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Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson

1100 ELO #177

"Wonderboy"

MMA 17-9-1 · UFC 12-9-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 332 days ago

Stephen Thompson "Wonderboy" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Stephen Thompson has 12 wins in the UFC. Stephen Thompson lands an average of 4.05 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.23 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1100), and have not fought Stephen Thompson before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 1.0 17
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 1.0 39
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 1.0 44
Rafael Dos Anjos 21-15-0 41 1097 2.0 3
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 2.0 56
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 2.0 102

Fight Results Breakdown

21
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Johny Hendricks in 2016
Opponent ELO: 1152

Biggest Upset Loss

Darren Till in 2018
Your ELO: 1154 · Opponent ELO: 1079 · Favored by 75

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
75'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Feb 11 1983
Age
43
Peak ELO
1154
ELO Rank
177 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
454-183-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1085.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1069.4

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.05
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
46%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.0
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
54%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.23
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
35%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Stephen Thompson Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-07-12 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira Gabriel Bonfim S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2024-10-05 UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. Joaquin Buckley KO/TKO Punch 3 2:17 Loss -
2023-12-16 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Shavkat Rakhmonov SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 4:56 Loss -
2022-12-03 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Kevin Holland KO/TKO 4 5:00 Win -
2021-12-18 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Belal Muhammad U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-07-10 UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Gilbert Burns U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-12-19 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Geoff Neal U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2019-11-02 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Vicente Luque U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-03-23 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Anthony Pettis KO/TKO Punch 2 4:55 Loss -
2018-05-27 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till Darren Till U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2017-11-04 UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre Jorge Masvidal U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-03-04 UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 Tyron Woodley M-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2016-06-18 UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson Rory MacDonald U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2016-02-06 UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson Johny Hendricks KO/TKO Punch 1 3:31 Win -
2015-07-12 The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Jake Ellenberger KO/TKO Kick 1 4:29 Win -
2014-09-27 UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso Patrick Cote U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-02-22 UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann Robert Whittaker KO/TKO Punches 1 3:43 Win -
2013-09-21 UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson Chris Clements KO/TKO Punch 2 1:27 Win -
2013-05-25 UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 Nah-Shon Burrell U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-04-21 UFC 145: Jones vs Evans Matt Brown U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2012-02-04 UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Dan Stittgen KO/TKO Kick 1 4:13 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Stephen Thompson ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
21 2025-07-12 Gabriel Bonfim 1065 Loss 0 1100
20 2024-10-05 Joaquin Buckley 1097 Loss -17 1100
19 2023-12-16 Shavkat Rakhmonov 1115 Loss -17 1117
18 2022-12-03 Kevin Holland 1089 Win +20 1134
17 2021-12-18 Belal Muhammad 1110 Loss -17 1114
16 2021-07-10 Gilbert Burns 1150 Loss -16 1131
15 2020-12-19 Geoff Neal 1097 Win +14 1147
14 2019-11-02 Vicente Luque 1142 Win +17 1133
13 2019-03-23 Anthony Pettis 1080 Loss -19 1116
12 2018-05-27 Darren Till 1079 Loss -19 1135
11 2017-11-04 Jorge Masvidal 1148 Win +16 1154
10 2017-03-04 Tyron Woodley 1101 Loss 0 1138
9 2016-06-18 Rory MacDonald 1132 Win +17 1138
8 2016-02-06 Johny Hendricks 1152 Win +23 1121
7 2015-07-12 Jake Ellenberger 1087 Win +22 1098
6 2014-09-27 Patrick Cote 1004 Win +13 1076
5 2014-02-22 Robert Whittaker 1037 Win +21 1063
4 2013-09-21 Chris Clements 1000 Win +20 1042
3 2013-05-25 Nah-Shon Burrell 1016 Win +16 1022
2 2012-04-21 Matt Brown 1044 Loss -15 1006
1 2012-02-04 Dan Stittgen 1000 Win +21 1021

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