Din Thomas (26-9, 21) was born in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. on September 28, 1976. At the age of 22 years on October 28, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Tomas Velazquez, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 29, 2001, 24-year old Din Thomas made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 32 against a 22-year old B.J. Penn but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Thomas' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Georgi Karakhanyan at age 36 on April 12, 2013. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Din Thomas' best fights have been against Jeremy Stephens, Clay Guida, Fabiano Iha, Matt Serra, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Rich Clementi and Jens Pulver.
Thomas has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Apr 12, 2013 36 years, 6 months 26-9 (21) | 27 years, 10 months 20-3-1 (15) | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
35 | May 12, 2012 35 years, 7 months 26-8 (21) | Cody Bollinger | FT | 1 | NC | NC | |
34 | Jan 8, 2010 33 years, 3 months 26-8 (21) | Dustin Pague | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
33 | Mar 21, 2009 32 years, 5 months 25-8 (20) | Gabe Lemley | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee | |
32 | Feb 7, 2009 32 years, 4 months 24-8 (19) | Dustin Pieken | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
31  | Apr 2, 2008 31 years, 6 months 23-8 (18) | 25 years 23-6-1 (20) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Sep 19, 2007 30 years, 11 months 23-7 (18) | 31 years, 3 months 7-3 (7) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
29  | May 26, 2007 30 years, 7 months 23-6 (18) | 21 years 12-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
28  | Jan 25, 2007 30 years, 3 months 22-6 (17) | 25 years, 1 months 21-6 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Nov 11, 2006 30 years, 1 months 21-6 (17) | 29 years, 7 months 26-10-1 (21) | TUF | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
26 | Mar 18, 2006 29 years, 5 months 20-6 (16) | Luciano Azevedo | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
25 | Sep 17, 2005 28 years, 11 months 20-5 (16) | Dwayne Shelton | Pride | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
24 | Sep 3, 2005 28 years, 11 months 19-5 (15) | Tyrone Glover | DEEP | LT | 3 | MD | LOSS |
23 | Feb 12, 2005 28 years, 4 months 19-4 (15) | John Strawn | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
22 | Feb 7, 2004 27 years, 4 months 18-4 (14) | Ray Totorico | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock | |
21  | Dec 31, 2003 27 years, 3 months 17-4 (13) | 27 years, 11 months 16-4 (14) | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and soccer kicks | |
20  | Jul 19, 2003 26 years, 9 months 17-3 (13) | 30 years, 1 months 15-8-2 (12) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Feb 28, 2003 26 years, 5 months 16-3 (13) | 28 years, 8 months 6-2 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Sep 27, 2002 25 years, 11 months 15-3 (13) | 27 years, 4 months 14-5-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17 | Dec 29, 2001 25 years, 3 months 15-2 (13) | Rob Baer | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Oct 27, 2001 25 years 14-2 (12) | Jason Bender | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15  | Sep 28, 2001 25 years 13-2 (11) | 31 years, 2 months 7-4 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jun 29, 2001 24 years, 9 months 12-2 (11) | 22 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee and punches |
13 | Apr 21, 2001 24 years, 6 months 12-1 (11) | Scott Johnson | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
12 | Feb 23, 2001 24 years, 4 months 11-1 (10) | Stephen Palling | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
11  | Aug 26, 2000 23 years, 10 months 10-1 (9) | 25 years, 8 months 7-1-1 (6) | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
10 | May 13, 2000 23 years, 7 months 9-1 (8) | Don Banville | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
9  | Mar 17, 2000 23 years, 5 months 8-1 (7) | 27 years, 10 months 3-0-1 (1) | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
8 | Feb 19, 2000 23 years, 4 months 7-1 (6) | Tim Douglas | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Oct 9, 1999 23 years 6-1 (5) | Ken Allen | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
6 | Sep 5, 1999 22 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | 24 years, 3 months 9-2-1 (5) | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Feb 21, 1999 22 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Scott Bills | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
4 | Dec 19, 1998 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Scott Bills | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | ||
3 | Dec 19, 1998 22 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Ed Lutz | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Dec 15, 1998 22 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Rodney Brown | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | ||
1 | Oct 28, 1998 22 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Tomas Velazquez | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
