Nick Thompson (fighter)
Template:MMAstatsbox Nick "The Goat" Thompson (born June 23, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. As of February 20, 2008, he holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 36-10-1. He has fought professionally in both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bodog Fight. He is the current Bodog Fight Welterweight Champion. He holds wins over Eddie Alvarez, Josh Neer, Ansar Chalangov, Mark Weir and Chris Wilson.[1]
Thompson became the Bodog Fight welterweight champion on April 14, 2007 at Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations. He has since successfully defended his title two times. First against Mark Weir, and most recently against John Troyer.[1]
Martial arts background
While attending college, Nick wrestled at the University of Wisconsin from 2000-2002. He then began training with coach Dave Strasser at Dave Strasser’s Freestyle Academy in Kenosha, Wisconsin. While there, he trained with manager Pat O'malley, Ron Faircloth, Nick Agallar, and Brian Geraghty.[2] In 2005, Nick moved to attend the University of Minnesota Law School. He began training under coach Greg Nelson at Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Nelson is closely affiliated with Erik Paulson, founder of Combat Submission Wrestling, and is also a first degree black belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu under Professor Pedro Sauer.[3] Nick currently trains with fighters Sean Sherk, Brock Lesnar, Brock Larson, and Kaitlin Young.[4][5]
Mixed martial arts career
UFC
He made his UFC debut at UFC 56 where he defeated Keith Wisniewski. He returned to the UFC on April 15, 2006, where he lost against the highly-ranked and seasoned judoka Karo Parisyan at UFC 59. [1]
Bodog Fight
Following his fights in the UFC, and after three warm-up fights with smaller organizations, Thompson signed with Bodog Fight, an upcoming rival organization of the UFC. After cutting through three Bodog opponents, Thompson was offered his title fight with Eddie Alvarez, a previously undefeated fighter. After winning his fight against Alvarez on April 14, 2007, Thompson has since defended his title twice.[1]
World Victory Road
Nick's final title defense against John Troyer was the last fight on his contract with Bodog.[6] Rumors of his intent to sign with World Victory Road were confirmed with his addition to the organization's March 3, 2008 inaugural Sengoku show. Nick was scheduled to face Fabricio Monteiro in his debut.[7] He won this debut against Monteiro via three-round unanimous decision.[1]
EliteXC
Nick fought Jake Shields on July 26, 2008 for the newly created EliteXC Welterweight title, losing via submission in the first round.
Personal life
Nick lives in Robbinsdale, Minnesota with wife Molly.[8][4]
His nickname
Nick was named after an unfortunate animal breed, the “fainting goat,” after displaying the habit of getting knocked out almost on command during his early days in the gym. He shed half of his moniker when he showed a growing propensity to maintain consciousness, but the reminder is still there. While fans may raise their eyebrows at his resulting nickname, he's the Goat today only because he refused to get too comfortable on the floor. [9]
Mixed martial arts record
| 47 matches | 36 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 4 |
| By submission | 21 | 6 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss |  Jake Shields |
Submission (Modified Guillotine Choke) | EliteXC: Unfinished Business | 7/26/2008 | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Win |  Michael Costa |
Submission (Kimura) | World Victory Road - Sengoku 3 | 6/08/2008 | 2 | 4:13 | |
| Win | Fabricio Monteiro |
Decision (Unanimous) | World Victory Road - Sengoku | 3/5/2008 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | John Troyer |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Bodog Fight - Nick Thompson vs. John Troyer | 2/1/2008 | 1 | 3:46 | Defended Bodog Fight welterweight title |
| Win |  Mark Weir |
TKO | Bodog Fight - Vancouver | 8/24/2007 | 1 | 4:01 | Defended Bodog Fight welterweight title |
| Win | Eddie Alvarez |
TKO (Strikes) | Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations | 4/14/2007 | 2 | 4:32 | Won Bodog Fight welterweight title |
| Win | Dustin Denes |
TKO (Punches) | Bodog Fight - Costa Rica | 2/18/2007 | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Win |  Ansar Chalangov |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Bodog Fight - USA vs Russia | 12/2/2006 | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Win | Joe Winterfeldt |
