Nick Thompson (38-14-1, 32) was born in Newport News, Virginia, U.S. on June 23, 1981. At the age of 21 years on March 22, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Dan Hart, losing the fight via 1st-round KO.
On November 19, 2005, 24-year old Nick Thompson made his UFC debut on his 31st professional MMA fight at UFC 56 against a 24-year old Keith Wisniewski, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Thompson's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Ben Askren at Bellator 40 at age 29 on April 9, 2011. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Nick Thompson's best fights have been against Eddie Alvarez, Keith Wisniewski, Mark Weir, Josh Neer and Paul Daley.
Thompson has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53  | Apr 9, 2011 29 years, 9 months 38-14-1 (32) | 26 years, 8 months 7-0 (3) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
52  | Aug 22, 2010 29 years, 1 months 38-13-1 (32) | 33 years, 5 months 9-4-2 (7) | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
51  | Sep 23, 2009 28 years, 3 months 38-12-1 (32) | 28 years, 8 months 18-2 (17) | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
50  | Jun 19, 2009 27 years, 11 months 38-11-1 (32) | 29 years, 9 months 9-2 (8) | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches |
49  | Feb 20, 2009 27 years, 7 months 38-10-1 (32) | 25 years, 11 months 18-7-2 (15) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
48 | Jan 17, 2009 27 years, 6 months 37-10-1 (32) | Travis McCullough | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
47  | Jul 26, 2008 27 years, 1 months 36-10-1 (31) | 29 years, 6 months 20-4-1 (10) | EliteXC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
46 | Jun 8, 2008 26 years, 11 months 36-9-1 (31) | Michael Costa | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
45 | Mar 5, 2008 26 years, 8 months 35-9-1 (30) | Fabricio Monteiro | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
44 | Feb 1, 2008 26 years, 7 months 34-9-1 (30) | John Troyer | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
43  | Aug 24, 2007 26 years, 2 months 33-9-1 (29) | 39 years, 11 months 18-12 (17) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
42  | Apr 14, 2007 25 years, 9 months 32-9-1 (28) | 23 years, 3 months 10-0 (10) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
41 | Feb 18, 2007 25 years, 7 months 31-9-1 (27) | Dustin Denes | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
40 | Dec 2, 2006 25 years, 5 months 30-9-1 (26) | Ansar Chalangov | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
39 | Oct 21, 2006 25 years, 3 months 29-9-1 (25) | Joe Winterfeldt | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Referee stoppage | |
38 | Aug 22, 2006 25 years, 1 months 28-9-1 (24) | Davion Peterson | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
37 | Jul 15, 2006 25 years 27-9-1 (23) | Steven Bratland | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
36 | Jul 15, 2006 25 years 26-9-1 (22) | Yancy Cuellar | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
35 | Feb 1, 2006 24 years, 7 months 25-9-1 (21) | Chris Wilson | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
34  | Apr 15, 2006 24 years, 9 months 24-9-1 (20) | 23 years, 7 months 14-3 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches |
33 | Dec 2, 2006 25 years, 5 months 24-8-1 (20) | Alex Carter | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
32 | Jan 13, 2006 24 years, 6 months 23-8-1 (19) | Anthony White | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
31  | Nov 19, 2005 24 years, 4 months 22-8-1 (18) | 24 years 22-7-1 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Oct 15, 2005 24 years, 3 months 21-8-1 (18) | 22 years, 6 months 14-2-1 (12) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
29 | Sep 24, 2005 24 years, 3 months 20-8-1 (17) | Dereck Keasley | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
28 | Sep 24, 2005 24 years, 3 months 19-8-1 (16) | Victor Moreno | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
27 | Sep 24, 2005 24 years, 3 months 18-8-1 (15) | Chris Connelly | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Jul 9, 2005 24 years 17-8-1 (15) | Brian Fitzsimmons | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
25  | Jun 17, 2005 23 years, 11 months 16-8-1 (14) | 24 years, 8 months 11-3 (10) | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Injury | |
24  | Jun 11, 2005 23 years, 11 months 16-7-1 (14) | 23 years, 10 months 11-2 (5) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Elbow injury | |
23 | Apr 30, 2005 23 years, 10 months 16-6-1 (14) | Marcel Ferreira | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22 | Apr 23, 2005 23 years, 10 months 15-6-1 (13) | Joey Clark | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
21 | Apr 2, 2005 23 years, 9 months 14-6-1 (12) | Nuri Shakir | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
20 | Mar 5, 2005 23 years, 8 months 13-6-1 (11) | Paul Purcell | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | ||
19 | Feb 19, 2005 23 years, 7 months 13-5-1 (11) | Brian Green | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
18  | Feb 5, 2005 23 years, 7 months 12-5-1 (10) | 32 years, 5 months 21-11-2 (12) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
17 | Jan 8, 2005 23 years, 6 months 11-5-1 (10) | Jesse Chilton | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
16 | Dec 3, 2004 23 years, 5 months 10-5-1 (9) | Darren Hines | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
15 | Nov 5, 2004 23 years, 4 months 9-5-1 (8) | Daryl Guthmiller | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
14  | Sep 24, 2004 23 years, 3 months 9-5 (8) | 23 years, 9 months 28-9-1 (22) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
13 | Sep 24, 2004 23 years, 3 months 9-4 (8) | Sean Huffman | 2 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
12 | Sep 24, 2004 23 years, 3 months 8-4 (7) | John Renken | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
11 | Aug 21, 2004 23 years, 1 months 7-4 (6) | Ricky Seleuce | 1 | SUB | WIN Twister | ||
10 | Jun 12, 2004 22 years, 11 months 6-4 (5) | Thiago Goncalves | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
9 | Jun 4, 2004 22 years, 11 months 5-4 (4) | Brian Moore | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
8 | May 15, 2004 22 years, 10 months 4-4 (3) | Jeff Doyle | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
7 | May 1, 2004 22 years, 10 months 3-4 (2) | Mike Quinlan | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Mar 6, 2004 22 years, 8 months 3-3 (2) | Emyr Bussade | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Jan 10, 2004 22 years, 6 months 2-3 (2) | Kyle Helsper | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Oct 18, 2003 22 years, 3 months 1-3 (1) | Dan Hart | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
3 | Sep 5, 2003 22 years, 2 months 1-2 (1) | Dustin Denes | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | ||
2 | Jun 28, 2003 22 years 1-1 (1) | Kyle Helsper | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Mar 22, 2003 21 years, 8 months 0-1 (0) | Dan Hart | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
