Stephen Thompson (17-9-1, 9) was born in Simpsonville, South Carolina, U.S. on February 11, 1983. At the age of 26 years on February 5, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Jeremy Joles, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On February 4, 2012, 28-year old Stephen Thompson made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 143 against Dan Stittgen, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Thompson's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Gabriel Bonfim at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira at age 42 on July 12, 2025. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 21 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Stephen Thompson's best fights have been against Robert Whittaker, Johny Hendricks, Chris Clements, Jake Ellenberger, Dan Stittgen, Kevin Holland and Vicente Luque.
Thompson has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Jul 12, 2025 42 years, 5 months 17-9-1 (9) | Gabriel Bonfim | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
26  | Oct 5, 2024 41 years, 7 months 17-8-1 (9) | 30 years, 5 months 19-6 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
25  | Dec 16, 2023 40 years, 10 months 17-7-1 (9) | 29 years, 1 months 17-0 (17) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
24  | Dec 3, 2022 39 years, 9 months 17-6-1 (9) | 30 years 23-8 (19) | UFC | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
23  | Dec 18, 2021 38 years, 10 months 16-6-1 (8) | 33 years, 5 months 19-3 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Jul 10, 2021 38 years, 4 months 16-5-1 (8) | 34 years, 11 months 19-4 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Dec 19, 2020 37 years, 10 months 16-4-1 (8) | 30 years, 3 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
20  | Nov 2, 2019 36 years, 8 months 15-4-1 (8) | 27 years, 11 months 17-6-1 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Mar 23, 2019 36 years, 1 months 14-4-1 (8) | 32 years, 1 months 21-8 (17) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
18  | May 27, 2018 35 years, 3 months 14-3-1 (8) | 25 years, 5 months 16-0-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Nov 4, 2017 34 years, 8 months 14-2-1 (8) | 32 years, 11 months 32-12 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Mar 4, 2017 34 years 13-2-1 (8) | 34 years, 10 months 16-3-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 5 | MD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
15 | Nov 12, 2016 33 years, 9 months 13-1-1 (8) | 34 years, 7 months 16-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | DRAW Majority For UFC welterweight title |
14  | Jun 18, 2016 33 years, 4 months 13-1 (8) | 26 years, 10 months 18-3 (13) | UFC | 5 | UD | WIN | |
13  | Feb 6, 2016 32 years, 11 months 12-1 (8) | 32 years, 4 months 17-3 (9) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12  | Jul 12, 2015 32 years, 5 months 11-1 (7) | 30 years, 3 months 30-9 (24) | TUF | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning wheel kick | |
11  | Sep 27, 2014 31 years, 7 months 10-1 (6) | 34 years, 6 months 20-8 (11) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10  | Feb 22, 2014 31 years 9-1 (6) | 23 years, 2 months 11-3 (10) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Sep 21, 2013 30 years, 7 months 8-1 (5) | 37 years, 7 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8  | May 25, 2013 30 years, 3 months 7-1 (4) | 23 years, 3 months 9-2 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Apr 21, 2012 29 years, 2 months 6-1 (4) | 31 years, 3 months 13-11 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | Feb 4, 2012 28 years, 11 months 6-0 (4) | Dan Stittgen | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
5 | Oct 1, 2011 28 years, 7 months 5-0 (3) | Patrick Mandio | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Jul 15, 2011 28 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | William Kuhn | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Sep 18, 2010 27 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Marques Worrell | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | May 22, 2010 27 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Daniel Finz | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Feb 5, 2010 26 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Jeremy Joles | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
