Stephen Thompson (born February 11, 1983) is an American professional

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and model. Thompson currently competes in the

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division for the

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(UFC). He is a former full-contact kickboxer and was undefeated through 37 amateur and 20 professional kickboxing matches. Thompson is regarded as one of the most accomplished strikers in the UFC. As of November 8, 2022, he is #6 in the UFC welterweight rankings. Thompson is well known for his polite demeanor, and is often cited by other fighters as one of the most respected fighters in the UFC.

Early life

Thompson was born on February 11, 1983, in

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. He has two sisters and two brothers. Thompson started training at the age of three, under the guidance of his father, Ray Thompson, a former professional kickboxer and owner of Upstate Karate, a karate school in

. Thompson started competing in kickboxing and karate at the age of 15. He holds black belt ranks in Tetsushin-ryū Kempo,

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and

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. He studies

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under Carlos Machado who is also his brother-in-law. Thompson graduated from high school in 2001 and is the Head Instructor of the children's karate program at Upstate Karate.

Martial arts career

Early career

Thompson's father, Ray, is his trainer and manager. As an amateur kickboxer Thompson amassed 16 titles and finished his career with a record of 37 wins, 18 by knockout and no losses. He turned professional on May 15, 2004 against Kadir Kadri who he defeated by knockout in the fifth round. On December 14, 2004 Thompson traveled to Montreal, Canada to face Eric Boudreau at "La renaissance du Kickboxing" event. He won the fight by technical knockout in the fifth round. On May 21, 2005 Thompson rematched Kadir Kadri at Martial Arts May-Hem 05 in Greenville, South Carolina. He won the fight by unanimous decision. On September 3, 2005 Thompson faced Freddie Espiricueta at the APEX – Undisputed event in Montreal, Canada. Thompson won the fight by technical knockout in the third round. Thompson has also been featured in ''Martial Arts Digest'' magazine, ''Fighter'' magazine, and ''MMA Authority'' magazine. Thompson has performed along with his father at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts in the “Athletes Project”, and has appeared in several TV commercials. In 2006, Thompson joined the newly created

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. He went undefeated during that year earning wins over opponents such as Antoine McRae, Armin Mrkanovic, James DeCore, Tim Williams and Carlos Tearney. He was the #1 ranked fighter in World Combat League at the end of 2006. On January 20, 2007 Thompson fought Raymond Daniels in a highly anticipated bout. Thompson lost the bout by technical knockout due to a knee injury he suffered that left him unable to continue. However, this was later overturned into a no contest. During his recovery Thompson chose to transition from kickboxing to professional

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

2012

Thompson was expected to face Justin Edwards on February 4, 2012, at

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, replacing an injured Mike Stumpf. However, Edwards was forced out with an injury and replaced by Dan Stittgen. Thompson won the fight via KO in the first round after landing a flush head kick. For his performance, Thompson was awarded ''Knockout of the Night'' honors. Thompson lost to Matt Brown on April 21, 2012, at

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via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–27, and 30–27). Thompson was expected to face Besam Yousef on November 17, 2012, at

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. However, Thompson was forced out of the bout with a knee injury and replaced by

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2013

Thompson was expected to face

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on May 25, 2013, at

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. However, Sadollah pulled out of the bout, citing an injury, and he was replaced by

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. Thompson won the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, and 29–28). Thompson next faced Chris Clements on September 21, 2013, at

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. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

2014

Thompson faced future UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker on February 22, 2014, at

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. Thompson won the bout via first-round technical knockout. The win also earned him his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Thompson faced Patrick Côté on September 27, 2014, at

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. Thompson won the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, and 30–27).

2015

Thompson was expected to headline against

Brandon Thatch Brandon Michael Mathew Thatch (born July 11, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Thatch was adopted at age five by his m ...

on February 14, 2015, at

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. However, Thompson pulled out of the fight on January 30, citing a rib injury, and was replaced by former

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Benson Henderson Benson Henderson (born November 16, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes for Bellator MMA, currently competing in their Lightweight division. He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. As of Novembe ...

. Thompson faced

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on July 12, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale. He won the fight via KO in the first round and earned a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus.

