Lightweight · “The Punk”
Josh Thomson
22-9-0 (1 NC) UFC 3-4-0
Wrestler
Positional Grappler
5'10"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
48Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
12:17Avg fight
Skill profile
- Wrestling Average 67
- Control Average 63
- Striking D Average 53
- Accuracy Below avg 38
- Durability Below avg 33
- TD Defense Below avg 30
- Striking Below avg 28
- Grappling Weak 18
Built on 86 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Wrestler
average wrestling — rates 67 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler
average control — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.29
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.87
Striking accuracy43.1%
Striking defense52.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.35
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
Fight history
L Tony Ferguson 18-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · July 15, 2015
33/100Sig. strikes
83/149Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
2:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L King Green 20-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · July 26, 2014
45/120Sig. strikes
59/141Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Benson Henderson 19-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · January 25, 2014
19/58Sig. strikes
46/91Absorbed
4/11Takedowns
7:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nate Diaz 16-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:44 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · April 20, 2013
36/71Sig. strikes
21/74Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:22Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yves Edwards 26-8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:32 — UFC 49: Unfinished Business · August 21, 2004
13/22Sig. strikes
16/21Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hermes Franca 8-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 46: Supernatural · January 31, 2004
40/68Sig. strikes
22/46Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
4:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gerald Strebendt 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:45 — UFC 44: Undisputed · September 26, 2003
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
10
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
7
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
Strikeforce
13
UFC
7
Bellator
3
Dynamite!!
1
Pride and Fury
1
PRIDE Bushido
1
WFA
1
SE
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 32 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Patricky Pitbull | KO (punch) | Bellator 172
February 18, 2017 |
Bellator | 2 | 0:40 |
| W | Pablo Villaseca | TKO (punches) | Bellator 147
December 4, 2015 |
Bellator | 2 | 3:59 |
| W | Mike Bronzoulis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Bellator 142: Dynamite 1
September 19, 2015 |
Bellator | 3 | 0:39 |
| L | Tony Ferguson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
July 15, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Bobby Green | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown
July 26, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Benson Henderson | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
January 25, 2014 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Nate Diaz | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
April 20, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 3:44 |
| L | Gilbert Melendez | Decision (split) | Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
May 19, 2012 |
Strikeforce | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | K. J. Noons | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey
March 3, 2012 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Decision (unanimous) | Dynamite!! 2010
December 31, 2010 |
Dynamite!! | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gesias Cavalcante | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II
October 9, 2010 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Pat Healy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
June 26, 2010 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 4:27 |
| L | Gilbert Melendez | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Evolution
December 19, 2009 |
Strikeforce | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ashe Bowman | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: At The Mansion II
September 20, 2008 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 1:14 |
| W | Gilbert Melendez | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
June 27, 2008 |
Strikeforce | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Adam Lynn | KO (punches) | Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
September 29, 2007 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 4:45 |
| W | Nick Gonzalez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni
June 22, 2007 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 1:42 |
| W | Nam Phan | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Triple Threat
December 8, 2006 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Duane Ludwig | Submission (guillotine choke) | Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello
October 7, 2006 |
Strikeforce | 2 | 4:36 |
| W | Rocky Johnson | Submission (armbar) | Pride and Fury 5
July 6, 2006 |
Pride and Fury | 1 | 1:55 |
| W | Harris Sarmiento | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Strikeforce: Revenge
June 9, 2006 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 3:19 |
| L | Clay Guida | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
March 10, 2006 |
Strikeforce | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Daisuke Sugie | Submission (kneebar) | PRIDE Bushido 8
July 17, 2005 |
PRIDE Bushido | 1 | 2:35 |
| L | Yves Edwards | KO (flying head kick and punches) | UFC 49
August 21, 2004 |
UFC | 1 | 4:32 |
| W | Hermes França | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 46
January 31, 2004 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gerald Strebendt | KO (punches) | UFC 44
September 26, 2003 |
UFC | 1 | 2:45 |
| W | Rob McCullough | Decision (unanimous) | WFA 3: Level 3
November 23, 2002 |
WFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kajan Johnson | TKO (submission to elbows) | SE: North American Sport Fighting Invitational
September 7, 2002 |
SE | 2 | 4:56 |
| W | Doug Evans | Submission (triangle choke) | NW Submission Fighting 1
May 4, 2002 |
NW Submission Fighting | 1 | 1:29 |
| NC | Norifumi Yamamoto | NC (groin kick) | Shogun 1
December 15, 2001 |
Shogun | 2 | 2:00 |
| W | Víctor Estrada | Submission (triangle choke) | Gladiators Vale Tudo
March 10, 2001 |
Gladiators Vale Tudo | 2 | — |
| W | Jason Abajian | KO (punches) | Bushido 1
January 18, 2001 |
Bushido | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Josh Thomson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.