Lightweight · “Dinyero”

Din Thomas

26-9-0 (1 NC) UFC 5-4-0
5'9"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
10:54Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min1.85
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.6
Striking accuracy37.7%
Striking defense59.1%
Takedowns / 15 min1.38
Takedown accuracy52.9%
Takedown defense76.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.22
Control time22.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
September 28, 2001 vs Fabiano Iha — 2.8/min (W) Sep '01 September 27, 2002 vs Caol Uno — 0.73/min (L) Sep '02 February 28, 2003 vs Matt Serra — 1.93/min (W) Feb '03 November 11, 2006 vs Rich Clementi — 4.03/min (W) Nov '06 January 25, 2007 vs Clay Guida — 2.2/min (W) Jan '07 May 26, 2007 vs Jeremy Stephens — 1.29/min (W) May '07 September 19, 2007 vs Kenny Florian — 0.66/min (L) Sep '07 April 2, 2008 vs Josh Neer — 1.33/min (L) Apr '08

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Josh Neer 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · April 2, 2008
20/84Sig. strikes
80/164Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
1:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kenny Florian 5-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:31 — UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · September 19, 2007
3/15Sig. strikes
27/57Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jeremy Stephens 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:44 — UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson · May 26, 2007
10/37Sig. strikes
7/35Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:02Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Clay Guida 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · January 25, 2007
33/113Sig. strikes
33/105Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Rich Clementi 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:11 — The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · November 11, 2006
33/75Sig. strikes
22/72Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:13Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Matt Serra 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 41: Onslaught · February 28, 2003
29/61Sig. strikes
26/81Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Caol Uno 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · September 27, 2002
11/24Sig. strikes
35/56Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
3:31Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Fabiano Iha 3-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
42/69Sig. strikes
19/45Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
6:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L BJ Penn 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:42 — UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands · June 29, 2001
1/5Sig. strikes
6/8Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
26-9-0 (1 NC)Pro record
American Top Team (2001–2020)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 15
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 5
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 9
World Extreme Fighting 5
RSF 3
WEF 2
Absolute Fighting Championships 2
Legacy Fighting Championship 1
Pure MMA 1
SRP 1

+ 12 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 36 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Georgi Karakhanyan Decision (unanimous) Legacy Fighting Championship 19
April 12, 2013
 Legacy Fighting Championship 3 5:00
NC Cody Bollinger No Contest Pure MMA: Next Episode
May 12, 2012
 Pure MMA 1 2:04
W Dustin Pague TKO (doctor stoppage) WEF: Brasco vs. Whitesel
January 8, 2010
 WEF 2 4:14
W Gabe Lemley TKO (knee) SRP: March Badness
March 21, 2009
 SRP 1 4:13
W Dustin Pieken Submission (triangle choke) HHP 1: The Patriot Act
February 7, 2009
 HHP 1 2:58
L Josh Neer Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 13
April 2, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
L Kenny Florian Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night 11
September 19, 2007
 UFC 1 4:30
W Jeremy Stephens Submission (armbar) UFC 71
May 26, 2007
 UFC 2 2:44
W Clay Guida Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 8
January 25, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
W Rich Clementi Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
November 11, 2006
 UFC 2 3:11
L Luciano Azevedo Decision (unanimous) WCFC: No Guts No Glory
March 18, 2006
 WCFC 3 5:00
W Dwayne Shelton Submission (armbar) BP: Pride & Glory
September 17, 2005
 BP 1 —
L Tyrone Glover Decision (majority) Deep: 20th Impact
September 3, 2005
 Deep 3 5:00
W John Strawn Submission (armbar) Absolute Fighting Championships 11
February 12, 2005
 Absolute Fighting Championships 1 1:15
W Ray Totorico Submission (ankle lock) Battle of New Orleans 11
February 7, 2004
 Battle of New Orleans 1 1:45
L Amar Suloev TKO (punches and soccer kicks) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003
December 31, 2003
 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 1 4:22
W Steve Berger Decision (unanimous) Absolute Fighting Championships 4
July 19, 2003
 Absolute Fighting Championships 3 5:00
W Matt Serra Decision (split) UFC 41
February 28, 2003
 UFC 3 5:00
L Caol Uno Decision (unanimous) UFC 39
September 27, 2002
 UFC 3 5:00
W Rob Baer TKO (punches) RSF 6: Mayhem in Myers
December 29, 2001
 RSF 1 1:22
W Jason Bender TKO (punches) RSF 5: New Blood Conflict
October 27, 2001
 RSF 1 1:03
W Fabiano Iha Decision (unanimous) UFC 33
September 28, 2001
 UFC 3 5:00
L B.J. Penn KO (knee and punches) UFC 32
June 29, 2001
 UFC 1 2:42
W Scott Johnson Submission (armbar) RSF 1: Redemption in the Valley
April 21, 2001
 RSF 1 3:11
W Stephen Palling Submission (triangle choke) SuperBrawl 20
February 23, 2001
 SuperBrawl 1 3:52
W Jens Pulver Submission (heel hook) WEF: New Blood Conflict
August 26, 2000
 WEF 2 0:33
W Don Banville TKO (corner stoppage) World Extreme Fighting 9: World Class
May 13, 2000
 World Extreme Fighting 2 4:00
W Dokonjonosuke Mishima TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto – R.E.A.D. 2
March 17, 2000
 Shooto – R.E.A.D. 2 3:37
W Tim Douglas Submission (armbar) Reality Combat Fighting 4
February 19, 2000
 Reality Combat Fighting 1 0:45
W Ken Allen Technical Submission (guillotine choke) World Extreme Fighting 7: Stomp in the Swamp
October 9, 1999
 World Extreme Fighting 1 3:16
L Caol Uno Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Renaxis 4
September 5, 1999
 Shooto 3 3:16
W Scott Bills Submission (triangle choke) World Extreme Fighting 5
February 21, 1999
 World Extreme Fighting 1 3:46
W Scott Bills TKO (retirement) World Extreme Fighting 4
December 19, 1998
 World Extreme Fighting 1 5:00
W Ed Lutz Submission (rear-naked choke) World Extreme Fighting 4
December 19, 1998
 World Extreme Fighting 1 3:20
W Rodney Brown Submission (keylock) Ybor Vale Tudo
December 15, 1998
 Ybor Vale Tudo 1 4:00
W Tomas Velazquez Submission (armbar) WVF: Jacksonville Vale Tudo 1
October 28, 1998
 WVF 1 1:02

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Din Thomas) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 191 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.6 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 37.7% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 59.1% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.4 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 52.9% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 76.7% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.6
Control time 22.9% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 50.6%