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Stephen Thompson Losses

Stephen Thompson has nine losses against nine opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Thompson's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Stephen Thompson".

1. 9. Stephen Thompson loses to Gabriel Bonfim via split decision

   On July 12, 2025 Stephen Thompson faced off against Gabriel Bonfim in a welterweight bout at age 42. He was coming in with a record of 17-9-1 (9). Thompson lost the fight via 3-round split decision.

2. 8. Stephen Thompson loses to Joaquin Buckley via KO

   On October 5, 2024 Stephen Thompson faced off against Joaquin Buckley in a welterweight bout at age 41. He was coming in with a record of 17-8-1 (9), and Buckley was 30 years old and with a record of 19-6 (13). Thompson lost the fight via 3rd-round KO.

3. 7. Stephen Thompson loses to Shavkat Rakhmonov via KO

   On December 16, 2023 Stephen Thompson faced off against Shavkat Rakhmonov in a welterweight bout at age 40. He was coming in with a record of 17-7-1 (9), and Rakhmonov was 29 years old and with a record of 17-0 (17). Thompson lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.

4. 6. Stephen Thompson loses to Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision

   On December 18, 2021 Stephen Thompson faced off against Belal Muhammad in a welterweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 16-6-1 (8), and Muhammad was 33 years old and with a record of 19-3 (5). Thompson lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.

5. 5. Stephen Thompson loses to Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision

   On July 10, 2021 Stephen Thompson faced off against Gilbert Burns in a welterweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 16-5-1 (8), and Burns was 34 years old and with a record of 19-4 (13). Thompson lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.

6. 4. Stephen Thompson loses to Anthony Pettis via KO

   On March 23, 2019 Stephen Thompson faced off against Anthony Pettis in a welterweight bout at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 14-4-1 (8), and Pettis was 32 years old and with a record of 21-8 (17). Thompson lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.

7. 3. Stephen Thompson loses to Darren Till via unanimous decision

   On May 27, 2018 Stephen Thompson faced off against Darren Till in a welterweight bout at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 14-3-1 (8), and Till was 25 years old and with a record of 16-0-1 (12). Thompson lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.

8. 2. Stephen Thompson loses to Tyron Woodley via majority decision

   On March 4, 2017 Stephen Thompson fought Tyron Woodley in a welterweight title fight for Woodley's UFC Championship title. Thompson was 34 years old and with a record of 13-2-1 (8), and Woodley was 34 years old and with a record of 16-3-1 (11). Thompson lost the fight via 5-round majority decision.

9. 1. Stephen Thompson loses to Matt Brown via unanimous decision

   On April 21, 2012 Stephen Thompson faced off against Matt Brown at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 6-1 (4), and Brown was 31 years old and with a record of 13-11 (12). Thompson lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.