Tyler John Thomas
UFC DebutNickname“Pitbull”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ferndale
- Born
- Wales
- Camp
- Wales MMA
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Tyler John Thomas 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
191-137-4
.582 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
42
24 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 42 bouts · 33 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 3 sub · 2 decRaged UK MMA · WTFCA · Killacam Fight Night · TFC · ICE FC +28
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Issam Kurdi7-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:27 | FFC 40 | Jul 20, 2024 |
| L | Dan Zaharia | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:54 | FFC 38 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| W | Dan Angell | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WTFCA | Sep 30, 2023 |
| L | Scott Pedersen6-5-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:57 | Budo 55 | Mar 4, 2023 |
| L | Malichi Edwards | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:08 | VFC | Dec 10, 2022 |
| L | Josh O'Connor | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 2:10 | Budo 53 | Nov 12, 2022 |
| L | Chris Astley10-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:15 | Raged UK MMA | Sep 3, 2022 |
| L | Kenneth Richardson8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:48 | FCC 27 | Dec 19, 2021 |
| L | Faz Ali | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | FCC 26 | Aug 28, 2021 |
| L | Mehrdad Janzemini | Submission | Heel-Hook | R1 | 3:32 | Raged UK MMA | Mar 14, 2020 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | Raged UK MMA | Sep 21, 2019 | |
| L | James Bawden4-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:44 | WTFCA | Mar 30, 2019 |
| L | Paul Reed25-13-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:56 | Raged UK MMA | May 26, 2018 |
| L | Alin Chirila7-1 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 1:52 | UCMMA 55 | May 12, 2018 |
| L | Marcin Prostko | Submission | Brabo Choke | R1 | 1:22 | Caged Steel 20 | Mar 17, 2018 |
| L | Dan James | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:20 | Budo 28 | Mar 10, 2018 |
| W | Rocky Stenning | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:09 | FFC 26 | Nov 25, 2017 |
| L | Struan Croxson | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:50 | Budo 24 | Nov 4, 2017 |
| L | Aaron Delahunty1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:19 | FFC 25 | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Craig Allen5-53 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:26 | Budo 22 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| L | Wendle Lewis8-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:59 | UCMMA 51 | May 6, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:00 | Killacam Fight Night | Apr 22, 2017 | |
| L | Antonio Sheldon | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 1:45 | Aeron MMA FC 1 | Apr 16, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | Adrenalin Fight Nights | Apr 1, 2017 | |
| L | Chris Tallis | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SnA 24 | Mar 11, 2017 |
| L | Danny Blundell6-5 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:48 | GOTA | Feb 25, 2017 |
| L | Lerone Murphy17-1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:55 | TFC | Feb 11, 2017 |
| W | Matthew Thomas | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:27 | Budo 16 | Sep 24, 2016 |
| W | Shaun Lewis | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:17 | UFP | Apr 30, 2016 |
| W | Mark Bryan0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:10 | Full Force MMA | Mar 26, 2016 |
| L | Jack Shore17-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:48 | Pain Pit Fight Night 15 | Mar 5, 2016 |
| L | Tim Barnett7-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | ICE FC | Feb 20, 2016 |
| L | Akram Benali | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:32 | Killacam Fight Night | Dec 12, 2015 |
| L | Gavin Hughes11-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:33 | ICE FC | Sep 12, 2015 |
| L | Shane Mansfield | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:56 | Raged UK MMA | Aug 1, 2015 |
| L | Martin McDonough | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:56 | Pain Pit Fight Night 13 | Jul 25, 2015 |
| L | Alex Brunnen5-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:32 | Raged UK MMA | Mar 7, 2015 |
| W | James Thomas | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:03 | E.S.E. Gym | Feb 28, 2015 |
| L | James Pennington10-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:08 | SnA 18 | Nov 22, 2014 |
| L | Submission | Triangle Armbar | R1 | 0:25 | TFC | Oct 25, 2014 | |
| W | James Taylor1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KnuckleUp MMA | Jul 26, 2014 |
| L | Josh Reed13-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:38 | Pain Pit Fight Night 8 | Aug 31, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-2across 5 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsFight UK · FSC 13 · Raged UK MMA · Adrenalin Fight Nights · CFC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dan Hepworth | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:06 | Fight UK | Feb 24, 2018 |
| W | Jake Tevlin | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | FSC 13 | Dec 9, 2017 |
| L | Tom Enstone | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Raged UK MMA | Dec 3, 2016 |
| W | Barrie Monty0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:17 | Adrenalin Fight Nights | Mar 23, 2013 |
| W | Nathan Morgan | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:28 | CFC | Jun 2, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
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