Derek Thornton
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Los Angeles, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Gorilla House
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Derek Thornton 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
90-56-3
.616 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
14 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 · 11 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 1 subX-1 · KSP · Extreme Wars 2 · Heat · PFC 6 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Henrique Shiguemoto15-6-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:43 | Heat | Sep 25, 2011 |
| L | Scott Lighty6-2 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 2:33 | PFC 6 | Jan 17, 2008 |
| L | Kenny O'Keith1-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:34 | KSP | Oct 5, 2007 |
| L | Dan Molina13-9 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 1:54 | KSP | Sep 22, 2007 |
| L | Michael Brightmon16-10 | Decision | — | R2 | 3:00 | X-1 | Aug 4, 2007 |
| W | Robin Clark0-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:22 | X-1 | Aug 4, 2007 |
| W | Kawika Madella1-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:00 | Shakedown | May 19, 2007 |
| W | Kenneth Gusman0-3 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:10 | X-1 | Apr 27, 2007 |
| L | Anthony Gomez10-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IMMAC 2 | Apr 21, 2007 |
| L | Jeremy Williams5-0 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:48 | Icon Sport | Feb 9, 2007 |
| L | Justin McCully11-5-2 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 2:20 | Extreme Wars 5 | Oct 6, 2006 |
| W | Joseph Bamguish | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | FCT | Aug 18, 2006 |
| L | Junior Sua1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Extreme Wars 2 | Mar 18, 2006 |
| L | Randy Lueder3-0 | Submission | Arm Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Extreme Wars 2 | Mar 18, 2006 |
| L | Ray Seraile8-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | UWC 1 | Dec 10, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.