TKO (Referee Stoppage) | TCT 3 - Twin Cities Throwdown 3 | 10/21/2006 | 1 | ||
| Win | Davion Peterson |
Submission (Choke) | Bodog Fight - Costa Rica | 8/22/2006 | 3 | ||
| Win | Yancy Cuellar |
TKO | XKK - St. Joseph | 7/15/2006 | 1 | ||
| Win | Steven Bratland |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | XKK - St. Joseph | 7/15/2006 | 1 | ||
| Win | Chris Wilson |
Submission (Keylock) | AFC 17 - Absolute Fighting Championships 17 | 2/1/2006 | 2 | 2:08 | |
| Loss |  Karo Parisyan |
Submission (Strikes) | UFC 59 - Reality Check | 4/15/2006 | 1 | 4:44 | |
| Win | Alex Carter |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | EFX - Fury | 12/2/2006 | N/A | ||
| Win | Anthony White |
Submission (Strikes) | MT 6 - Madtown Throwdown 6 | 1/13/2006 | N/A | ||
| Win | Keith Wisniewski |
Decision (Unaminous) | UFC 56 - Full Force | 11/19/2005 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Josh Neer |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | EC 64 - Extreme Challenge 64 | 10/15/2005 | 2 | 2:19 | |
| Win | Chris Conley |
Decision | FFC 16 - Freestyle Fighting Championship 16 | 9/24/2005 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Victor Moreno |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | FFC 16 - Freestyle Fighting Championship 16 | 9/24/2005 | 2 | ||
| Win | Dereck Keasley |
Submission (Choke) | FFC 16 - Freestyle Fighting Championship 16 | 9/24/2005 | 1 | 3:48 | |
| Win | Brian Fitzsimmons |
KO | MT 4 - Madtown Throwdown 4 | 7/9/2005 | N/A | ||
| Loss | Ed Herman |
TKO (Injury) | H2H - Hand 2 Hand Combat | 6/17/2005 | 1 | ||
| Loss |  Yushin Okami |
Submission (Elbow Injury) | GCM - D.O.G. 2 | 6/11/2005 | 1 | 0:29 | |
| Win | Marcel Ferreira |
TKO | AFC 12 - Absolute Fighting Championships 12 | 4/30/2005 | 3 | 2:48 | |
| Win | Joey Clark |
Submission (Armbar) | XKK - St. Paul | 4/23/2005 | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Win | Nuri Shakir |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | CZ 10 - Ground War | 4/2/2005 | 2 | 3:07 | |
| Loss | Paul Purcell |
TKO (Strikes) | FCC 18 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 18 | 3/5/2005 | 2 | ||
| Win | Brian Green |
TKO | MT 2 - Madtown Throwdown 2 | 2/19/2005 | N/A | ||
| Win | Brian Gassaway |
Decision | Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 2 | 2/5/2005 | N/A | ||
| Win | Jesse Chilton |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | FCC 17 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 17 | 1/8/2005 | 3 | ||
| Win | Darren Hines |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | XFO 4 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 4 | 12/3/2004 | 1 | 0:19 | |
| Draw | Daryl Guthmiller |
Draw | XKK - Fridley | 11/5/2004 | 3 | ||
| Loss | Brian Ebersole |
TKO | FFC 12 - Freestyle Fighting Championships 12 | 9/24/2004 | 1 | ||
| Win | Sean Huffman |
Submission (Choke) | FFC 12 - Freestyle Fighting Championships 12 | 9/24/2004 | 2 | ||
| Win | John Renken |
TKO | FFC 12 - Freestyle Fighting Championships 12 | 9/24/2004 | N/A | ||
| Win | Ricky Seleuce |
Submission (Twister) | MT 1 - Madtown Throwdown 1 | 8/21/2004 | 1 | ||
| Win | Thiago Goncalves |
Submission (Strikes) | FCC 15 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 15 | 6/12/2004 | 2 | 2:39 | |
| Win | Brian Moore |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UB - Ultimate Battleground | 6/4/2004 | 1 | 0:28 | |
| Win | Jeff Doyle |
TKO (Corner Stoppage) | XKK - Mayhem in Marshfield | 5/15/2004 | 2 | ||
| Loss | Mike Quinlan |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | AFC 8 - Absolute Fighting Championships 8 | 5/1/2004 | 2 | 0:16 | |
| Win | Emyr Bussade |
Decision | FCC 14 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 14 | 3/6/2004 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Kyle Helsper |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | FCC 13 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 13 | 1/10/2004 | 2 | 2:16 | |
| Loss | Dan Hart |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | FCC 12 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 12 | 10/18/2003 | 1 | 0:30 | |
| Loss | Dustin Denes |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | AFC 5 - Absolute Fighting Championships 5 | 9/5/2003 | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Win | Kyle Helsper |
Submission (Strikes) | FCC 11 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 11 | 6/28/2003 | 1 | ||
| Loss | Dan Hart |
KO | FCC 10 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 10 | 3/22/2003 | N/A |
See also
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