Kennedy vs Thompson Result: Kennedy wins by TKO R2 · Strikeforce, Thu, Jun 18, 2009

StrikeforceStrikeforce: Challengers 2

Tim KennedyWIN

18-6-0

TKOTKOUD

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 2:37

Middleweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Nick Thompson

“The Goat” · 38-14-1

UDTKOTKO

Thursday, June 18, 2009ShoWare Center, Kent, United States

Tim Kennedy defeated Nick Thompson by TKO in round 2 (2:37) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Challengers 2, held Thursday, June 18, 2009 at ShoWare Center, Kent.

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Insights

Tim Kennedy's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Tim Kennedy

No background on record

Camp · Jackson-Wink MMA · United States

Nick Thompson

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

48%

Head

64%

25%

Body

28%

27%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Tim Kennedylast 5 fights

62%25%13%

Nick Thompsonlast 2 fights

28%14%58%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Tim Kennedy· from fights outside the UFC Nick Thompson· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

2.822.53

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.431.62

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.191.52

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

34%100%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

44%38%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.202.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.82

Strikes landed / min

2.53

2.43

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.62

2.19 / 6.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.52 / 1.5

34%

Takedown accuracy

100%

44%

Takedown defence

38%

4:25

Control time / fight

3:39

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.30

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

Tim Kennedy5 UFC fights · 193 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%55/208

17%32/69

17%32/45

Clinch

7%13/24

8%15/16

11%21/22

Ground

12%24/38

1%1/1

0%0/0

Nick Thompson2 UFC fights · 50 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

16%8/50

6%3/4

6%3/3

Clinch

8%4/15

4%2/2

2%1/1

Ground

40%20/30

18%9/9

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

Tim Kennedy18 of 25 ended early · 72%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Nick Thompson45 of 53 ended early · 85%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

35 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Tim Kennedy3-2

L
Kelvin Gastelum
UFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis · Dec 10, 2016
TKO · R3 · 2:45 · Middleweight
L
Yoel Romero
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · Sep 27, 2014
TKO · R3 · 0:58 · Middleweight
W
Michael Bisping
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy · Apr 16, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Rafael Natal
UFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs Natal · Nov 6, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:40 · Middleweight
W
Roger Gracie
UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Jul 6, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Full record · 25 fights

W
Trevor Smith
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine · Jan 11, 2013
SUB · R3 · 1:36 · Middleweight
L
Luke Rockhold
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy · Jul 13, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Robbie Lawler
Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson · Jul 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Melvin Manhoef
Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson · Mar 5, 2011
SUB · R1 · 3:41 · Middleweight
L
Jacare Souza
Strikeforce: Houston · Aug 20, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Trevor Prangley
Strikeforce · Jun 17, 2010
SUB · R1 · 3:35 · Middleweight
W
Trevor Prangley
Strikeforce: Los Angeles · Jun 15, 2010
SUB · R1 · 3:35 · Middleweight
W
Zak Cummings
Strikeforce: Challengers 3 · Sep 24, 2009
SUB · R2 · 2:43 · Middleweight
W
Nick Thompson
Strikeforce: Challengers 2 · Jun 18, 2009
TKO · R2 · 2:37 · Middleweight
W
Elias Rivera
IFL 19: World Grand Prix Finals · Dec 29, 2007
TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Middleweight
L
Jason Miller
Texas Regional · Dec 15, 2007
DEC
W
Ryan McGivern
IFL 13: Chicago · May 19, 2007
SUB · R2 · 1:25 · Middleweight
W
Dante Rivera
IFL 9: Atlanta · Feb 23, 2007
SUB · R2 · 2:29
W
Hector Urbina
FightFest · Sep 23, 2006
TKO
W
Cruz Chacon
Extreme Challenge 50 · Feb 23, 2003
TKO · R2 · 1:21 · Middleweight
W
Jason Miller
Extreme Challenge 50 · Feb 23, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Ryan Narte
Extreme Challenge 50 · Feb 23, 2003
TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Middleweight
W
Mack Brewer
WEC 5: Halloween Fury · Oct 17, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:03 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jody Burke
IFC: Warriors Challenge 16 · Nov 9, 2001
SUB · R1 · 0:44 · Welterweight
L
Scott Smith
IFC: Warriors Challenge 15 · Aug 31, 2001
TKO · R1 · 2:53 · Middleweight

Nick Thompson1-4

L
Ben Askren
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 40 · Apr 8, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Taisuke Okuno
Sengoku 14 · Aug 22, 2010
TKO · R3 · 0:27 · Welterweight
L
Dan Hornbuckle
Sengoku 10 · Sep 23, 2009
TKO · R2 · 1:30 · Welterweight
L
Tim Kennedy
Strikeforce: Challengers 2 · Jun 18, 2009
TKO · R2 · 2:37 · Middleweight
W
Paul Daley
MFC 20: Destined for Greatness · Feb 20, 2009
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight

