Draw. Majority decision, 5 rounds
Title fight
Walking in
Tyron Woodley
Record6-2
StreakWon 3 straight
Strikes landed / min3.06Mid-pack
Strike defence68%Elite
Takedowns / 15 min0.74Below avg
Takedown defence95%Elite
Stephen Thompson
Record8-1
StreakWon 7 straight
Strikes landed / min4.69Top third
Strike defence59%Mid-pack
Takedowns / 15 min0.81Below avg
Takedown defence81%Top third
TellMileage index
Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in November 2016, 129 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.
What happened
Tyron WoodleyStephen Thompson
61/141Sig. strikes43/161
113/200Total strikes60/181
1/1Takedowns0/1
1Knockdowns0
2Sub attempts0
4:51Control2:28
Target
42/111Head26/125
13/21Body11/28
6/9Leg6/8
Position
23/93Distance42/152
13/18Clinch0/1
25/30Ground1/8