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Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson#22 WW

established · 21 UFC fights
17-9
Record
8 KO · 1 SUB · 8 DEC
Wins by method
LossWinLossLossLoss
Recent form
42
Age
183 cm
Height
191 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2025-07-12
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P85
Volume
P93
Striking Efficiency
P89
Range Sniper
P91
Kickboxing
P93
Clinch Striking
P37
Defensive Striking
P67
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P11
Pressure Wrestling
P2
Top Control
P7
Submission
P4
Anti-Wrestling
P61
Grappling Defense
P55
Scrambler
P34
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P68
Finisher
P14
Damage Resistance
P58
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P44
Pace
P27
Late Fighter
P84
GLOBAL
Versatility
P25
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. DISTANCE KICKBOXER2025-07-12 → CURRENT
  2. PRECISION STRIKER2025-07-12 · 1 fight
  3. DISTANCE KICKBOXER2024-10-05 · 1 fight
  4. PRECISION STRIKER2023-12-16 · 1 fight
  5. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2022-12-03 · 1 fight
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2025-07-12
Striking
4.24
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.05
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
47%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
55%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.51
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.25
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.25
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.66
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
38%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
64%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
0:51
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.00
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head66%
Body24%
Leg10%
Position
Distance89%
Clinch7%
Ground4%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2135R3154increasing
TakedownsR1100R218R386declining
ControlR1100R228R348declining

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
75%
Model correct (3/4)
—
Fighter wins when model favored
1/4
Fighter wins when model underdog
—
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2025-07-12
27.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-10-05
26.3%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-12-16
19.5%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-12-03
19.7%
Model · pick ✗
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