Full record · 53 fights

W
Travis McCullough
Madtown Throwdown · Jan 17, 2009
SUB
L
Jake Shields
EliteXC: Unfinished Business · Jul 26, 2008
SUB · R1 · 1:03 · Welterweight
W
Michael Costa
Sengoku 3 · Jun 8, 2008
SUB · R2 · 4:13 · Welterweight
W
Fabricio Monteiro
Sengoku 1 · Mar 5, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
John Troyer
Tuff-N-Uff · Feb 1, 2008
SUB
W
Mark Weir
Bodog Fight · Aug 24, 2007
TKO
W
Eddie Alvarez
Bodog Fight · Apr 14, 2007
TKO · R2 · 4:32 · Lightweight
W
Dustin Denes
Bodog Fight · Feb 18, 2007
TKO
W
Ansar Chalangov
Bodog Fight · Dec 2, 2006
SUB · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
W
Joe Winterfeldt
Minnesota Regional · Oct 21, 2006
TKO
W
Davion Peterson
Bodog Fight · Aug 22, 2006
SUB
W
Yancy Cuellar
Xtreme Kage Kombat · Jul 15, 2006
TKO
W
Steven Bratland
Xtreme Kage Kombat · Jul 15, 2006
SUB
W
Chris Wilson
Absolute Fighting Championship · Jun 24, 2006
SUB
L
Karo Parisyan
UFC 59: Reality Check · Apr 15, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:44 · Welterweight
W
Alex Carter
Extreme Fighting Xtreme · Feb 1, 2006
SUB
W
Anthony White
Madtown Throwdown · Jan 13, 2006
SUB
W
Keith Wisniewski
UFC 56: Full Force · Nov 19, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Josh Neer
Extreme Challenge · Oct 15, 2005
SUB
W
Chris Connelly
Mississippi Regional · Sep 24, 2005
DEC
W
Victor Moreno
Mississippi Regional · Sep 24, 2005
SUB
W
Dereck Keasley
Mississippi Regional · Sep 24, 2005
SUB
W
TBA
Madtown Throwdown · Jul 9, 2005
TKO
L
Ed Herman
Ohio Regional · Jun 17, 2005
TKO
L
Yushin Okami
Greatest Common Multiple · Jun 11, 2005
SUB
W
Marcel Ferreira
AFC 12 · Apr 30, 2005
TKO · R3 · 2:48 · Middleweight
W
Joey Clark
Xtreme Kage Kombat · Apr 23, 2005
SUB
W
Nuri Shakir
Combat Zone 10 · Apr 2, 2005
SUB · R2 · 3:07 · Welterweight
L
Paul Purcell
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Mar 5, 2005
TKO
W
Brian Green
Madtown Throwdown · Feb 19, 2005
TKO
W
Brian Gassaway
Combat-Do Fighting Challenge · Feb 5, 2005
DEC
W
Jesse Chilton
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Jan 8, 2005
SUB
W
TBA
Xtreme Fighting Organization · Dec 3, 2004
SUB
D
Daryl Guthmiller
Xtreme Kage Kombat · Nov 5, 2004
DRAW
W
Sean Huffman
Mississippi Regional · Sep 24, 2004
SUB
L
Brian Ebersole
Mississippi Regional · Sep 24, 2004
TKO
W
John Renken
Mississippi Regional · Sep 24, 2004
TKO
W
TBA
Madtown Throwdown · Aug 21, 2004
SUB
W
Thiago Jambo
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Jun 12, 2004
SUB
W
TBA
Wisconsin Regional · Jun 4, 2004
SUB
W
Jeff Doyle
Xtreme Kage Kombat · May 15, 2004
TKO
L
Mike Quinlan
Absolute Fighting Championship · May 1, 2004
SUB
W
Emyr Bussade
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Mar 6, 2004
DEC
W
Kyle Helsper
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Jan 10, 2004
SUB
L
Dan Hart
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Oct 18, 2003
SUB
L
Dustin Denes
Absolute Fighting Championship · Sep 5, 2003
SUB
W
Kyle Helsper
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Jun 28, 2003
SUB
L
Dan Hart
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Mar 22, 2003
TKO

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Tim Kennedy vs Nick Thompson?

Tim Kennedy defeated Nick Thompson by TKO in round 2 (2:37) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Challengers 2, held Thursday, June 18, 2009 at ShoWare Center, Kent.