Stephen Thompson | UFC

UFC 307 (10/5/24) Thompson was knocked out by Joaquin Buckley at 2:17 of the third round

UFC 296 (12/16/23) Thompson was submitted by Shavkat Rakhmonov via rear naked choke at 4:56 of the second round

UFC on ESPN (12/3/22) Thompson defeated Kevin Holland via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of the fourth round

UFC Fight Night (12/18/21) Thompson lost a three-round unanimous decision to Belal Muhammad

UFC 264 (7/10/21) Thompson lost a three-round unanimous decision to Gilbert Burns

UFC Fight Night (12/19/20) Thompson won a five-round unanimous decision over Geoff Neal

UFC 244 (11/2/19) Thompson won a three-round unanimous decision over Vicente Luque

UFC Fight Night (3/23/19) Thompson was knocked out by Anthony Pettis at 4:55 of the second round

UFC Fight Night (5/27/18) Thompson lost a five-round unanimous decision to Darren Till

UFC 217 (11/4/17) Thompson won a three round unanimous decision over Jorge Masvidal

UFC 209 (3/4/17) Thompson lost a five round majority decision to Tyron Woodley in a fight for the UFC welterweight title

UFC 205 (11/12/16) Thompson fought to a five round draw with Tyron Woodley in a fight for the UFC welterweight title

UFC Fight Night (6/18/16) Thompson won a five round unanimous decision over Rory MacDonald

UFC Fight Night (2/6/16) Thompson stopped Johny Hendricks via strikes at 3:31 of the first round

TUF 21 Finale (7/12/15) Thompson knocked out Jake Ellenberger at 4:29 of the first round

UFC 178 (9/27/14) Thompson won a three round unanimous decision over Patrick Cote

UFC 170 (2/22/14) Thompson stopped Robert Whittaker via strikes at 3:43 of the first round

UFC 165 (9/21/13) Thompson stopped Chris Clements via strikes at 1:27 of the second round

UFC 160 (5/25/13) Thompson won a three round unanimous decision over Nah-Shon Burrell

UFC 145 (4/21/12) Thompson lost a three round unanimous decision to Matt Brown

UFC 143 (2/4/12) Thompson knocked out Dan Stittgen at 4:13 of the first round.

When and why did you start training for fighting? When I was three years old. My father was a professional fighter and owned a Karate school. All the kids in our family started training at age three.

Training: A typical training day for me consists of a 10am mitt session with Mr. T (my dad) and an 8pm cardio/skills group session with the team, Team Pitch Black MMA. Wednesday evenings, the 8pm session is a kickboxing sparring session with the team. I train with all levels of fighters on the team from the beginner ammy to our best pros. Everything we do is geared toward a champion’s mindset and training regimen.

What ranks and titles have you held? Five-time world champion kickboxer. I hold a 5th degree black belt in Tetsushin Ryu Kempo Karate, a 1st degree in Tetsushin Ryu Jujitsu and a Purple belt in RCJ Machado Jiu-jitsu. 

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? I want to fight the best in the world and I want to be a champion, so being the in the UFC is a dream come true.

1. 1999 ISKA Georgia State Middleweight Amateur Champion
2. 2000 ISKA Southeast Middleweight Amateur Champion
3. 2000 IKF East Coast Middleweight Amateur Champion
4. 2000 PKC National Light Middleweight Amateur Champion
5. 2000 IKF National Middleweight Amateur Champion
6. 2000 USAKBF North American Middleweight Amateur Champion
7. 2001 IKF National Light Heavyweight Amateur Champion
8. 2001 PKC National Light Heavyweight Amateur Champion
9. 2001 USAKBF World Light Heavyweight Amateur Champion
10. 2001 WPKA World Light Heavyweight Amateur Champion
11. 2002 IKF National Light Heavyweight Amateur Champion
12. 2002 IKF North American Light Cruiserweight Amateur Champion
13. 2003 U.S. National Martial Arts Team World Cup Light Heavyweight Champion
14. 2003 KICK North American Cruiserweight Champion
15. 2003 I.A.K.S.A. World Champion
16. 2003 IKF FCR Amateur Light Cruiserweight World Champion