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Lightweight · “The Punk”

Josh Thomson

3-4-0
5'10"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1978-09-21Born
2KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
12:17Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.29
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.87
Striking accuracy43.1%
Striking defense52.7%
Takedowns / 15 min1.92
Takedown accuracy36.7%
Takedown defense41.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time23.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2003-09-26 vs Gerald Strebendt — 4.0/min (W) 03-09 2004-01-31 vs Hermes Franca — 2.67/min (W) 04-01 2004-08-21 vs Yves Edwards — 2.87/min (L) 04-08 2013-04-20 vs Nate Diaz — 4.12/min (W) 13-04 2014-01-25 vs Benson Henderson — 0.76/min (L) 14-01 2014-07-26 vs King Green — 3.0/min (L) 14-07 2015-07-15 vs Tony Ferguson — 2.2/min (L) 15-07
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

7 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Tony Ferguson 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · 2015-07-15
33/100Sig. strikes
83/149Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
2:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L King Green 3-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · 2014-07-26
45/120Sig. strikes
59/141Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Benson Henderson 7-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · 2014-01-25
19/58Sig. strikes
46/91Absorbed
4/11Takedowns
7:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nate Diaz 11-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:44 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 2013-04-20
36/71Sig. strikes
21/74Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:22Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yves Edwards 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:32 — UFC 49: Unfinished Business · 2004-08-21
13/22Sig. strikes
16/21Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hermes Franca 2-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 46: Supernatural · 2004-01-31
40/68Sig. strikes
22/46Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
4:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gerald Strebendt 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:45 — UFC 44: Undisputed · 2003-09-26
11/18Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:27Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

3-4-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.3 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.9 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 43.1% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 52.7% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 36.7% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 41.7% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 23.5% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 50.6%