Lightweight · Men

Josh Thomson

“The Punk”
United States American Kickboxing Academy debut 1999
Elo 1,780 peak 1,945 · 25 Jan 2014 165 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2945420
24-9 (1)pro record
1L current streak
1,916best win, Elo
1,439average opponent
-- born 21 Sep 1978
70.0" / 71.0" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,436 Sub1,410 Dec1,379

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Nate Diaz KO/TKO R2 · 20 Apr 2013 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,916
  2. Gilbert Melendez Decision R5 · 27 Jun 2008 · Strikeforce 1,764
  3. Gesias Cavalcante Decision R3 · 9 Oct 2010 · Strikeforce 1,708
  4. Pat Healy Submission R3 · 26 Jun 2010 · Strikeforce 1,628
  5. KJ Noons Decision R3 · 3 Mar 2012 · Strikeforce 1,617

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Patricky Pitbull KO/TKO R2 · 18 Feb 2017 · Bellator MMA 1,779
  2. Tony Ferguson Decision R3 · 15 Jul 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,955
  3. King Green Decision R3 · 26 Jul 2014 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,882
  4. Benson Henderson Decision R5 · 25 Jan 2014 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,946
  5. Gilbert Melendez Decision R5 · 19 May 2012 · Strikeforce 2,011

Fight history

38 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
38 18 Feb 201738.4 yrs L24-9 (1) Patricky Pitbull 17-8 · 31.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R25:40 0.00 1,896→1,780 -116 1,779 -200→-205 Bellator 172: Thomson vs. Pitbull Bellator MMA
37 4 Dec 201537.2 yrs W24-8 (1) Pablo Villaseca 10-1 · 28.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:59 1.00 1,884→1,906 +21 1,542 -1400→-1400 Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca Bellator MMA
36 19 Sep 201537.0 yrs W23-8 (1) Mike Bronzoulis 21-8-1 · 36.7 yrs Lightweight SubArm Triangle Choke R310:39 1.00 1,851→1,884 +33 1,597 -874→-1244 Bellator 142: Dynamite 1 Bellator MMA
35 15 Jul 201536.8 yrs L22-8 (1) Tony Ferguson 21-3 · 31.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,934→1,851 -82 1,955 +155→+155 UFC Fight Night 71: Mir vs. Duffee Ultimate Fighting Championship
34 26 Jul 201435.8 yrs L22-7 (1) King Green 22-5 · 27.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.53* 1,945→1,934 -11 1,882 -227→-227 UFC on Fox 12: Lawler vs. Brown Ultimate Fighting Championship
33 25 Jan 201435.3 yrs L22-6 (1) Benson Henderson 19-3 · 30.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R525:00 0.60* 1,921→1,945 +24 1,946 +200→+200 UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson Ultimate Fighting Championship
32 20 Apr 201334.6 yrs W22-5 (1) Nate Diaz 19-8 · 28.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches R28:44 1.00 1,807→1,921 +114 1,916 +128→+128 UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Ultimate Fighting Championship
31 19 May 201233.7 yrs L21-5 (1) Gilbert Melendez 20-2 · 30.1 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.52* 1,748→1,807 +59 2,011 +340→+340 Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Strikeforce
30 3 Mar 201233.4 yrs W21-4 (1) KJ Noons 11-4 · 29.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.87* 1,706→1,748 +42 1,617 – Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey Strikeforce
29 31 Dec 201032.3 yrs L20-4 (1) Tatsuya Kawajiri 26-6-2 · 32.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,774→1,712 -62 1,765 – K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010 K-1
28 9 Oct 201032.0 yrs W20-3 (1) Gesias Cavalcante 15-3-1 (1) · 27.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.47* 1,803→1,774 -29 1,708 – Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Noons 2 Strikeforce
27 26 Jun 201031.8 yrs W19-3 (1) Pat Healy 19-12 · 26.9 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R314:27 1.00 1,744→1,803 +59 1,628 – Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Werdum Strikeforce
26 19 Dec 200931.2 yrs L18-3 (1) Gilbert Melendez 16-2 · 27.7 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.26* 1,779→1,744 -35 1,804 – Strikeforce: Evolution Strikeforce
25 20 Sep 200830.0 yrs W18-2 (1) Ashe Bowman 9-5 · 31.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R11:14 1.00 1,778→1,789 +10 1,297 – Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion 2 Strikeforce
