| Ryan Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1984 Danville, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | The Tank Engine |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | 170, 155 |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 0 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
Ryan Drew Thomas (born November 5, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist (MMA) from Indianola, Illinois. He has a degree from Eastern Illinois University in elementary education. He also wrestled at Eastern Illinois University.
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Ryan started his career at middleweight (185 pounds), but dropped to welterweight (170 pounds) after only a few fights.
Ryan has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Bellator Fighting Championships, Courage Fighting Championships, Dragons Cage, Genesis MMA, World Fighting Championships, and he also won the "Iowa Meanest Man Tournament" (a sixteen man tournament) in Davenport, Iowa.
He made his UFC debut at UFC 87 against Ben Saunders, losing via submission in round two. His next fight was against Matt Brown at UFC 91, again, losing via submission in round two.
He has signed on with upstart promotion, Bellator Fighting Championships. He took part in their second season welterweight tournament, losing to Ben Askren via controversial stoppage in the first round. The Ref had stopped the fight even though Thomas was not asleep and did not tap.
After Jim Wallhead was pulled from the tournament, Thomas was given another chance. At Bellator 15 he fought Jacob McClintock. Thomas defeated McClintock by TKO in the first round to receive a rematch with Askren. In that fight on May 20th, Askren came out victorious again with a unanimous decision in 3 rounds.
Thomas eventually faced Wallhead on October 14, 2010 at Bellator 32.[1] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 13 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By submission | 9 | 5 |
| By decision | 0 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13-7 | John Kolosci | Submission (reverse triangle choke) | XFC 15 | December | 1 | 4:46 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 12-7 | Jonatas Novaes | Submission (armbar) | Combat USA | May 14,2011 | 1 | 4:08 | Racine, Wisconsin, USA | For the Illinois state title. |
| Win | 12-6 | Daniel Head | Submission (triangle choke) | Colosseum Combat XVI | February 19, 2011 | 1 | 2:04 | Kokomo, Indiana, USA | |
| Loss | 11-6 | Jim Wallhead | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 32 | October 14, 2010 | 3 | 5.00 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | |
| Loss | 11-5 | Ben Askren | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 19 | May 20, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Grand Prairie, Texas, USA | WW Semi-Final Tournament Bout |
| Win | 11-4 | Jacob McClintock | TKO (punches) | Bellator 15 | April 22, 2010 | 1 | 4:11 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | WW Quarter-Final Tournament Bout |
| Loss | 10-4 | Ben Askren | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 14 | April 15, 2010 | 1 | 2:40 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | WW Quarter-Final Tournament Bout |
| Win | 10-3 | Ryan Stout | Submission (triangle choke) | War in the Yard | August 8, 2009 | 1 | 1:57 | Anderson, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 9-3 | Matt Brown | Submission (armbar) | UFC 91 | November 15, 2008 | 2 | 0:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 9-2 | Ben Saunders | Submission (armbar) | UFC 87 | August 9, 2008 | 2 | 2:28 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 9-1 | John McElroy | Submission (triangle choke) | AFA: Thursday Night Fights | July 17, 2008 | 1 | 0:36 | Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 8-1 | Jason Holmes | Submission (strikes) | Courage Fighting Championships 11 | May 2, 2008 | 1 | N/A | Champaign, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 7-1 | Jason Bowling | TKO | Extreme Challenge 94 | April 19, 2008 | 1 | 1:48 | Danville, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 6-1 | Kenny Allen | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 89 | February 23, 2008 | 1 | 2:54 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 5-1 | Jesse Lennox | Submission (armbar) | Mainstream MMA - Cold War | January 26, 2008 | 3 | 2:03 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 5-0 | Chris Bachmeir | Submission (strikes) | WFC - Downtown Throwdown | September 14, 2007 | 3 | 1:06 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 4-0 | Walt Denim | KO (punch) | Courage Fighting Championships 9 | June 20, 2007 | 1 | 0:45 | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Tyler Anderson | Submission | MMA - Genesis 3 | June 15, 2007 | 1 | 0:50 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Kris Huffman | TKO | Courage Fighting Championships 8 | April 21, 2007 | 1 | 1:16 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Ron Wilson | Submission (verbal) | Dragons Cage - Marion | April 14, 2007 | 1 | 1:56 | Marion, Illinois, United States |