Welterweight · “The Goat”
Nick Thompson
38-14-1 UFC 1-1-0
6'1"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
9:52Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking D Average 53
- Grappling Average 53
- Control Average 53
- Accuracy Average 45
- Durability Below avg 40
- Striking Below avg 27
- Wrestling Weak 24
- TD Defense Weak 16
Built on 19 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.53
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.62
Striking accuracy43.9%
Striking defense54.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.52
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense37.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.28
Control time37.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Fight history
L Karo Parisyan 14-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:44 — UFC 59: Reality Check · April 15, 2006
2/7Sig. strikes
18/30Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Keith Wisniewski 22-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 56: Full Force · November 19, 2005
48/107Sig. strikes
14/40Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:08Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub 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
10
Submission
22
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
7
Decision
1
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
Freestyle Combat Challenge
8
Bodog Fight
6
XKK
5
World Victory Road Presents
4
Absolute Fighting Championships
4
Madtown Throwdown
4
Freestyle Fighting Championship
3
Freestyle Fighting Championships
3
+ 15 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 53 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ben Askren | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 40
April 9, 2011 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Taisuke Okuno | KO (punch) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 14
August 22, 2010 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 0:27 |
| L | Dan Hornbuckle | TKO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10
September 23, 2009 |
World Victory Road Presents | 2 | 1:30 |
| L | Tim Kennedy | TKO (submission to punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg
June 19, 2009 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 2 | 2:37 |
| W | Paul Daley | Decision (unanimous) | MFC 20
February 20, 2009 |
MFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Travis McCullough | TKO (submission to punches) | MT 18
January 17, 2009 |
MT | 1 | 2:38 |
| L | Jake Shields | Submission (guillotine choke) | EliteXC: Unfinished Business
July 26, 2008 |
EliteXC | 1 | 1:03 |
| W | Michael Costa | Submission (kimura) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3
June 8, 2008 |
World Victory Road Presents | 2 | 4:13 |
| W | Fabricio Monteiro | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku First Battle
March 5, 2008 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | John Troyer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bodog Fight: Thompson vs. Troyer
February 1, 2008 |
Bodog Fight | 1 | 3:46 |
| W | Mark Weir | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Vancouver
August 24, 2007 |
Bodog Fight | 1 | 4:01 |
| W | Eddie Alvarez | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations
April 14, 2007 |
Bodog Fight | 2 | 4:32 |
| W | Dustin Denes | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica
February 18, 2007 |
Bodog Fight | 1 | 1:27 |
| W | Ansar Chalangov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bodog Fight: USA vs Russia
December 2, 2006 |
Bodog Fight | 1 | 4:59 |
| W | Alex Carter | Submission (triangle choke) | EFX: Fury
December 2, 2006 |
EFX | 1 | — |
| W | Joe Winterfeldt | TKO (referee stoppage) | Twin Cities Throwdown 3
October 21, 2006 |
Twin Cities Throwdown | 1 | — |
| W | Davion Peterson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica
August 22, 2006 |
Bodog Fight | 3 | — |
| W | Steven Bratland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | XKK: St. Joseph
July 15, 2006 |
XKK | 1 | — |
| W | Yancy Cuellar | TKO (punches) | XKK: St. Joseph
July 15, 2006 |
XKK | 1 | — |
| L | Karo Parisyan | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC 59: Reality Check
April 15, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 4:44 |
| W | Chris Wilson | Submission (kimura) | Absolute Fighting Championships 17
February 1, 2006 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 2 | 2:08 |
| W | Anthony White | TKO (submission to punches) | Madtown Throwdown 6
January 13, 2006 |
Madtown Throwdown | 1 | — |
| W | Keith Wisniewski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 56
November 19, 2005 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Neer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 64
October 15, 2005 |
Extreme Challenge | 2 | 2:19 |
| W | Dereck Keasley | Submission (choke) | Freestyle Fighting Championship 16
September 24, 2005 |
Freestyle Fighting Championship | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Victor Moreno | Submission (guillotine choke) | Freestyle Fighting Championship 16
September 24, 2005 |
Freestyle Fighting Championship | 2 | 0:52 |
| W | Chris Connelly | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Fighting Championship 16
September 24, 2005 |
Freestyle Fighting Championship | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Brian Fitzsimmons | KO (punches) | Madtown Throwdown 4
July 9, 2005 |
Madtown Throwdown | 1 | — |
| L | Ed Herman | TKO (injury) | Hand 2 Hand Combat
June 17, 2005 |
Hand | 1 | — |
| L | Yushin Okami | Submission (elbow injury) | GCM: D.O.G. 2
June 11, 2005 |
GCM | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Marcel Ferreira | TKO (punches) | Absolute Fighting Championships 12
April 30, 2005 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 3 | 2:48 |
| W | Joey Clark | Submission (armbar) | XKK: St. Paul
April 23, 2005 |
XKK | 1 | 3:01 |
| W | Nuri Shakir | Submission (triangle choke) | CZ 10: Ground War
April 2, 2005 |
CZ | 2 | 3:07 |
| L | Paul Purcell | KO (punches) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 18
March 5, 2005 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | 2 | — |
| W | Brian Green | TKO (punches) | Madtown Throwdown 2
February 19, 2005 |
Madtown Throwdown | 1 | — |
| W | Brian Gassaway | Decision (unanimous) | Combat: Do Fighting Challenge 2
February 5, 2005 |
Combat | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Jesse Chilton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 17
January 8, 2005 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | 3 | — |
| W | Darren Hines | Submission (guillotine choke) | Xtreme Fighting Organization 4
December 3, 2004 |
Xtreme Fighting Organization | 1 | 0:19 |
| D | Daryl Guthmiller | Draw | XKK: Fridley
November 5, 2004 |
XKK | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brian Ebersole | TKO (punches) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 12
September 24, 2004 |
Freestyle Fighting Championships | 1 | — |
| W | Sean Huffman | Submission (choke) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 12
September 24, 2004 |
Freestyle Fighting Championships | 2 | — |
| W | John Renken | TKO (punches) | Freestyle Fighting Championships 12
September 24, 2004 |
Freestyle Fighting Championships | 1 | — |
| W | Ricky Seleuce | Submission (twister) | Madtown Throwdown 1
August 21, 2004 |
Madtown Throwdown | 1 | — |
| W | Thiago Goncalves | TKO (submission to punches) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 15
June 12, 2004 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | 2 | 2:39 |
| W | Brian Moore | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ultimate Battleground
June 4, 2004 |
Ultimate Battleground | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Jeff Doyle | TKO (corner stoppage) | XKK: Mayhem in Marshfield
May 15, 2004 |
XKK | 2 | — |
| L | Mike Quinlan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Absolute Fighting Championships 8
May 1, 2004 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 2 | 0:16 |
| W | Emyr Bussade | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 14
March 6, 2004 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Kyle Helsper | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 13
January 10, 2004 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | 2 | 2:16 |
| L | Dan Hart | Submission (guillotine choke) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 12
October 18, 2003 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | 1 | 0:17 |
| L | Dustin Denes | Submission (triangle choke) | Absolute Fighting Championships 5
September 5, 2003 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 1 | 1:45 |
| W | Kyle Helsper | TKO (submission to punches) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 11
June 28, 2003 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | 1 | — |
| L | Dan Hart | KO (punches) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 10
March 22, 2003 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nick Thompson (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.