James Thompson (20-17, 18) was born in Rochdale, England on December 16, 1978. At the age of 24 years on January 25, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Will Elworthy, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Thompson's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Phil De Fries at Bellator 191 at age 38 on December 15, 2017. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of James Thompson's best fights have been against Alexandru Lungu, Giant Silva, Hidehiko Yoshida, Don Frye, Eric Prindle, Bob Sapp and Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Thompson has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39  | Dec 15, 2017 38 years, 11 months 20-17 (18) | 31 years, 7 months 13-6 (11) | Bellator | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
38  | Dec 29, 2015 37 years 20-16 (18) | 45 years, 9 months 28-18-2 (17) | Rizin | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
37  | Nov 6, 2015 36 years, 10 months 20-15 (18) | 39 years, 3 months 13-2 (9) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
36  | Jun 6, 2014 35 years, 5 months 20-14 (18) | 37 years, 9 months 8-5 (6) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
35 | Mar 1, 2014 35 years, 2 months 19-14 (17) | Colin Robinson | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
34 | May 6, 2012 33 years, 4 months 18-14 (16) | 35 years, 9 months 7-1 (4) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
33  | Mar 11, 2012 33 years, 2 months 17-14 (16) | 38 years, 5 months 11-11 (11) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg injury | |
32  | Nov 26, 2011 32 years, 11 months 16-14 (15) | 34 years, 9 months 3-2 (2) | KSW | HW | 2 | NC | NC Overturned |
31 | May 21, 2011 32 years, 5 months 16-14 (15) | 34 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | KSW | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
30  | Sep 25, 2010 31 years, 9 months 15-14 (14) | 30 years, 1 months 11-2 (6) | DREAM | HW | 2 | SD | LOSS |
29 | Jun 4, 2010 31 years, 5 months 15-13 (14) | Miodrag Petkovic | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
28  | Jan 30, 2010 31 years, 1 months 15-12 (14) | 26 years, 10 months 12-5-1 (10) | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
27 | Jan 30, 2010 31 years, 1 months 15-11 (14) | Tengiz Tedoradze | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
26  | Oct 25, 2009 30 years, 10 months 14-11 (13) | 29 years, 5 months 30-11 (29) | Dream | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Standing guillotine choke |
25  | Mar 20, 2009 30 years, 3 months 14-10 (13) | 33 years 10-2 (10) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
24  | Feb 6, 2009 30 years, 1 months 14-9 (13) | 27 years, 6 months 4-1 (4) | HW | 2 | NC | NC | |
23  | May 31, 2008 29 years, 5 months 14-9 (13) | 34 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | EliteXC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Feb 16, 2008 29 years, 2 months 14-8 (13) | 26 years, 11 months 6-0 (6) | EliteXC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Jul 14, 2007 28 years, 6 months 14-7 (13) | 36 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
20  | Apr 8, 2007 28 years, 3 months 14-6 (13) | 41 years, 4 months 18-5-1 (16) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Feb 10, 2007 28 years, 1 months 13-6 (12) | Butterbean | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
18  | Dec 31, 2006 28 years 13-5 (12) | 37 years, 3 months 7-4-1 (6) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17  | Nov 12, 2006 27 years, 10 months 12-5 (11) | 30 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
16 | Jul 1, 2006 27 years, 6 months 12-4 (11) | 23 years, 3 months 4-2-1 (4) | HW | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
15  | May 5, 2006 27 years, 4 months 12-3 (11) | 35 years, 6 months 12-4 (9) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
14  | Dec 31, 2005 27 years 12-2 (11) | 42 years, 5 months 1-4 (1) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Soccer kicks | |
13  | Oct 23, 2005 26 years, 10 months 11-2 (10) | 31 years, 1 months | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches | |
12 | Sep 10, 2005 26 years, 8 months 10-2 (9) | Andy Costello | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Jul 30, 2005 26 years, 7 months 9-2 (8) | Autimio Antonia | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
10 | Jul 17, 2005 26 years, 7 months 8-2 (7) | Henry Armstrong Miller | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
9 | Apr 10, 2005 26 years, 3 months 7-2 (6) | Nikolajus Cilkinas | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8  | Oct 31, 2004 25 years, 10 months 6-2 (5) | 23 years, 2 months 4-1 (2) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
7  | Sep 12, 2004 25 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | 46 years, 3 months 65-10-7 (48) | HW | 5 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jun 20, 2004 25 years, 6 months 5-1 (5) | Tengiz Tedoradze | 2 | TKO | LOSS Referee stoppage | ||
5 | Mar 28, 2004 25 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Aaron Marsa | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck injury | ||
4 | Nov 30, 2003 24 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Marc Goddard | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Sep 6, 2003 24 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Richie Cranny | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
2 | Jun 14, 2003 24 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Marc Goddard | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Jan 25, 2003 24 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Will Elworthy | 1 | SUB | WIN Forearm choke |
