Cornel Thompson
UFC DebutNickname“The Marine Boxer”
Record
Streak
W5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ogorobiri
- Born
- Nigeria
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Cornel Thompson makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
28-20
.583 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
5 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 15 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 1 sub · 9 decThe AKO Show · African Knockout · PFL · NMMAF · OFU 1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Aureo Cruz3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 13, 2026 |
| W | Jean Do Santos | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Dec 20, 2025 |
| W | Richard Asiedu | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:40 | African Knockout | Nov 22, 2024 |
| W | James Simon Opio | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | African Knockout | Aug 31, 2024 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | African Knockout | Mar 2, 2024 | |
| L | Ananias Mulumba10-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:39 | African Knockout | Aug 19, 2023 |
| W | Billy Nyembo | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | The AKO Show | Dec 29, 2022 |
| W | Richard Asiedu | Disqualification | Biting | R0 | 0:00 | NMMAF | Mar 26, 2022 |
| W | Kingsley Ajunwa | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | The AKO Show | Mar 18, 2022 |
| W | Richard Onem | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | The AKO Show | Jan 7, 2022 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OFU 1 | Dec 4, 2021 | |
| L | Segun Ogunnoki | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | The AKO Show | Dec 27, 2020 |
| L | Daniel Emeka Eze7-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:27 | The AKO Show | Dec 20, 2020 |
| W | Jibrin Inuwa Baba | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | The AKO Show | Dec 13, 2020 |
| W | Emmanuel Osuji | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:43 | The AKO Show | Nov 22, 2020 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.