Fighter profile

Stephen Thompson

“Wonderboy”

Welterweight · UFC record 12-9-1 · 22 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 12 Jul 2025

Distance StrikerVolume Striker

Next bout: vs Charles Radtke · UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)81

Power82

Striking defense72

Takedown defense72

WrestlingProvisional measure62

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (22 detailed fights; as of Sat 12 Jul 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED79.8

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED95.8

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 43

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

22 detailed UFC fights · 66 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 12 Jul 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.6significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.5per round

Striking differential+5.1per round

Takedown attempts0.21per round

Takedown defense63.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.5
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +5.1
Striking accuracy: 46.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.15
Target: head / body / leg: 66.3% / 23.6% / 10.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 89.6% / 6.8% / 3.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.21
Takedowns landed per round: 0.08
Takedown accuracy: 35.7%
Takedown defense: 63.3%
Control time per round: 0:18
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 12-9-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 0 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 6
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 10 / 6
Average fight time: 15:01 (over 21 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Stephen Thompson — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 12 Jul 2025	Gabriel Bonfim	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Sat 5 Oct 2024	Joaquin Buckley	L	KO/TKO Punch	R3 2:17	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Sat 16 Dec 2023	Shavkat Rakhmonov	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 4:56	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Sat 3 Dec 2022	Kevin Holland	W	KO/TKO	R4 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Sat 18 Dec 2021	Belal Muhammad	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

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Stephen Thompson — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 10 Jul 2021	Gilbert Burns	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 19 Dec 2020	Geoff Neal	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Sat 2 Nov 2019	Vicente Luque	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
Sat 23 Mar 2019	Anthony Pettis	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 4:55	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
Sun 27 May 2018	Darren Till	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
Sat 4 Nov 2017	Jorge Masvidal	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
Sat 4 Mar 2017	Tyron Woodley	L	M-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Sat 12 Nov 2016	Tyron Woodley	D	M-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Sat 18 Jun 2016	Rory MacDonald	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson
Sat 6 Feb 2016	Johny Hendricks	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:31	UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
Sun 12 Jul 2015	Jake Ellenberger	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 4:29	The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
Sat 27 Sep 2014	Patrick Cote	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Sat 22 Feb 2014	Robert Whittaker	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:43	UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
Sat 21 Sep 2013	Chris Clements	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:27	UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson
Sat 25 May 2013	Nah-Shon Burrell	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
Sat 21 Apr 2012	Matt Brown	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 145: Jones vs Evans
Sat 4 Feb 2012	Dan Stittgen	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 4:13	UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit

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