Stephen Thompson
USAStephen Thompson, “Wonderboy”, is a Welterweight from the United States with an official record of 17-9-1. Cage Brothers holds 22 of those bouts: 12 wins, 9 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 6 by knockout and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Gabriel Bonfim at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira on 12 July 2025, the third defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2026 | Charles Radtke | Upcoming | — | — | UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Gabriel Bonfim | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Joaquin Buckley | LOSS | KOPunch | R3 · 2:17 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 4:56 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Kevin Holland | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R4 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Belal Muhammad | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Gilbert Burns | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Geoff Neal | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Vicente Luque | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz |
| Mar 23, 2019 | Anthony Pettis | LOSS | KOPunch | R2 · 4:55 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis |
| May 27, 2018 | Darren Till | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Jorge Masvidal | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre |
| Mar 5, 2017 | Tyron WoodleyTitle | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 |
| Nov 13, 2016 | Tyron WoodleyTitle | NC | Draw | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor |
| Jun 19, 2016 | Rory MacDonald | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson |
| Feb 7, 2016 | Johny Hendricks | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 3:31 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson |
| Jul 12, 2015 | Jake Ellenberger | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 4:29 | The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale |
| Sep 27, 2014 | Patrick Cote | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso |
| Feb 22, 2014 | Robert Whittaker | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:43 | UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann |
| Sep 22, 2013 | Chris Clements | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 1:27 | UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson |
| May 26, 2013 | Nah-Shon Burrell | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Matt Brown | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans |
| Feb 5, 2012 | Dan Stittgen | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 4:13 | UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit |
Wins, losses and draws are Stephen Thompson’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 22 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Stephen Thompson’s record, in numbers
Stephen Thompson’s official record is 17-9-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 22 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 12 wins, 9 losses and 1 no contest — because 5 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 12 wins break down as 6 by knockout and 6 by decision — 6 of 12 inside the distance, a finish rate of 50%. Across all 22 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 14 minutes 31 seconds.
Stephen Thompson has been stopped 3 times in the 22 bouts on file — 2 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 14% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all losses.
Of the 22 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were for a title and 8 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 570 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Stephen Thompson has a finish rate above 18% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 61% of them and a two-year bout count above 75% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Stephen Thompson is listed at 6ft with a reach of 75in, fights orthodox and is 43, born 10 February 1983.
These figures are recomputed from Stephen Thompson’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.