2016

Thompson was expected to face

Neil Magny Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Magny ...

on January 2, 2016, at

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. However, Magny was tabbed as an injury replacement for Matt Brown and instead faced

Kelvin Gastelum Kelvin Gastelum (born October 24, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gastelum has competed for the UFC since he won '' The Ul ...

on November 21, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale. In turn, Thompson was removed from the card and rebooked to face former champion

Johny Hendricks Johny Harvey Hendricks (born September 12, 1983) is an American former mixed martial artist and collegiate wrestler. He competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former UFC Welterwei ...

on February 6, 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 82 ''UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 82'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 6, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was originally billed as ''UFC 19 ...

. He won the bout via TKO in the first round. The win also earned Thompson his third ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Thompson next faced Rory MacDonald on June 18, 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 89 ''UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 89'') was a mixed martial arts event held on June 18, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Background The event was the first that the promotion has hosted ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, and 48–47). Thompson fought for the

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, where he faced reigning champion

Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley (born April 17, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at Strikeforce and was an NCAA Di ...

. The fight ended in a majority draw with two judges scoring the fight 47–47 and the third 48–47 in favor of Woodley. However, there was some confusion as the result was initially announced as a split decision victory for Woodley only to be corrected moments later when the decision of a majority draw was announced, albeit with the same result of Woodley remaining champion. Subsequently, both fighters were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' bonus awards. UFC President

Dana White Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 milli ...

stated that he expected that a rematch would be next for each fighter.

2017

The rematch with Woodley took place on March 4, 2017, in the main event at

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. Thompson lost the bout by majority decision (48–47, 47–47, and 48–47). In a sample of 19 media pundits scoring the fight, five scored it in favor of Woodley, six scored in favor of Thompson, and eight scored it a draw. Thompson faced

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on November 4, 2017 at

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. He won the one-sided fight via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, and 30–27).

2018

As the first bout of his new multi-fight contract, Thompson faced

Darren Till Darren Till (born 24 December 1992) is an English professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 13, 2022, he is #15 ...

on May 27, 2018 at

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. At the weigh-ins, Till weighed in at 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit of 171. After negotiating with Thompson's team, the bout proceeded at a catchweight, with the stipulation that Till could not weigh more than 188 pounds on the day of the fight. Till also forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Thompson. Thompson lost the bout via unanimous decision (48–47, 49–46, and 49–46). Conversely, 22 of 25 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Thompson.

2019

Thompson faced former UFC Lightweight champion

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in the headliner of UFC on ESPN+ 6 on March 23, 2019. Despite outstriking Pettis for most of the bout, he lost the fight via knockout in the second round, marking the first time that Thompson had been stopped in MMA or kickboxing competition. Thompson faced

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on November 2, 2019 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award.

2020

Thompson faced

Geoff Neal Geoffrey Charles Neal (born August 28, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 6, 2022, he is #7 in the UFC welterwei ...

on December 19, 2020 in the headliner

UFC Fight Night 183 ''UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 183'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 41'' and ''UFC Vegas 17'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 19, 2020 at the UF ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This win earned him the ''

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'' award.

2021

Thompson faced

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on July 10, 2021 at

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He lost the fight via unanimous decision. As the first bout of his new six-fight contract, Thompson faced

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on December 18, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. He lost via unanimous decision after being forced into bottom position on the ground for a large portion of each round.

2022

Thompson faced

Kevin Holland Kevin Alan Holland (born November 5, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2015, Holland has also competed for ...

on December 3, 2022, at

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, in the main event. He won the fight by technical knockout after Holland's corner stopped the fight after the fourth round. This fight earned both the '' Fight of the Night'' award.

Fighting style

Thompson is well known for his Kempo style of karate which he has trained in from an early age. This karate background is evident in the stance he adopts, as his feet stand far apart and he sits wide with his hands low. This style is very uncommon in MMA, with most fighters having a background in

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, or striking arts like

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, or other styles of

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. His wide, karate stance allows him to cover distance, and launch kicks rapidly, which he is known for doing. Analysts and fighters have praised 'Wonderboy' for his ability to keep other fighters in his range whilst staying out of theirs. The risk of being knocked out compels most fighters to keep their hands up in 'guard', but Thompson, among others such as Jiří Procházka, keeps their hands very low. The benefits of a very low guard are that your punches and elbows become very hard to predict, and you are better prepared to defend against takedowns. Thompson is more suited to keeping his hands low than other fighters who adopt more orthodox MMA stances, as he can negate the risk of being hit with a clean shot to the head through his footwork and rapid movement. His footwork is simply described as "hopping back and forth", like other practitioners do such as

Conor McGregor Conor Anthony McGregor ( ga, Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion. He is the first ...

and

Zhang Weili Zhang Weili (; born August 13, 1989) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. She is the former Kunlun Fight (KLF) strawweight champion and competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current ...

