Thompson vs Bonfim

When is Thompson vs Bonfim?

Stephen Thompson is set to take on Gabriel Bonfim during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th July 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Thompson vs Bonfim stats

Stephen Thompson steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gabriel Bonfim will make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This will be Stephen Thompson's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Gabriel Bonfim will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record currently stands at 12-8-1, while Gabriel Bonfim's comes in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggest Thompson has a large advantage in power over Bonfim, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Bonfim's 18%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Bonfim will have a massive advantage over Thompson, boasting a 76% submission rate over Thompson's 6%.

Stephen Thompson is the older man by 15 years, at 42 years old.

Thompson is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 15 years and 4 months later than Bonfim, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 43 more professional rounds, 74 to Bonfim's 31.

Thompson vs Bonfim form

Stephen Thompson has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had been defeated by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Gabriel Bonfim has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Khaos Williams at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues on 15th February 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Ange Loosa at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Trevin Giles at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

He had won against Mounir Lazzez at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In of recent activity, Gabriel Bonfim has been fighting more than Stephen Thompson.

Stephen Thompson last fought 8 months and 2 days ago, while Gabriel Bonfim's last outing was 3 months and 23 days ago.

Thompson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Bonfim's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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