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Stephen Thompson

Fighter profile

Stephen Thompson

WW17-9-1P4P #224Div #37
Form
4.9
4.4
3.0
6.5
2.3
85
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
84
Boxing
89
Kicking
80
Clinch
77
Striking def.
87
Wrestling off.
25
Wrestling def.
91
Ground game
25
Submissions
26
Grappling def.
94
Profile
Age43
Height6'0"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox
StyleStriker
CountryUSA
Pro debut2010
UFC record12-9-1
Last fight2025-07-12
Octagon time319.5 min
Avg fight14.5 min
Career length16y 6m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Striking offense1533
96th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1542
98th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1423
1st
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1562
98th
WW avg 1505
Momentum11
39th
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 17-9-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 6 losses
W
47% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
12win9loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(22%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(11%) 1
6 (50%)Decision(67%) 6
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(—) 0
1 (20%)Submission(—) 0
2 (40%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes1293
Sig. accuracy46%
Sig. attempted2810
Total strikes1565
Total attempted3118
Knockdowns10
Head857
Body305
Leg131
Distance1158
Clinch88
Ground47

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed959
Sig. defense55%
KDs absorbed6
Head abs.512
Body abs.172
Leg abs.275
Distance abs.666
Clinch abs.146
Ground abs.147

Grappling · offense

Takedowns5
TD accuracy36%
TD attempted14
Sub att.0
Reversals2
Control time19:18

Grappling · defense

TD defense63%
TDs absorbed29
TD att. faced79
Sub att. faced6
Controlled time60:12

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 22 UFC fights · 319:31 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Stephen has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
365W–97Lwin 79.0%div #137/300pct 55th
WinsAverage
208W–61Lwin 77.3%div #140/273pct 49th
LossesStrong
157W–36Lwin 81.3%div #112/291pct 62nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1589 elodiv #28/300pct 91st
WinsElite
1578 elodiv #23/273pct 92nd
LossesElite
1604 elodiv #29/291pct 90th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall12W–9L57.1%
Wins12W–9L57.1%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Stephen, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+0.78u+3.7% ROI

over 21 close-line bets

Average odds
-132

57% implied

As favorite
9W–6L

ROI −7.7%

Avg -199

As underdog
3W–3L

ROI +32.3%

Avg +204

Based on 21 of 21 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.