Oli Thompson

“The Spartan”

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23-19RECORD

15KO / TKO WINS

4SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Oliver John Thompson
Nickname	The Spartan
Date of birth	2 Jan 1980
Nationality	English
Birthplace	East Sussex, England
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Heavyweight
Team	ZT Fight Skool
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	191 cm (75″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2009
Status	Active
Pro debut	3 Apr 2009
Last fight	Loss vs Darko Stošić, 7 Feb 2026

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Titles and honours

Former UCMMA Heavyweight Champion
2015 IGF Openweight Grand Prix winner and former IGF Champion
Former FEN Heavyweight Champion
Former Babilon MMA Heavyweight Champion
Britain's Strongest Man 2006 (strongman)

Background

English heavyweight and former strongman who won Britain's Strongest Man in 2006 before turning to MMA. He has fought for the UFC, Bellator, KSW and IGF, among many other promotions.

Fight history

42 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Darko Stošić	TKO (knee and punches)	2	1:48	FNC 27	7 Feb 2026	Munich, Germany
Loss	Junior Karanta	TKO (retirement)	2	5:00	971 FC 2	14 Jun 2025	Dubai, UAE
Loss	Szymon Kołecki	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Babilon MMA 50	7 Dec 2024	Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland
Win	Marcin Sianos	TKO (punches)	2	1:46	Babilon MMA 46	9 Aug 2024	Międzyzdroje, Poland	Won the vacant Babilon MMA Heavyweight Championship
Win	Aleksei Oleinik	KO (punch)	1	2:25	Ren TV Fight Club: Oleinik vs. Thompson	26 May 2023	Moscow, Russia
Loss	Adam Wieczorek	TKO (punches)	3	2:13	MMA Attack 4	24 Sep 2022	Będzin, Poland
Loss	Ivan Vitasović	KO (head kick)	2	2:10	FNC 6	17 Jun 2022	Karlovac, Croatia	For the FNC Heavyweight Championship
Loss	Saša Milinković	Decision (split)	3	5:00	FNC: Armagedon 2 Finals	4 Dec 2021	Osijek, Croatia
Loss	Sergei Kharitonov	KO (punch)	1	2:50	Parus FC 1	7 Nov 2020	Dubai, UAE	For the Parus FC Heavyweight Championship
Win	Szymon Bajor	KO (punch)	1	0:23	Fight Exclusive Night 28	13 Jun 2020	Lublin, Poland	Won the inaugural FEN Heavyweight Championship
Loss	Ante Delija	TKO (punches)	2	1:58	KSW 51	9 Nov 2019	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	Kamil Bazelak	KO (knee and punch)	1		Sparta Fight Series 4	7 Sep 2019	Eastbourne, England
Loss	Tarek Suleiman	TKO (punches)	2	4:42	UAE Warriors 6	3 May 2019	Abu Dhabi, UAE	For the inaugural UAE Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship
Win	Roman Wehbe	TKO (knees to the body)	2	3:54	UAE Warriors 5	26 Jan 2019	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Win	Deng Xiaolong	TKO (knee to the body)	2	3:49	Road FC 047	12 May 2018	Beijing, China	Road FC Openweight Grand Prix quarter-final
Loss	Cheick Kongo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 172	18 Feb 2017	San Jose, California, USA
Loss	Matt Mitrione	TKO (punches)	2	4:21	Bellator 158	16 Jul 2016	London, England
Win	Fernando Rodrigues Jr.	TKO (punches)	1	2:08	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015	31 Dec 2015	Tokyo, Japan	Won the 2015 IGF Openweight Grand Prix and IGF Championship
Win	Michal Wlodarek	DQ (illegal knee)	3	1:42	KSW 32	31 Oct 2015	London, England
Win	Chris Barnett	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Inoki Genome Fight 4	29 Aug 2015	Tokyo, Japan	IGF Grand Prix semi-final
Win	Kamil Bazelak	TKO (knee)	1	3:06	Macto Championships 1	27 Jun 2015	Milton Keynes, England
Win	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Inoki Genome Fight 3	11 Apr 2015	Tokyo, Japan	IGF Grand Prix quarter-final
Loss	Brett McDermott	KO (punches)	1	1:43	BAMMA 17	6 Dec 2014	Manchester, England	Light heavyweight
Loss	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	KSW 27	17 May 2014	Gdańsk, Poland
Loss	Gzim Selmani	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:18	BAMMA 15	5 Apr 2014	London, England	Technical submission
Win	Kamil Walus	TKO (punches)	2	1:34	KSW 25	7 Dec 2013	Wrocław, Poland
Win	Kevin Asplund	TKO (punches)	1	3:21	Global Warrior Challenge: The British Invasion	29 Jun 2013	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Loss	Karol Bedorf	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KSW 22	16 Mar 2013	Warsaw, Poland	Catchweight (254 lb)
Win	Ivan Pioneer	TKO (submission to punches)	1	0:45	Colosseum Sports MMA: Ultimate Conflict 3	10 Nov 2012	Guildford, England
Loss	Philip De Fries	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:16	UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera	4 Aug 2012	Los Angeles, California, USA
Loss	Shawn Jordan	TKO (punches)	2	3:53	UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann	2 Mar 2012	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Mark Potter	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:55	Ultimate Challenge MMA 21	25 Jun 2011	London, England	Defended the UCMMA Heavyweight Championship
Win	Ben Smith	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:44	Ultimate Challenge MMA 19	26 Mar 2011	London, England	Won the UCMMA Heavyweight Championship
Win	Nikki Kent	TKO (punches)	1		ZT Fight Night: Enter the Octagon	3 Dec 2010	Hove, England
Win	Tomasz Czerwinski	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1		ZT Fight Night: Stand Your Ground	31 Jul 2010	Eastbourne, England
Win	Ian Hawkins	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ultimate Challenge MMA 13	20 Jun 2010	London, England
Loss	Rob Broughton	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ZT Fight Night: Heavyweights Collide	30 Jan 2010	Hove, England	ZTFN Heavyweight Tournament final
Loss	Joe Vedepo	TKO (punches)	2	1:24	ZT Fight Night: Heavyweights Collide	30 Jan 2010	Hove, England	ZTFN Heavyweight Tournament semi-final
Win	Steve Day	KO (punch)	1	1:07	ZT Fight Night: Heavyweights Collide	30 Jan 2010	Hove, England	ZTFN Heavyweight Tournament quarter-final
Win	Tomasz Kamienczyk	TKO (punches)	1		ZT Fight Night: Night of Champions	21 Aug 2009	Hove, England
Win	Ashley Pollard	TKO (submission to punches)	1	2:19	ZT Fight Night 16	19 Jun 2009	Hove, England
Win	Ashley Pollard	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2		ZT Fight Night 15	3 Apr 2009	Hove, England	Pro debut