Ben Askren vs Ryan Thomas

Ben Askren is 19-2-0; Ryan Thomas is 20-8-0. Ryan Thomas is 1" · 3 cm taller than Ben Askren. They have met 2 times: Ben Askren 2, Ryan Thomas 0.

Ben Askren

“Funky” · 19-2-0

Met 2 times

Ryan Thomas

“The Tank Engine” · 20-8-0

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Style & credentials

Ben Askren

No background on record

Camp · Roufusport

Ryan Thomas

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

86%

Head

56%

Body

26%

Leg

19%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Ben Askrenlast 3 fights

73%17%10%

Ryan Thomaslast 2 fights

44%19%37%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Ben Askren Ryan Thomas

Strikes landed / min

3.642.01

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ben Askren · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersRyan Thomas · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

5.664.17

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ben Askren · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersRyan Thomas · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.335.59

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ben Askren · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersRyan Thomas · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

56%33%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ben Askren · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersRyan Thomas · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

0%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ben Askren · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRyan Thomas · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.902.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ben Askren · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersRyan Thomas · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.64

Strikes landed / min

2.01

5.66

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.17

4.33 / 7.7

Takedowns landed / 15 min

5.59 / 16.9

56%

Takedown accuracy

33%

Takedown defence

1:18

Control time / fight

2:22

0.90

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Ben Askren3 UFC fights · 63 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

63%40/101

2%1/3

8%5/5

Clinch

14%9/11

3%2/2

0%0/0

Ground

8%5/5

2%1/1

0%0/0

Ryan Thomas2 UFC fights · 27 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

19%5/40

11%3/6

15%4/6

Clinch

11%3/11

4%1/1

Ground

26%7/7

11%3/3

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Ben Askren14 of 21 ended early · 67%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Ryan Thomas24 of 28 ended early · 86%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

12 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Ben Askren3-2

L
Demian Maia
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Askren· Oct 26, 2019
Submission · R3 · 3:54 · Welterweight
L
Jorge Masvidal
UFC 239: Jones vs Santos· Jul 6, 2019
TKO · R1 · 0:05 · Welterweight
W
Robbie Lawler
UFC 235: Jones vs Smith· Mar 2, 2019
Submission · R1 · 3:20 · Welterweight
W
Shinya Aoki
Immortal Pursuit· Nov 24, 2017
TKO · R1 · 0:57 · Welterweight
W
Zebaztian Kadestam
ONE Championship: Shanghai· Sep 2, 2017
TKO · R2 · 4:09 · Welterweight

Full record · 22 fights

W
Agilan Thani
Dynasty Of Heroes· May 26, 2017
Submission · R1 · 2:20 · Welterweight
W
Nikolay Aleksakhin
Global Rivals· Apr 15, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
NC
Luis Santos
Valor Of Champions· Apr 24, 2015
NC · R1 · 2:19 · Welterweight
W
Nobutatsu Suzuki
Reign Of Champions· Aug 29, 2014
TKO · R1 · 1:34 · Welterweight
W
Bakhtiyar Abbasov
One FC 16 - Honor and Glory· May 30, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:21 · Welterweight
W
Andrey Koreshkov
Bellator MMA: Bellator 97· Jul 30, 2013
TKO · R4 · 2:58 · Welterweight
W
Karl Amoussou
Bellator MMA: Bellator 86· Jan 23, 2013
TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Douglas Lima
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 64· Apr 6, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jay Hieron
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 56· Oct 28, 2011
SD · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Nick Thompson
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 40· Apr 8, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Lyman Good
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 33· Oct 21, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dan Hornbuckle
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 22· Jun 17, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Ryan Thomas
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 19· May 20, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Ryan Thomas
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 14· Apr 15, 2010
Submission · R1 · 2:40 · Welterweight
W
Matt Delanoit
Iowa Regional· Aug 28, 2009
Submission
W
Mitchell Harris
Missouri Regional· Apr 25, 2009
Submission
W
Josh Flowers
Missouri Regional· Feb 7, 2009
TKO

Ryan Thomas4-1

W
Roger Carroll
Rings of Dreams Fight Night 16· May 9, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Bill Hill
HFC 23: Pape vs. Glenn· Feb 7, 2015
TKO · R3 · 4:35 · Middleweight
W
Joshua Thorpe
Colosseum Combat 30· Oct 11, 2014
TKO · R1 · 4:06 · Welterweight
L
Dominique Steele
XFC 27: Ribeiro vs. Sharipov· Dec 13, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Rocky France
XFC 25: Boiling Point· Sep 6, 2013
Submission · R2 · 1:27 · Catchweight

Full record · 28 fights

W
Rocky France
Colosseum Combat 25· Jun 1, 2013
TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Corey Hill
XFC 21: Night of Champions 2· Dec 7, 2012
Submission · R1 · 2:34 · Welterweight
W
Evilásio Silva
Rio Grande do Norte Regional· Mar 8, 2012
Submission
W
John Kolosci
XFC 15: Tribute· Dec 2, 2011
Submission · R1 · 4:46 · Catchweight
L
Jonatas Novaes
Combat USA· May 14, 2011
Submission
W
Daniel Head
Colosseum Combat 16· Feb 19, 2011
Submission · R1 · 2:04 · Welterweight
L
Jimmy Wallhead
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 32· Oct 14, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Ben Askren
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 19· May 20, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jacob McClintock
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 15· Apr 22, 2010
TKO · R1 · 4:11
L
Ben Askren
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 14· Apr 15, 2010
Submission · R1 · 2:40 · Welterweight
W
Ryan Stout
Indiana Regional· Aug 9, 2009
Submission
L
Matt Brown
UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar· Nov 15, 2008
Submission · R2 · 0:57 · Welterweight
L
Ben Saunders
UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY· Aug 9, 2008
Submission · R2 · 2:28 · Welterweight
W
John McElroy
Iowa Regional· Jul 17, 2008
Submission
W
Jason Holmes
Illinois Regional· May 2, 2008
Submission
W
Jason Bowling
Extreme Challenge· Apr 19, 2008
TKO
W
Kenneth Allen
Extreme Challenge· Feb 23, 2008
Submission
L
Jesse Lennox
Iowa Regional· Jan 26, 2008
Submission
W
Chris Bachmeier
Minnesota Regional· Sep 14, 2007
Submission
W
TBA
Indiana Regional· Jun 20, 2007
TKO
W
Tyler Anderson
Missouri Regional· Jun 15, 2007
Submission
W
Kris Huffman
Illinois Regional· Apr 21, 2007
TKO
W
Ron Wilson
Dragons Cage· Apr 14, 2007
TKO · R1 · 1:56 · Middleweight

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Ben Askren and Ryan Thomas ever fought?

Yes, 2 times. Most recently at BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 19 (Thu, May 20, 2010), where Ben Askren won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Ben Askren and Ryan Thomas?

Ben Askren is 19-2-0 and Ryan Thomas is 20-8-0.

Who is taller, Ben Askren or Ryan Thomas?

Ryan Thomas is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Ben Askren stands 5'11" · 180 cm.

Who is older, Ben Askren or Ryan Thomas?

They are the same age: 42.

Who has more finishes, Ben Askren or Ryan Thomas?

Ben Askren has 12 wins inside the distance (6 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Ryan Thomas has 19 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission).