Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-07-12, mma bout not so exciting: Stephen Thompson vs Gabriel Bonfim gets two stars.Bonfim vs Thompson is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 12th, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (Tennessee, United States), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira – UFC on ESPN 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Stephen Thompson record
The black belt in karate, kempo and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-8-1 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world.
He won just one out of his last five bouts, against Kevin Holland in 2022 (Stephen Thompson vs Kevin Holland), after this match he has lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov (Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson) and to Joaquin Buckley (Joaquin Buckley vs Stephen Thompson).
Gabriel Bonfim record
His opponent, Gabriel Bonfim, has a record of 17-1-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the welterweight division.
He lost to Nicolas Dalby in 2023 (Nicolas Dalby vs Gabriel Bonfim) but then he has beat Ange Loosa and Kalinn Williams.
Fight card
Here is the UFC on ESPN 70 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira
Stephen Thompson vs Gabriel Bonfim
Steve Garcia vs Calvin Kattar
Nate Landwehr vs Morgan Charriere
Vitor Petrino vs Austen Lane
Junior Tafa vs George Tokkos
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Chris Curtis vs Max Griffin
Chidi Njokuani vs Jake Matthews
Eduarda Moura vs Lauren Murphy
Valter Walker vs Kennedy Nzechukwu
Mike Davis vs Mitch Ramirez
Fatima Kline vs Melissa Martinez
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Stephen Thompson vs Gabriel Bonfim as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Thompson vs Bonfim fight?
Gabriel Bonfim defeated Stephen Thompson via split decision. Scores were 28–29, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ESPN 70 post-fight octagon interview of Stephen Thompson and Gabriel Bonfim.
