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Thomas Petersen brings a 3-3 UFC record to Abu Dhabi, with his fights contested at heavyweight. He debuted Feb. 3, 2024. His most recent five bouts have alternated between wins and losses. Petersen beat Mohammed Usman by unanimous decision July 20, 2024, then was stopped by Shamil Gaziev via first-round TKO on Feb. 1, 2025. He rebounded May 3, 2025, with a unanimous decision over Don'Tale Mayes, before Vitor Petrino stopped him by third-round TKO on Oct. 11, 2025. Petersen returned to the win column April 4, 2026, edging Guilherme Pat by majority decision. His three most recent wins all came on the scorecards, and both of his recent losses ended by knockout.
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| Nickname | The Train |
| Nationality | United States |
| Hometown | Farmington, Minnesota |
| Fighting out of | Spartan MMA |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Reach | 74.0" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Age | 31 |
| Date of birth | Mar 30, 1995 |
| Weight | 250 lbs. |
| Pro record | 11-4 |
| Finish split | pending |
Six 0–100 scores, each a percentile rank against every fighter on record. Tap any i for what a score measures.
The moat — every call we've made on this fighter, timestamped and graded in public. Nobody else can copy this.
FightIQ has picked Thomas Petersen 4×, 2 correct (2-2 — 50% right). The confidence % is the number we stood behind at the time — losses shown, toss-ups included.
| Date | Opponent | Card | We said | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-03 | Don'Tale Mayes | UFC Fight Night: Petersen vs Mayes | 64.6% | Correct |
| 2025-02-01 | Shamil Gaziev | UFC Fight Night: Grad vs Alexander | 56.4% | Missed |
| 2024-07-20 | Mohammed Usman | UFC Fight Night: Radzhabov vs Ogden | 56.1% | Correct |
| 2024-02-03 | Jamal Pogues | UFC Fight Night: Petersen vs Pogues | 51.3% | Missed |
Where the strikes go — and where they land on him. Career UFC totals, straight off the tape.
Significant strikes only, as recorded by UFCStats, across the fighter's whole UFC career. Shares are raw counts — nothing here is modelled or smoothed. Accuracy is landed ÷ attempted and comes from the per-round tape, which covers slightly fewer fights than the totals do.
Pro record: 11-4. Timeline below is the bouts FightIQ has tracked (most recent first).
