Oli Thompson (23-18, 19) was born in East Sussex, England on January 2, 1980. At the age of 29 years on April 3, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Ashley Pollard, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On March 3, 2012, 32-year old Oli Thompson made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann against a 27-year old Shawn Jordan but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Thompson's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Junior Karanta at age 45 on June 14, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Oli Thompson's best fights have been against Aleksei Oleinik, Ikuhisa Minowa, Chris Barnett and Fernando Rodrigues Jr.
Thompson has 18 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Jun 14, 2025 45 years, 5 months 23-18 (19) | Junior Karanta | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Retirement | |
40  | Dec 7, 2024 44 years, 11 months 23-17 (19) | 43 years, 1 months 10-1 (9) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
39 | Aug 9, 2024 44 years, 7 months 23-16 (19) | Marcin Sianos | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
38  | May 26, 2023 43 years, 4 months 22-16 (18) | 45 years, 11 months 60-17-1 (55) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
37  | Sep 24, 2022 42 years, 8 months 21-16 (17) | 30 years, 7 months 10-2 (9) | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
36 | Jun 17, 2022 42 years, 5 months 21-15 (17) | Ivan Vitasović | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
35 | Dec 4, 2021 41 years, 11 months 21-14 (17) | Saša Milinković | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
34  | Nov 7, 2020 40 years, 10 months 21-13 (17) | 40 years, 2 months 30-8 (28) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
33 | Jun 13, 2020 40 years, 5 months 21-12 (17) | Szymon Bajor | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
32  | Nov 9, 2019 39 years, 10 months 20-12 (16) | 29 years, 3 months 16-3 (12) | KSW | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
31 | Sep 7, 2019 39 years, 8 months 20-11 (16) | Kamil Bazelak | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee and punch | |
30 | May 3, 2019 39 years, 4 months 19-11 (15) | Tarek Suleiman | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
29 | Jan 26, 2019 39 years 19-10 (15) | Roman Wehbe | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body | |
28 | May 12, 2018 38 years, 4 months 18-10 (14) | Deng Xiaolong | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to knee to the body | |
27  | Feb 18, 2017 37 years, 1 months 17-10 (13) | 41 years, 9 months 25-10-2 (16) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | Jul 16, 2016 36 years, 6 months 17-9 (13) | 38 years 10-5 (9) | Bellator | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
25 | Dec 31, 2015 35 years, 11 months 17-8 (13) | Fernando Rodrigues Jr. | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
24 | Oct 31, 2015 35 years, 9 months 16-8 (12) | Michal Wlodarek | KSW | HW | 3 | DQ | WIN Illegal knee |
23  | Aug 29, 2015 35 years, 7 months 15-8 (12) | 29 years, 2 months 13-1 (11) | HW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Jun 27, 2015 35 years, 5 months 14-8 (12) | Kamil Bazelak | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee | |
21  | Apr 11, 2015 35 years, 3 months 13-8 (11) | 39 years, 2 months 60-37-8 (51) | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Dec 6, 2014 34 years, 11 months 12-8 (11) | 36 years, 2 months 3-1 (2) | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
19  | May 17, 2014 34 years, 4 months 12-7 (11) | 37 years, 3 months 6-3 (4) | KSW | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS |
18 | Apr 5, 2014 34 years, 3 months 12-6 (11) | Gzim Selmani | HW | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
17 | Dec 7, 2013 33 years, 11 months 12-5 (11) | Kamil Walus | KSW | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16 | Jun 29, 2013 33 years, 5 months 11-5 (10) | Kevin Asplund | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Mar 16, 2013 33 years, 2 months 10-5 (9) | Karol Bedorf | KSW | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Nov 10, 2012 32 years, 10 months 10-4 (9) | Ivan Pioneer | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
13  | Aug 4, 2012 32 years, 7 months 9-4 (8) | 26 years, 3 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
12  | Mar 3, 2012 32 years, 2 months 9-3 (8) | 27 years, 4 months 12-3 (11) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
11 | Jun 25, 2011 31 years, 5 months 9-2 (8) | Mark Potter | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended UCMMA heavyweight title | |
10 | Mar 26, 2011 31 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | Ben Smith | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won UCMMA heavyweight title | |
9 | Dec 3, 2010 30 years, 11 months 7-2 (6) | Nikki Kent | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Jul 31, 2010 30 years, 6 months 6-2 (5) | Tomasz Czerwinski | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Jun 20, 2010 30 years, 5 months 5-2 (4) | Ian Hawkins | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Jan 30, 2010 30 years 4-2 (4) | 26 years, 10 months 13-5-1 (11) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5  | Jan 30, 2010 30 years 4-1 (4) | 27 years 10-3 (8) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
4 | Jan 30, 2010 30 years 4-0 (4) | Steve Day | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
3 | Aug 21, 2009 29 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Tomasz Kamienczyk | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Jun 19, 2009 29 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Ashley Pollard | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
1 | Apr 3, 2009 29 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Ashley Pollard | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
