Welterweight · Men

Stephen Thompson

“Wonderboy”
United States Upstate Karate debut 2010
Elo 1,931 peak 2,190 · 4 Nov 2017 259 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2083976
17-9-1pro record
3L current streak
2,135best win, Elo
1,756average opponent
-- born 11 Feb 1983
72.0" / 75.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,528 Sub1,294 Dec1,373

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jorge Masvidal Decision R3 · 4 Nov 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,135
  2. Johny Hendricks KO/TKO R1 · 6 Feb 2016 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,123
  3. Rory MacDonald Decision R5 · 18 Jun 2016 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,026
  4. Geoff Neal Decision R5 · 19 Dec 2020 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,003
  5. Vicente Luque Decision R3 · 2 Nov 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,991

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Gabriel Bonfim Decision R3 · 12 Jul 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,882
  2. Joaquin Buckley KO/TKO R3 · 5 Oct 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,046
  3. Shavkat Rakhmonov Submission R2 · 16 Dec 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,166
  4. Belal Muhammad Decision R3 · 18 Dec 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,987
  5. Gilbert Burns Decision R3 · 10 Jul 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,123

Fight history

27 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
27 12 Jul 202542.4 yrs L17-9-1 Gabriel Bonfim 17-1 · 27.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.64* 1,914→1,931 +17 1,882 +300→+347 UFC on ESPN 70: Lewis vs. Teixeira Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 5 Oct 202441.6 yrs L17-8-1 Joaquin Buckley 19-6 · 30.4 yrs Welterweight KO/TKORight Hook R312:17 0.00 1,987→1,914 -73 2,046 +140→+188 UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 16 Dec 202340.8 yrs L17-7-1 Shavkat Rakhmonov 17-0 · 29.1 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R29:56 0.00 2,045→1,987 -58 2,166 +359→+461 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 3 Dec 202239.8 yrs W17-6-1 Kevin Holland 24-8 (1) · 30.1 yrs Welterweight KO/TKORetirement R420:00 1.00 1,987→2,046 +59 1,871 -110→+153 UFC on ESPN 42: Thompson vs. Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 18 Dec 202138.9 yrs L16-6-1 Belal Muhammad 19-3 (1) · 33.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 2,103→1,987 -116 1,987 -240→-225 UFC Fight Night 199: Lewis vs. Daukaus Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 10 Jul 202138.4 yrs L16-5-1 Gilbert Burns 19-4 · 35.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.32* 2,139→2,103 -36 2,123 -150→-162 UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 19 Dec 202037.9 yrs W16-4-1 Geoff Neal 13-2 · 30.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.96* 2,076→2,139 +63 2,003 -155→-103 UFC Fight Night 183: Thompson vs. Neal Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 2 Nov 201936.7 yrs W15-4-1 Vicente Luque 18-7-1 · 27.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.91* 2,017→2,083 +66 1,991 -138→-116 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 23 Mar 201936.1 yrs L14-4-1 Anthony Pettis 21-8 · 32.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOSuperman Punch R29:55 0.00 2,155→2,017 -138 1,926 -387→-390 UFC Fight Night 148: Thompson vs. Pettis Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 27 May 201835.3 yrs L14-3-1 Darren Till 16-0-1 · 25.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.61* 2,190→2,155 -35 1,942 -172→-125 UFC Fight Night 130: Thompson vs. Till Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 4 Nov 201734.7 yrs W14-2-1 Jorge Masvidal 32-12 · 33.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 2,092→2,190 +98 2,135 -142→-175 UFC 217: Bisping vs. St. Pierre Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 4 Mar 201734.1 yrs L13-2-1 Tyron Woodley 16-3-1 · 34.9 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionMajority R525:00 0.55* 2,078→2,092 +14 2,098 -125→-147 UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 12 Nov 201633.8 yrs D13-1-1 Tyron Woodley 16-3 · 34.6 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionMajority R525:00 0.50* 2,069→2,078 +9 2,107 -175→-198 UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 18 Jun 201633.3 yrs W13-1 Rory MacDonald 18-3 · 26.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.88* 1,994→2,069 +75 2,026 -117→-115 UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 6 Feb 201633.0 yrs W12-1 Johny Hendricks 17-3 · 32.4 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOSpinning Back Kick & Punches R13:31 1.00 1,849→1,994 +145 2,123 +230→+180 UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 12 Jul 201532.4 yrs W11-1 Jake Ellenberger 30-9 · 30.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOSpinning Hook Kick R14:29 1.00 1,742→1,849 +107 1,820 -210→-210 UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 27 Sep 201431.6 yrs W10-1 Patrick Cote 22-8 · 34.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.80* 1,704→1,742 +38 1,644 -350→-350 UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 22 Feb 201431.0 yrs W9-1 Robert Whittaker 13-3 · 23.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R13:43 1.00 1,584→1,704 +119 1,716 -125→-125 UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 21 Sep 201330.6 yrs W8-1 Chris Clements 11-4 (1) · 37.6 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R26:27 1.00 1,484→1,584 +100 1,534 -300→-300 UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson Ultimate Fighting Championship
8 25 May 201330.3 yrs W7-1 Nah-shon Burrell 9-2 · 23.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.81* 1,436→1,484 +49 1,415 -149→-149 UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
7 21 Apr 201229.2 yrs L6-1 Matt Brown 15-12 · 31.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.13* 1,493→1,438 -55 1,533 -285→-285 UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans Ultimate Fighting Championship
6 4 Feb 201229.0 yrs W6-0 Dan Stittgen 7-1 · 31.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOHead Kick R14:13 1.00 1,406→1,493 +87 1,405 -260→-260 UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Ultimate Fighting Championship
5 1 Oct 201128.6 yrs W5-0 Patrick Mandio 3-3 · 33.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,377→1,406 +30 1,252 – Fight Party - Masquerade Fight Party International Sport Combat Federation
4 15 Jul 201128.4 yrs W4-0 William Kuhn 7-6 · 30.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,355→1,377 +21 1,192 – Xtreme Chaos 2 South Carolina Regional
3 18 Sep 201027.6 yrs W3-0 Marques Worrell 2-0 · 23.5 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,258→1,355 +97 1,297 – Fight Party - Greenville Kage Fighting International Sport Combat Federation
2 22 May 201027.3 yrs W2-0 Daniel Finz debut · 26.1 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R13:45 1.00 1,200→1,258 +58 1,078 – Fight Party - Xtreme Cage Fighting 2 International Sport Combat Federation
1 5 Feb 201027.0 yrs W1-0 Jeremy Joles 0-1 · 22.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,115→1,200 +86 1,107 – Fight Party - Greenville Kage Fighting International Sport Combat Federation