UFC UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 Final

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson

Tyron Woodley
United States

Tyron Woodley

“The Chosen One”

19-7-1

Winner

VS
Stephen Thompson
United States

Stephen Thompson

“Wonderboy”

17-9-1

Winner

Tyron Woodley

Decision - Majority · Round 5 — 5:00

5 March 2017 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Tyron Woodley beat Stephen Thompson by majority decision after five rounds.
  • Tyron Woodley landed 70 of 141 total strikes and 1 of 2 takedowns, with 1:57 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 48-47, 47-47, 48-47.
  • They have met once before, at UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor, but the result is not recorded.
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Tale of the tape

Tyron WoodleyStephen Thompson
19-7-1Record17-9-1
34Age on fight night34
5′9″ (175 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Reach75″ (191 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top Team EvolutionTeamUpstate Karate
St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesFromSimpsonville, South Carolina, United States

Fight statistics

70of 141 · 50%Total strikes landed66of 159 · 42%
33of 94Head strikes31of 116
31of 41Body strikes29of 36
6of 6Leg strikes6of 7
1of 2Takedowns0
1Knockdowns0
1:57Control time0:19

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Tyron WoodleyRoundStephen Thompson
5/12strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR16/19strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
8/16strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR28/24strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
30/43strikes1/2TD0KD1:47controlR327/41strikes0/0TD0KD0:19control
9/22strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR412/34strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
18/48strikes0/0TD1KD0:10controlR513/41strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

9R11010R2910R399R41010R59

48total47

Sal D'amato

9R1109R21010R399R41010R58

47total47

Chris Lee

9R11010R2910R399R41010R59

48total47

They have met before

13 November 2016Result not recorded by majority decisionUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor

Form going into the fight

Tyron Woodley

  1. ?Stephen Thompsonmajority decision2016
  2. WRobbie LawlerKO/TKO R1 2:122016
  3. WDong Hyun Kim2014
  4. WSalvador Woodssubmission R1 4:202009
  5. WZach Lightsubmission R2 3:382009

Stephen Thompson

  1. ?Tyron Woodleymajority decision2016
  2. WRory MacDonaldunanimous decision2016
  3. WJohny HendricksKO/TKO R1 3:312016
  4. WDan Stittgen2012
  5. LMatt Brown2012

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