Bobby Lashley vs James Thompson
A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.
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Bobby Lashley and James Thompson met 2 times (2012, 2015). Bobby Lashley won in 2015 by ko; James Thompson won in 2012 by decision.
SOURCE·Bobby Lashley and James Thompson (fighter) — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026
How this head-to-head is established
- This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
- Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
- Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
- Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.
Side by side
| Bobby Lashley | James Thompson | |
|---|---|---|
| — | Reach | — |
| 75″ (190.5 cm) | Height | — |
| — | Reach advantage | — |
| 15–2 | Record | 20–17 |
| 80% | Finish rate | 90% |
| 8 | Longest unbeaten run | 8 |
| 17 | Recorded bouts | 36 |
| Orthodox | Stance | — |
A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.
Common opponents
Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.
| Opponent | Bobby Lashley | James Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Sapp | W | W |
Both records, drawn
The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.
Bobby Lashley
James Thompson
Where this pairing leads
The full ledger: 17 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.
15–2 James ThompsonThe same, from the other corner — 36 bouts and the cohort Thompson is ranked inside.
20–17 Every confirmed matchupThe other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.
900 BOUTS