| Stephen Thompson | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Stephen Randall Thompson[1] February 11, 1983 Simpsonville, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Wonderboy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Kickboxing | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Simpsonville, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Upstate Karate Pitch Black MMA Serra-Longo Fight Team[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Ray Thompson Carlos Machado | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 7th degree black belt in Tetsushin-ryū Kempo[4] 1st degree black belt in Jujutsu[5] Black belt in American Kickboxing[6] Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Machado[7] | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2010–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||
| Kickboxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Website | wonderboymma | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
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Stephen Randall Thompson (born February 11, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer. Thompson currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a full-contact kickboxer, Thompson was undefeated through 37 amateur and 20 professional matches.[8][9] Thompson is regarded as one of the most accomplished strikers in the UFC.[10][11] As of November 12, 2024, he is #10 in the UFC welterweight rankings.[12]
Thompson is well known for his polite demeanor, and is often cited by other fighters as one of the most respectful fighters in the UFC.[13][14][15]
- ^ "Stephen Thompson MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Fight Card - The Ultimate Fighter Finale American Top Team vs. Blackzilians". UFC.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Sherdog: Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson".
- ^ @wonderboy (November 18, 2023). ""37 years of continuous martial arts training and I'm officially a Shichidan (7th Degree Black Belt). (...)"". Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
UFCprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Andrew Richardson (February 2, 2016). "Fighter on Fighter! Breaking Down 'Wonder Boy'". MMAmania.com.
- ^ @wonderboymma (November 25, 2017). ""It's was def a blessing to have my team and family here for my brown belt promotion! (...)"". Retrieved May 26, 2018 – via Instagram.
- ^ Chiappetta, Mike (2012-01-31). "After 62 Straight Kickboxing and MMA Wins, Stephen Thompson Makes UFC Debut". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ "StephenThompson". Ikfkickboxing.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Ruebusch, Connor (June 22, 2016). "UFC Ottawa Judo Chop: How Stephen Thompson mastered Rory MacDonald". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Stephen Thompson proves nice guys are tough and don't always finish last". sports.yahoo.com. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ Stephen Wonderboy Thompson being nice for 3 minutes.., retrieved 2021-05-12
- ^ "'Wonderboy' is a nice guy in MMA". Newsday. Retrieved 2021-05-12.