Stephan Bonnar

“The American Psycho”

MMA · Retired

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3KO / TKO WINS

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Profile

Full name	Stephan Patrick Bonnar
Nickname	The American Psycho
Date of birth	4 Apr 1977
Died	22 Dec 2022
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Hammond, USA
Lives in	Las Vegas, USA
Division	Light Heavyweight
Team	Roufusport
Height	191 cm (6′3″)
Reach	200 cm (79″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	2001–2014
Status	Retired
Pro debut	10 Nov 2001
Last fight	Loss vs Tito Ortiz, 15 Nov 2014

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Titles and honours

The Ultimate Fighter 1 runner-up
Fight of the Night (UFC 116)

Background

American light heavyweight from Hammond, Indiana, best known for his 2005 final against Forrest Griffin on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. He later wrestled professionally and died in Las Vegas in December 2022.

Fight history

24 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Tito Ortiz	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 131	15 Nov 2014	San Diego, California, USA
Loss	Anderson Silva	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	1	4:40	UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar	13 Oct 2012	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Kyle Kingsbury	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson	19 Nov 2011	San Jose, California, USA
Win	Igor Pokrajac	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale	4 Dec 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Krzysztof Soszynski	TKO (punches)	2	3:08	UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin	3 Jul 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
Loss	Krzysztof Soszynski	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	1:04	UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez	20 Feb 2010	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Loss	Mark Coleman	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 100	11 Jul 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Jon Jones	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2	31 Jan 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Eric Schafer	TKO (punches)	2	2:47	UFC 77: Hostile Territory	20 Oct 2007	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Win	Mike Nickels	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:14	UFC 73: Stacked	7 Jul 2007	Sacramento, California, USA
Loss	Forrest Griffin	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral	26 Aug 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Rashad Evans	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night 5	28 Jun 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Keith Jardine	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night 4	6 Apr 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	James Irvin	Submission (kimura)	1	4:30	UFC Fight Night 3	16 Jan 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Sam Hoger	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night 1	6 Aug 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Forrest Griffin	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale	9 Apr 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	TUF 1 light heavyweight tournament final
Win	Sean Sallee	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:28	IHC 7: The Crucible	5 Jun 2004	Hammond, Indiana, USA
Win	William Hill	TKO (punches)	1		Total Fight Challenge 1	24 Apr 2004	Hammond, Indiana, USA
Win	Brad Lynde	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:10	IHC 6: Inferno	22 Nov 2003	Hammond, Indiana, USA
Loss	Lyoto Machida	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	4:21	Jungle Fight 1	13 Sep 2003	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Terry Martin	Decision (unanimous)	1	10:00	Maximum Fighting Challenge	7 Sep 2002	Hammond, Indiana, USA
Win	Jay Massey	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:09	UA 1: The Genesis	27 Jan 2002	Hammond, Indiana, USA
Win	Josh Kruger	Submission (armbar)	1	2:55	IHC 3: Exodus	10 Nov 2001	Hammond, Indiana, USA
Win	Brian Ebersole	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:51	IHC 3: Exodus	10 Nov 2001	Hammond, Indiana, USA	Pro debut