Stephen Wonderboy Thompson is an undefeated 57-0 American kickboxer turned mixed martial artist. Since making his transition to MMA, he has compiled a 13-1 record in the sport with his most recent wins being over Rory MacDonald, Johny Hendricks, Jake Ellenberger, and Patrick Cote.

Each time that Wonderboy steps inside of the octagon he has made leaps and bounds in his improvement. This couldn’t have been more evident in one of his most recent fights against Johny Hendricks, where he absolutely outclassed the former champion, finishing the fight by first round TKO after showing off his much improved takedown defense.

His win against Rory MacDonald this past Saturday extended his win-streak to seven and made him the undeniable number one contender in the welterweight division. If you want to see what the highest level of striking looks like in mixed martial arts, Stephen Wonderboy Thompson would be a good place to start watching.

About Stephen Wonderboy Thompson

Stephen Randall Thompson (born February 11, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional full-contact kickboxer who currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Thompson is undefeated through 37 amateur and 20 professional kickboxing matches, with 28 wins by knockout. He is currently #1 in official UFC welterweight rankings and ranked as the #4 welterweight in the world by Sherdog. He has been a long-time training partner of former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight champions Georges St-Pierre and Chris Weidman.

Thompson started training at age of three with Kempo karate. His father was a professional fighter and owned a karate school. Thompson’s brother-in-law is Carlos Machado. At age of 14 he began practicing Jiu-Jitsu and American kickboxing. Thompson began practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu at age of 20 and mixed martial arts at 26. [Source: Wikipedia]