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Din Thomas

26-9-0 (1 NC) UFC 5-4-0
Submission Grappler Defensive Striker
5'9"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
50Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
10:54Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 12.9 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 14.4 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 74.8 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 62.7 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 44.6 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 47.5 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 80.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 61.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Above avg 80
  2. Striking D Above avg 75
  3. Durability Average 63
  4. Control Average 62
  5. TD Defense Average 48
  6. Wrestling Average 45
  7. Accuracy Weak 14
  8. Striking Weak 13
Submission Grappler above avg grappling — rates 80 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 75 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.85
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.6
Striking accuracy37.7%
Striking defense59.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.15
Takedowns / 15 min1.38
Takedown accuracy52.9%
Takedown defense76.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.22
Control time22.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
September 28, 2001 vs Fabiano Iha — 2.8/min (W) Sep '01 September 27, 2002 vs Caol Uno — 0.73/min (L) Sep '02 February 28, 2003 vs Matt Serra — 1.93/min (W) Feb '03 November 11, 2006 vs Rich Clementi — 4.03/min (W) Nov '06 January 25, 2007 vs Clay Guida — 2.2/min (W) Jan '07 May 26, 2007 vs Jeremy Stephens — 1.29/min (W) May '07 September 19, 2007 vs Kenny Florian — 0.66/min (L) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '07 April 2, 2008 vs Josh Neer — 1.33/min (L) Apr '08

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Josh Neer 23-6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · April 2, 2008
20/84Sig. strikes
80/164Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
1:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kenny Florian 7-3 walk-in Submission · R1 4:31 — UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · September 19, 2007
3/15Sig. strikes
27/57Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jeremy Stephens 12-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:44 — UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson · May 26, 2007
10/37Sig. strikes
7/35Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:02Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Clay Guida 20-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · January 25, 2007
33/113Sig. strikes
33/105Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Rich Clementi 26-10-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:11 — The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · November 11, 2006
33/75Sig. strikes
22/72Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:13Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Matt Serra 6-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 41: Onslaught · February 28, 2003
29/61Sig. strikes
26/81Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Caol Uno 12-5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · September 27, 2002
11/24Sig. strikes
35/56Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
3:31Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Fabiano Iha 6-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
42/69Sig. strikes
19/45Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
6:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L BJ Penn 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:42 — UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands · June 29, 2001
1/5Sig. strikes
6/8Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
26-9-0 (1 NC)Pro record
American Top Team (2001–2020)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 15
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 5
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 9
World Extreme Fighting 5
RSF 3
WEF 2
Absolute Fighting Championships 2
Legacy Fighting Championship 1
Pure MMA 1
SRP 1

+ 12 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 36 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Georgi Karakhanyan Decision (unanimous) Legacy Fighting Championship 19
April 12, 2013
 Legacy Fighting Championship 3 5:00
NC Cody Bollinger No Contest Pure MMA: Next Episode
May 12, 2012
 Pure MMA 1 2:04
W Dustin Pague TKO (doctor stoppage) WEF: Brasco vs. Whitesel
January 8, 2010
 WEF 2 4:14
W Gabe Lemley TKO (knee) SRP: March Badness
March 21, 2009
 SRP 1 4:13
W Dustin Pieken Submission (triangle choke) HHP 1: The Patriot Act
February 7, 2009
 HHP 1 2:58
L Josh Neer Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 13
April 2, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
L Kenny Florian Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night 11
September 19, 2007
 UFC 1 4:30
W Jeremy Stephens Submission (armbar) UFC 71
May 26, 2007
 UFC 2 2:44
W Clay Guida Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 8
January 25, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
W Rich Clementi Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
November 11, 2006
 UFC 2 3:11
L Luciano Azevedo Decision (unanimous) WCFC: No Guts No Glory
March 18, 2006
 WCFC 3 5:00
W Dwayne Shelton Submission (armbar) BP: Pride & Glory
September 17, 2005
 BP 1 —
L Tyrone Glover Decision (majority) Deep: 20th Impact
September 3, 2005
 Deep 3 5:00
W John Strawn Submission (armbar) Absolute Fighting Championships 11
February 12, 2005
 Absolute Fighting Championships 1 1:15
W Ray Totorico Submission (ankle lock) Battle of New Orleans 11
February 7, 2004
 Battle of New Orleans 1 1:45
L Amar Suloev TKO (punches and soccer kicks) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003
December 31, 2003
 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 1 4:22
W Steve Berger Decision (unanimous) Absolute Fighting Championships 4
July 19, 2003
 Absolute Fighting Championships 3 5:00
W Matt Serra Decision (split) UFC 41
February 28, 2003
 UFC 3 5:00
L Caol Uno Decision (unanimous) UFC 39
September 27, 2002
 UFC 3 5:00
W Rob Baer TKO (punches) RSF 6: Mayhem in Myers
December 29, 2001
 RSF 1 1:22
W Jason Bender TKO (punches) RSF 5: New Blood Conflict
October 27, 2001
 RSF 1 1:03
W Fabiano Iha Decision (unanimous) UFC 33
September 28, 2001
 UFC 3 5:00
L B.J. Penn KO (knee and punches) UFC 32
June 29, 2001
 UFC 1 2:42
W Scott Johnson Submission (armbar) RSF 1: Redemption in the Valley
April 21, 2001
 RSF 1 3:11
W Stephen Palling Submission (triangle choke) SuperBrawl 20
February 23, 2001
 SuperBrawl 1 3:52
W Jens Pulver Submission (heel hook) WEF: New Blood Conflict
August 26, 2000
 WEF 2 0:33
W Don Banville TKO (corner stoppage) World Extreme Fighting 9: World Class
May 13, 2000
 World Extreme Fighting 2 4:00
W Dokonjonosuke Mishima TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto – R.E.A.D. 2
March 17, 2000
 Shooto – R.E.A.D. 2 3:37
W Tim Douglas Submission (armbar) Reality Combat Fighting 4
February 19, 2000
 Reality Combat Fighting 1 0:45
W Ken Allen Technical Submission (guillotine choke) World Extreme Fighting 7: Stomp in the Swamp
October 9, 1999
 World Extreme Fighting 1 3:16
L Caol Uno Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Renaxis 4
September 5, 1999
 Shooto 3 3:16
W Scott Bills Submission (triangle choke) World Extreme Fighting 5
February 21, 1999
 World Extreme Fighting 1 3:46
W Scott Bills TKO (retirement) World Extreme Fighting 4
December 19, 1998
 World Extreme Fighting 1 5:00
W Ed Lutz Submission (rear-naked choke) World Extreme Fighting 4
December 19, 1998
 World Extreme Fighting 1 3:20
W Rodney Brown Submission (keylock) Ybor Vale Tudo
December 15, 1998
 Ybor Vale Tudo 1 4:00
W Tomas Velazquez Submission (armbar) WVF: Jacksonville Vale Tudo 1
October 28, 1998
 WVF 1 1:02

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Din Thomas) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 37.7% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 59.1% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.4 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 52.9% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 76.7% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.6
Control time 22.9% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 50.7%