Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Wonderboy”

Stephen Thompson

17-9-122 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 3L

Declining

8× Title

9× 5R

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'0"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age

Last fightLGabriel Bonfim·S-DEC·R3·10mo ago

Fighter Context

12–9–1UFC·

6KO

0Sub

6Dec

14.5min/fight

320UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

10–9(20 fights)

50%finish rate

+1.4str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

6–4(10 fights)

50%finish rate

+1.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.05

Positive

79%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.027

Passive

17%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

68%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

63%

Strong

74%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Thompson

Distance Striker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.05

Str. Accuracy46%

1,293UFC landed/2,810attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.7 vs avg3.00

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / fight0.46

10UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.27

CQ KO Power

Average54%ile0.77

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

66%

Body

24%

Leg

10%

By Position

Distance90%

Clinch7%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 122 rounds	Round 218 rounds	Round 315 rounds	Round 46 rounds	Round 55 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	20	22	23	24
Avg. Absorbed	15	14	14	14	17
Avg. Net	0	+7	+8	+9	+7

Grappling

Thompson

Non-Factor

·53s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.23

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.66

TD Accuracy35%

5UFC landed/14attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense63%

50UFC defended/79opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

div avg 53%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 12

Submission0 / 12

Decision6 / 12

KD → Finish

5/8Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision6 / 9

Loss Pattern

Outscored

6 of 9 losses by decision

Explosive starter. 5 of 6 KOs inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

47%

7 of 15 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

3.3pts

W6 dec

1.9pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

10UD

1SD

2MD

8%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 21 more in second half of career

22 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=22

R2n=18

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.2

4.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

2.9

Diff

+0.0

+1.4

+1.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-42%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Thompson — 22 UFC Fights

Result

Method

22 fights

Gabriel Bonfim

S-DEC R3Jul '25

·42 SS (46%)·40 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·28s ctrl

Joaquin BuckleyVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 2:17Oct '24

+15

·49 SS (46%)·34 abs·4 td taken·1 kd taken

Shavkat Rakhmonov

SUB R2 · 4:56Dec '23

-12

·16 SS (64%)·28 abs·1 td taken

Kevin HollandVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R4 · 5:00Dec '22

+44

·163 SS (63%)·119 abs·2 td taken·47s ctrl

Belal MuhammadVeteran

U-DEC R3Dec '21

-39

·19 SS (59%)·58 abs·0/1 td·7 td taken·52s ctrl

Gilbert BurnsVeteran

U-DEC R3Jul '21

-10

·19 SS (36%)·29 abs·3 td taken

Geoff Neal

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '20

+86

·171 SS (42%)·85 abs

Vicente LuqueVeteran

U-DEC R3Nov '19

+61

·138 SS (57%)·77 abs·11s ctrl·1 kd landed

Anthony PettisVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 4:55Mar '19

+15

·47 SS (44%)·32 abs·1 kd taken

Darren Till

TITLE

U-DEC R5May '18

-8

·30 SS (24%)·38 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Wonderboy”

Stephen Thompson

17-9-122 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age

Last fightLGabriel Bonfim·S-DEC·10mo ago

Fighter Context

12–9–1UFC·

6KO

0Sub

6Dec

14.5min/fight

320UFC min

vs. Winning Record10–9

vs. Veterans (8+ W)6–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.05

79%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.027

17%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

68%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

63%

74%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Thompson

Welterweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.05

Str. Accuracy46%

1,293UFC landed/2,810attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.7 vs avg3.00

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / Fight0.46

10UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.27

CQ KO Power

Average54%ile0.77

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

66%

Body

24%

Leg

10%

By Position

Dist90%

Clinch7%

Ground4%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=22	R2 n=18	R3 n=15	R4 n=6	R5 n=5
Landed	15	20	22	23	24
Absorbed	15	14	14	14	17
Net	0	+7	+8	+9	+7

Grappling

Thompson

Welterweight avg

Non-Factor

53s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.23

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.66

TD Accuracy35%

5UFC landed/14attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense63%

50UFC defended/79opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 6 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

6KO/TKO

0Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

47%7 of 15 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.3pts

W6 dec

1.9pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

10UD

1SD

2MD

8%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=22

R2n=18

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.2

4.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

2.9

Diff

+0.0

+1.4

+1.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Thompson — UFC Fight Log

Gabriel Bonfim

S-DEC·R3·Jul '25

42 SS (46%)·40 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·28s ctrl

Joaquin BuckleyVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Oct '24

49 SS (46%)·34 abs·4 td taken·1 kd taken

Shavkat Rakhmonov

SUB·R2·Dec '23

16 SS (64%)·28 abs·1 td taken

Kevin HollandVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R4·Dec '22

163 SS (63%)·119 abs·2 td taken·47s ctrl

Belal MuhammadVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Dec '21

19 SS (59%)·58 abs·0/1 td·7 td taken·52s ctrl

Gilbert BurnsVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jul '21

19 SS (36%)·29 abs·3 td taken

Geoff NealTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '20

171 SS (42%)·85 abs

Vicente LuqueVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Nov '19

138 SS (57%)·77 abs·11s ctrl·1 kd

Round 122 rounds

Round 218 rounds

Round 315 rounds

Round 46 rounds

Round 55 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=22

n=18

n=15

n=6

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net