. The benefit of this "hopping" while in neutral is that, like the low or non-existent guard, that your striking and movement becomes unpredictable.

Personal life

Thompson's sister is married to Carlos Machado and Thompson's brother, Tony, is married to

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's sister. In 2017, he signed a contract with international modeling agency

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Entertainment career

In 2022, Thompson made his acting debut as Sensei Morozov in two episodes of season 5 of the Netflix series ''

Cobra Kai ''Cobra Kai'' is an American martial arts comedy-drama television series and a sequel to the original ''The Karate Kid'' films by Robert Mark Kamen. The series was created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and is distributed b ...

''.

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur Full-Contact Kickboxing

''All championship information from WonderBoyMMA.com'' *1999 I.S.K.A Georgia State Middleweight Amateur Champion *2000 I.S.K.A Southeast Middleweight Amateur Champion *2000 I.K.F South East Light Middleweight Amateur Champion *2000 I.K.F National Amateur Tournament Middleweight Champion *2000 P.K.C National Light Middleweight Amateur Champion *2000 U.S.A.K.B.F North American Middleweight Amateur Champion *2001 P.K.C National Light Heavyweight Amateur Champion *2001 U.S.A.K.B.F Light Heavyweight Amateur World Champion *2001 W.P.K.A Light Heavyweight Amateur World Champion *2001 I.K.F National Tournament Light Heavyweight Champion *2002 I.K.F National Tournament Light Heavyweight Champion *2002 I.K.F North American Light Cruiserweight Champion *2003 I.K.F World Light Cruiserweight Champion *2003 K.I.C.K North American Cruiserweight Champion *2003 I.A.K.S.A Cruiserweight World Champion *2005 W.A.K.O World Championships Cruiserweight Champion

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (Three times) ** Knockout of the Night (One time) **

(Four times)

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing record (incomplete)

, - , - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 2007-01-20 , , NC , , align=left, Raymond Daniels , , World Combat League, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , , Knee injury, , 1 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , originally a TKO (injury), overturned to a NC , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2006-11-10 , , Win , , align=left, Carlos Tearney , , World Combat League , ,

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, , Points , , 2 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2006- , , Win , , align=left, Tim Williams , , World Combat League , ,

, , KO (Head kick), , 1 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2006- , , Win , , align=left, James DeCore , , World Combat League , ,

, , KO (Head kick), , 1 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2006- , , Win , , align=left, Armin Mrkanovic , , World Combat League , ,

, , Points, , 1 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2006- , , Win , , align=left, Antoine McRae , , World Combat League , ,

, , TKO (Referee stopapge), , 1 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2006-01-21 , , Win , , align=left, Jose Louriero , , World Combat League , ,

, , TKO (Referee stopapge), , 1 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2006-01-21 , , Win , , align=left, John Marzullo , , World Combat League , ,

, , Points, , , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2005-09-03 , , Win , , align=left, Freddie Espiricueta , , APEX - UNDISPUTED , ,

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, , TKO , , 3 , , 0:47 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2005-07-02 , , Win , , align=left, Walter Baric , , , ,

, , KO (Right cross), , 1 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2005-05-21 , , Win , , align=left, Kadir Kadri, , Martial Arts May-Hem 05 , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous), , 7 , , 2:00 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2004-12-14 , , Win , , align=left, Eric Boudreau , , La renaissance du Kickboxing , ,

, , TKO (Right cross), , 5 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2004-11-06 , , Win , , align=left, Jason Reeves , , IKF Full Contact Kickboxing , ,

, , KO (Right cross), , 1 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2004-05-15 , , Win , , align=left, Kadir Kadri , , IKF Full Contact Kickboxing , ,

, , TKO (Left hook to the body), , 5 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2002-07-19 , , Win , , align=left, Eli Thompson , , ISKA 21st Century Warriors , ,

