-2BalancedDDecision - Majority R5 5:00 (title)UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2016-06-18Rory MacDonald9-3WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson
2016-02-06Johny Hendricks12-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 3:31UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
2015-07-12Jake Ellenberger9-5WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:29The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
2014-09-27Patrick Cote7-8BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
2014-02-22Robert Whittaker2-1StrikerWKO/TKO R1 3:43UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
2013-09-21Chris Clements1-0 (1 NC)StrikerWKO/TKO R2 1:27UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson
2013-05-25Nah-Shon Burrell1-0Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
2012-04-21Matt Brown6-5Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 145: Jones vs Evans
2012-02-04Dan StittgenUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 4:13UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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