Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2
WelterweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley
“The Chosen One”
19-7-1
RESULT

Tyron Woodley def. Stephen Thompson (Decision)

Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson
“Wonderboy”
17-9-1
Sunday, March 5, 2017
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Tyron Woodley defeated Stephen Thompson by Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight title main event of UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2, held Sunday, March 5, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Tyron Woodley
Stephen Thompson
1
Knockdowns
0
54 of 125
Significant strikes
53 of 146
43%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
70 of 141
Total strikes
66 of 159
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
50%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:58
Control time
0:19
Significant strikes by target
28 of 89
Head
30 of 115
20 of 30
Body
17 of 24
6 of 6
Leg
6 of 7
30 of 92
Distance
52 of 144
5 of 12
Clinch
1 of 2
19 of 21
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 12
Sig. str.
6 of 19
5 of 12
Total str.
6 of 19
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
8 of 16
Sig. str.
8 of 24
8 of 16
Total str.
8 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
15 of 28
Sig. str.
14 of 28
30 of 43
Total str.
27 of 41
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:48
Ctrl
0:19
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
9 of 22
Sig. str.
12 of 34
9 of 22
Total str.
12 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
1
KD
0
17 of 47
Sig. str.
13 of 41
18 of 48
Total str.
13 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:10
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-7-1
Record
17-9-1
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
43
5'9"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
75"
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.36
SLpM
4.05
48%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.76
SApM
3.00
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.06
TD Avg.
0.23
40%
TD Acc.
35%
87%
TD Def.
63%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tyron Woodley · 1-4
  • L
    Vicente Luque
    UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2Sat, Mar 27, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 3:56 · Welterweight
  • L
    Colby Covington
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs WoodleySun, Sep 20, 2020
    TKO · R5 · 1:19 · Welterweight
  • L
    Gilbert Burns
    UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs BurnsSat, May 30, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC 235: Jones vs SmithSun, Mar 3, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Darren Till
    UFC 228: Woodley vs TillSat, Sep 8, 2018
    Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Welterweight
Stephen Thompson · 1-4
  • L
    Gabriel Bonfim
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:17 · Welterweight
  • L
    Shavkat Rakhmonov
    UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:56 · Welterweight
  • W
    Kevin Holland
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    TKO · R4 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Belal Muhammad
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs DaukausSat, Dec 18, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 22 fights
33.0
Avg sig. strikes
58.8
0.38
Avg takedowns
0.23
1:36
Avg control time
0:53
61
Career high strikes
171
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Tyron Woodley
Strike target
Stephen Thompson
56%
Head
66%
34%
Body
24%
11%
Leg
10%
Tyron Woodley
Strike position
Stephen Thompson
51%
Distance
90%
27%
Clinch
7%
23%
Ground
4%