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, , TKO , , 2 , , 1:24 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'': , - , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2005-12-05 , , Win , , align=left, Sergei Bogdan , , 2005 WAKO World Championships, Final , ,

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, , Decision (Unanimous), , 3 , , 2:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , Wins 2005 WAKO World Championships Full Contact Cruiserweight (-86 kg) Gold Medal. , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2005-12-04 , , Win , , align=left,

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, , 2005 WAKO World Championships, Semi Final , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 2:00 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2005-12-03 , , Win , , align=left, , , 2005 WAKO World Championships, Quarter Final , ,

, , , , , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2005-12-02 , , Win , , align=left, , , 2005 WAKO World Championships, 1/8 Final , ,

, , , , , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2003-11-15 , , Win , , align=left, Kevin Engle , , IKF Full Contact Kickboxing , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 2:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , Wins IKF World Full Contact Light Cruiserweight title. , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2003-05-19 , , Win , , align=left, Bill Jardine , , Martial Arts May-Hem , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2003-01-26 , , Win , , align=left, Alejandro Garcia Lopez , , IKF Team World Cup , , Cancun, Mexico , , TKO , , 2 , , 1:07 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2002-11-16 , , Win , , align=left, Bill Jardine , , IKF Full Contact Kickboxing , ,

, , TKO (Ref. Stoppage/Punches) , , 4 , , 1:26 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , Wins IKF North American Full Contact Light Cruiserweight title. , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2002-08-04 , , Win , , align=left, John Scanlon , , 2002 IKF USA National Amateur Championship Tournament, Final , ,

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, , KO (Head kick) , , 1 , , 1:37 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , Wins 2002 IKF USA National Amateur Championship Full-Contact Light Heavyweight title. , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2002-03-16 , , Win , , align=left, Ruben Lopez , , IKF Full Contact Kickboxing , ,

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, , TKO (arm injury) , , 2 , , 1:24 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , Wins IKF South East USA Full-Contact Light Heavyweight title. , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2001-11-10 , , Win , , align=left, Nicholas Donahue , , IKF: The Fall Brawl 2001 , ,

, , KO (Axe kick + punch) , , 2 , , 0:20 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2001-09-09 , , Win , , align=left, Vilavahn Seukpanya , , 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Championship Tournament, Final , ,

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, , TKO (Broken arm/Kick) , , 1 , , 0:14 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , Wins 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Championship Full-Contact Light Heavyweight title. , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2001-07-14 , , Win , , align=left, Claudiu Bucur , , IKF: South East Regional Selection 2001 , ,

, , KO (Head kick) , , 3 , , 0:50 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2001-06-16 , , Win , , align=left, Demetrius Jones , , IKF: Hot Summer Fights 2001 , ,

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, , TKO (retirement) , , 1 , , 2:00 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2000-09-03 , , Win , , align=left, Peyton Russell , , 2000 IKF USA National Amateur Championship Tournament, Final , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 2:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , Wins 2000 IKF USA National Amateur Championship Full-Contact Middleweight title. , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2000-09-02 , , Win , , align=left, Mike Mason , , 2000 IKF USA National Amateur Championship Tournament, Semi Final , ,

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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 2:00 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2000-06-24 , , Win , , align=left, JR Barnard , , IKF: Hot Summer Fights 2000 , ,

, , TKO (Referee stoppage) , , 3 , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 2000-05-06 , , Win , , align=left, Keith Esskuchen , , IKF: Spring Showdown 2000 , ,

, , Disqualification , , , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 1999-04-17 , , Win , , align=left, James Dyson , , IKF: Spring Showdown 1999 , ,

, , TKO , , , , , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 1999-02-06 , , Win , , align=left, Scott Lee , , IKF: Winter Wars 1999 , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 2:00 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Stephen 1983 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from South Carolina Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing jujutsu Mixed martial artists utilizing karate Mixed martial artists utilizing Kenpo Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male kickboxers Kickboxers from South Carolina People from Simpsonville, South Carolina Middleweight kickboxers Light heavyweight kickboxers Cruiserweight kickboxers American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male karateka American jujutsuka Simpsonville, South Carolina Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters

Early life

Martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Fighting style

Personal life

Entertainment career

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur Full-Contact Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing record (incomplete)

See also

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