UFC UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre Final

Jorge Masvidal vs Stephen Thompson

Jorge Masvidal
United States

Jorge Masvidal

“Gamebred”

35-17

VS
Stephen Thompson
United States

Stephen Thompson

“Wonderboy”

17-9-1

Winner

Winner

Stephen Thompson

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

4 November 2017 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA

Key takeaways

  • Stephen Thompson beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Stephen Thompson landed 70 of 156 total strikes, with 0:04 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 26-30, 27-30, 27-30.
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Tale of the tape

Jorge MasvidalStephen Thompson
35-17Record17-9-1
32Age on fight night34
5′11″ (180 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Reach75″ (191 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamUpstate Karate
Miami, Florida, United StatesFromSimpsonville, South Carolina, United States

Fight statistics

42of 142 · 30%Total strikes landed70of 156 · 45%
9of 79Head strikes49of 117
5of 13Body strikes17of 34
28of 50Leg strikes4of 5
0Knockdowns1
0:03Control time0:04

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

Round by round

Jorge MasvidalRoundStephen Thompson
12/33strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR113/27strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
14/43strikes0/1TD0KD0:01controlR218/43strikes0/0TD1KD0:03control
16/66strikes0/1TD0KD0:02controlR339/86strikes0/0TD0KD0:01control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2108R310

26total30

Dave Tirelli

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Eric Colon

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Form going into the fight

Jorge Masvidal

  1. LDemian Maiasplit decision2017
  2. WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R2 1:002017
  3. WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1 4:052016
  4. WRoss Pearsonunanimous decision2016
  5. LLorenz Larkinsplit decision2016

Stephen Thompson

  1. LTyron Woodleymajority decision2017
  2. ?Tyron Woodleymajority decision2016
  3. WRory MacDonaldunanimous decision2016
  4. WJohny HendricksKO/TKO R1 3:312016
  5. WDan Stittgen2012

Also on this card

Michael Bisping vs Georges St-Pierresubmission R3 4:23TJ Dillashaw vs Cody GarbrandtKO/TKO R2 2:41Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Rose NamajunasKO/TKO R1 3:03Johny Hendricks vs Paulo CostaKO/TKO R2 1:23James Vick vs Joe DuffyKO/TKO R2 4:59

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