Welterweight · “The Tank Engine”
Ryan Thomas
20-8-0 UFC 0-2-0
6'0"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
6:42Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.01
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.17
Striking accuracy36.0%
Striking defense30.9%
Takedowns / 15 min5.59
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.24
Control time35.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Fight history
L Matt Brown 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 0:57 — UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar · November 15, 2008
15/22Sig. strikes
15/23Absorbed
5/8Takedowns
4:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ben Saunders 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:28 — UFC 87: Seek And Destroy · August 9, 2008
12/53Sig. strikes
41/58Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
11
Decision
1
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
5
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
XFC
4
Bellator
4
Colosseum Combat
3
Courage Fighting Championships
3
UFC
2
Extreme Challenge
2
Ring of Dreams
1
Hoosier Fight Club
1
+ 8 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Roger Carroll | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Dreams: Fight Night 16
May 9, 2015 |
Ring of Dreams | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | William Hill | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Hoosier Fight Club 23
February 7, 2015 |
Hoosier Fight Club | 3 | 4:35 |
| W | Joshua Thorpe | TKO (punches) | Colosseum Combat 30
October 11, 2014 |
Colosseum Combat | 1 | 4:06 |
| L | Dominique Steele | Decision (unanimous) | XFC 27: Frozen Fury
December 13, 2013 |
XFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rocky France | Submission (triangle choke) | XFC 25: Boiling Point
September 6, 2013 |
XFC | 2 | 1:27 |
| W | Rocky France | TKO (retirement) | Colosseum Combat 25
June 1, 2013 |
Colosseum Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Corey Hill | Submission (armbar) | XFC 21: Night of Champions 2
December 7, 2012 |
XFC | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Evilasio Silva Araujo | Submission (punches) | AF - Arena Fight Mossoro
March 8, 2012 |
AF - Arena Fight Mossoro | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | John Kolosci | Submission (reverse triangle choke) | XFC 15: Tribute
December 2, 2011 |
XFC | 1 | 4:46 |
| L | Jonatas Novaes | Submission (armbar) | Combat USA
May 14, 2011 |
Combat USA | 1 | 4:08 |
| W | Daniel Head | Submission (triangle choke) | Colosseum Combat 16
February 19, 2011 |
Colosseum Combat | 1 | 2:04 |
| L | Jim Wallhead | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 32
October 14, 2010 |
Bellator | 3 | — |
| L | Ben Askren | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 19
May 20, 2010 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jacob McClintock | TKO (punches) | Bellator 15
April 22, 2010 |
Bellator | 1 | 4:11 |
| L | Ben Askren | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 14
April 15, 2010 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:40 |
| W | Ryan Stout | Submission (triangle choke) | War in the Yard
August 8, 2009 |
War in the Yard | 1 | 1:57 |
| L | Matt Brown | Submission (armbar) | UFC 91
November 15, 2008 |
UFC | 2 | 0:57 |
| L | Ben Saunders | Submission (armbar) | UFC 87
August 9, 2008 |
UFC | 2 | 2:28 |
| W | John McElroy | Submission (triangle choke) | AFA: American Fighting Association
July 17, 2008 |
AFA | 1 | 0:36 |
| W | Jason Holmes | Submission (strikes) | Courage Fighting Championships 11
May 2, 2008 |
Courage Fighting Championships | 1 | 2:15 |
| W | Jason Bowling | TKO (punches) | Extreme Challenge 94
April 19, 2008 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 1:48 |
| W | Kenny Allen | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 89
February 23, 2008 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 2:54 |
| L | Jesse Lennox | Submission (armbar) | Mainstream MMA - Cold War
January 26, 2008 |
Mainstream MMA - Cold War | 3 | 2:03 |
| W | Chris Bachmeier | TKO (Punches) | WFC - Downtown Throwdown
September 14, 2007 |
WFC - Downtown Throwdown | 3 | 1:06 |
| W | Walt Denim | KO (punch) | Courage Fighting Championships 9
June 20, 2007 |
Courage Fighting Championships | 1 | 0:45 |
| W | Tyler Anderson | Submission | MMA - Genesis 3
June 15, 2007 |
MMA - Genesis | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Kris Huffman | TKO (punches) | Courage Fighting Championships 8
April 21, 2007 |
Courage Fighting Championships | 1 | 1:16 |
| W | Ron Wilson | Submission (verbal) | Dragons Cage - Marion
April 14, 2007 |
Dragons Cage - Marion | 1 | 1:56 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ryan Thomas (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.