Thompson vs Bonfim

Who won Thompson vs Bonfim?

Gabriel Bonfim beat Stephen Thompson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th July 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Gabriel Bonfim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Thompson vs Bonfim stats

Stephen Thompson stepped 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 made 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 was Stephen Thompson's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Gabriel Bonfim marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-9-1, while Gabriel Bonfim's came in at 5-1-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bonfim had a massive advantage over Thompson, boasting a 76% submission rate over Thompson's 6%.

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

Thompson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 15 years and 5 months later than Bonfim, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 77 to Bonfim's 34.

Thompson vs Bonfim form

Stephen Thompson had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gabriel Bonfim at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira on 12th July 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

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

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Gabriel Bonfim had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten 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 terms of activity leading into the fight, Gabriel Bonfim had been fighting more than Stephen Thompson.

Going to this contest, Stephen Thompson had last fought 4 days ago, while Gabriel Bonfim's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Bonfim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Thompson vs Bonfim start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Thompson vs Bonfim?

Stephen Thompson was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Bonfim made his way into the ring at 11/50 (-450) with oddsmakers.