24 27 Jun 200829.8 yrs W17-2 (1) Gilbert Melendez 14-1 · 26.2 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.90* 1,691→1,778 +87 1,764 – Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson Strikeforce
23 29 Sep 200729.0 yrs W16-2 (1) Adam Lynn 11-7 (1) · 29.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R14:45 1.00 1,673→1,691 +19 1,302 – Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion Strikeforce
22 22 Jun 200728.8 yrs W15-2 (1) Nick Gonzalez 12-4 · 26.3 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:42 1.00 1,646→1,673 +27 1,350 – Strikeforce-EliteXC - Shamrock vs. Baroni Strikeforce
21 8 Dec 200628.2 yrs W14-2 (1) Nam Phan 12-2 · 23.7 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,576→1,646 +69 1,503 – Strikeforce: Triple Threat Strikeforce
20 7 Oct 200628.0 yrs W13-2 (1) Duane Ludwig 13-5 · 28.2 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R29:36 1.00 1,516→1,576 +60 1,404 – Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello Strikeforce
19 6 Jul 200627.8 yrs W12-2 (1) Rocky Johnson 3-2 · 35.0 yrs – SubArmbar R11:55 1.00 1,472→1,516 +45 1,286 – PFA - Pride and Fury 5 Idaho Regional
18 9 Jun 200627.7 yrs W11-2 (1) Harris Sarmiento 20-13 · 22.7 yrs Lightweight SubArm Triangle Choke R313:19 1.00 1,442→1,472 +29 1,163 – Strikeforce: Revenge Strikeforce
17 10 Mar 200627.5 yrs L10-2 (1) Clay Guida 18-4 · 24.3 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.13* 1,499→1,442 -57 1,529 – Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie Strikeforce
16 13 Oct 200527.1 yrs W10-1 (1) Enoch Wilson 4-1 Lightweight DecisionDecision R315:00 0.80 1,475→1,499 +24 1,358 – PFA: Pride And Fury 3 Premier Fight Association
15 17 Jul 200526.8 yrs W9-1 (1) Daisuke Sugie 7-5-1 · 24.8 yrs Lightweight SubKneebar R14:35 1.00 1,389→1,475 +86 1,382 – Pride - Bushido 8 Pride FC
14 21 Aug 200425.9 yrs L8-1 (1) Yves Edwards 26-8-1 · 27.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOFlying Head Kick & Punches R14:32 0.00 1,442→1,389 -53 1,588 – UFC 49: Unfinished Business Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 31 Jan 200425.4 yrs W8-0 (1) Hermes França 8-0 · 29.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.61* 1,373→1,442 +69 1,592 – UFC 46: Supernatural Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 26 Sep 200325.0 yrs W7-0 (1) Gerald Strebendt 6-2 · 24.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R12:45 1.00 1,278→1,373 +95 1,307 – UFC 44: Undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 8 Mar 200324.5 yrs L3-1 Justin Curtiss debut – Decision -- 0.20 1,364→1,278 -86 1,057 – Washington Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am
10 23 Nov 200224.2 yrs W6-0 (1) Rob McCullough 2-1 · 25.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R311:00 0.84 1,353→1,364 +11 1,135 – WFA 3: Trigg vs. Hallman Nevada Regional
9 7 Sep 200224.0 yrs W5-0 (1) Kajan Johnson 3-1 · 18.4 yrs – KO/TKOSubmission to Elbows R2 1.00 1,308→1,353 +45 1,124 – SE - North American Sport Fighting Invitational Idaho Regional
8 4 May 200223.6 yrs W4-0 (1) Doug Evans 3-7 – SubTriangle Choke R11:29 1.00 1,294→1,308 +14 866 – NSFC - NW Submission Fighting 1 Idaho Regional
7 15 Dec 200123.2 yrs NC3-0 (1) Norifumi Yamamoto 3-0 · 24.8 yrs Lightweight -- R27:00 0.00 1,294→1,294 +0 1,401 – IFC 16: Shogun International Fighting Championship
6 10 Mar 200122.5 yrs W3-0 Victor Estrada 0-3 – SubTriangle Choke R2 1.00 1,274→1,294 +20 919 – Gladiators Vale Tudo Idaho Regional
5 18 Jan 200122.3 yrs W2-0 Jason Abajian debut – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,227→1,274 +47 1,052 – Bushido 1 Regional / Unaffiliated
4 15 Jan 200021.3 yrs W3-0 Charlie Fortec 1-1 – KO/TKOTKO -- 1.00 1,192→1,227 +36 1,022 – Millennium Super Fights Idaho Regional am
3 4 Dec 199921.2 yrs W1-0 Adam Retilla debut – KO/TKOKO/TKO R1 1.00 1,137→1,192 +55 1,000 – WPKO: Fight Night 2 WPKO
2 7 Aug 199920.9 yrs W2-0 Karl Zamora debut – KO/TKOKO -- 1.00 1,085→1,137 +51 1,009 – Idaho Summer Fight Series 2 Idaho Regional am
1 19 Jun 199920.7 yrs W1-0 Brandon Shuey 2-1 · 23.4 yrs – KO/TKOTKO -- 1.00 999→1,085 +86 1,111 – Idaho Summer Fight Series 1 Idaho Regional am