Josh Thomson (22-9, 16) was born in San Jose, California, U.S. on September 21, 1978. At the age of 22 years on January 18, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Jason Abajian, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On September 26, 2003, 25-year old Josh Thomson made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 44 against a 24-year old Gerald Strebendt, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Thomson's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 172 at age 38 on February 18, 2017. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Josh Thomson's best fights have been against Nam Phan, Gerald Strebendt, Nate Diaz, Gilbert Melendez, Duane Ludwig, Hermes França and Pat Healy.
Thomson has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Feb 18, 2017 38 years, 4 months 22-9 (16) | 31 years 16-8 (11) | Bellator | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
31 | Dec 4, 2015 37 years, 2 months 22-8 (16) | Pablo Villaseca | Bellator | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
30  | Sep 19, 2015 36 years, 11 months 21-8 (15) | 36 years, 8 months 18-8-1 (14) | Bellator | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
29  | Jul 15, 2015 36 years, 9 months 20-8 (14) | 31 years, 5 months 18-3 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Jul 26, 2014 35 years, 10 months 20-7 (14) | 27 years, 10 months 22-5 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
27  | Jan 25, 2014 35 years, 4 months 20-6 (14) | 30 years, 2 months 19-3 (10) | UFC | LT | 5 | SD | LOSS |
26  | Apr 20, 2013 34 years, 6 months 20-5 (14) | 28 years 16-8 (13) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
25  | May 19, 2012 33 years, 7 months 19-5 (13) | 30 years, 1 months 20-2 (12) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | SD | LOSS For Strikeforce lightweight title |
24  | Mar 3, 2012 33 years, 5 months 19-4 (13) | 29 years, 2 months 11-4 (8) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Dec 31, 2010 32 years, 3 months 18-4 (13) | 32 years, 7 months 26-6-2 (16) | Dynamite | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Oct 9, 2010 32 years 18-3 (13) | 27 years, 3 months 15-3-1 (12) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jun 26, 2010 31 years, 9 months 17-3 (13) | 26 years, 11 months 23-15 (19) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
20 | Dec 19, 2009 31 years, 2 months 16-3 (12) | 27 years, 8 months 16-2 (11) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost Strikeforce lightweight title |
19 | Sep 20, 2008 29 years, 11 months 16-2 (12) | Ashe Bowman | Strikeforce | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18 | Jun 27, 2008 29 years, 9 months 15-2 (11) | 26 years, 2 months 14-1 (9) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce lightweight title |
17 | Sep 29, 2007 29 years 14-2 (11) | Adam Lynn | Strikeforce | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
16 | Jun 22, 2007 28 years, 9 months 13-2 (10) | Nick Gonzalez | Strikeforce | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended Strikeforce U.S. lightweight title |
15  | Dec 8, 2006 28 years, 2 months 12-2 (9) | 23 years, 8 months 12-2 (8) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce U.S. lightweight title |
14  | Oct 7, 2006 28 years 11-2 (9) | 28 years, 2 months 13-5 (11) | Strikeforce | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
13 | Jul 6, 2006 27 years, 9 months 10-2 (8) | Rocky Johnson | Pride | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
12 | Jun 9, 2006 27 years, 8 months 9-2 (7) | Harris Sarmiento | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
11  | Mar 10, 2006 27 years, 5 months 8-2 (6) | 24 years, 3 months 18-4 (14) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS For Strikeforce lightweight title |
10 | Jul 17, 2005 26 years, 9 months 8-1 (6) | Daisuke Sugie | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
9  | Aug 21, 2004 25 years, 11 months 7-1 (5) | 27 years, 10 months 26-8-1 (21) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Flying head kick and punches | |
8  | Jan 31, 2004 25 years, 4 months 7-0 (5) | 29 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Sep 26, 2003 25 years 6-0 (5) | 24 years, 6 months 6-2 (6) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6  | Nov 23, 2002 24 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | 25 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5  | Sep 7, 2002 23 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | 18 years, 4 months 3-1 (3) | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to elbows | ||
4 | May 4, 2002 23 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Doug Evans | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3  | Dec 15, 2001 23 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | 24 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | 2 | NC | NC Groin kick | ||
2 | Mar 10, 2001 22 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Víctor Estrada | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1 | Jan 18, 2001 22 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Jason Abajian | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
