Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson went to battle in a tactical chess match in their rematch, and Woodley came away with the win on a majority decision, 48-47, 47-47, 48-47.

UFC Welterweight Championship Woodley faced welterweight champion Robbie Lawler on July 30, 2016, in the main event at UFC 201. He won the fight via knockout halfway through the first round to claim the UFC Welterweight Championship. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Jake Paul Jake Paul defeats Tyron Woodley by split decision: Full fight results from Sunday's Showtime PPV Social media star Jake Paul defeated former UFC welterweights champion Tyron Woodley on Sunday night on a Showtime PPV via split decision.

He won to defend the title against fighters such as Stephen Thompson, Demian Maia, and Darren Till. However, in 2019 Woodley lost the title in the co-main event at UFC 235 against Kamaru Usman.

Kamaru Usman's Twitter reacts to Kamaru Usman's dominant title win over Tyron Woodley at UFC 235.

Woodley lost the fight in the sixth round by a brutal knockout from Paul that left the former UFC champion unconscious in the ring. Even before the knockout, Woodley was trailing Paul in the match regarding the number of punches the fighters had landed on each other.

Paul Paul beat Woodley in the first fight via split decision on Aug. 29 in Paul's hometown of Cleveland. Saturday's bout had a clause that if Woodley knocked out his foe he would win an extra $500,000. But Paul was the one with the spectacular stoppage victory.

There are several reasons as to why Woodley wasn't granted the rematch with Usman. His relationship with the UFC, his fighting style, and Covington's interim title all play a part in the decision to not book Woodley. UFC president Dana White and Woodley don't see eye-to-eye.

Kamaru Usman Woodley won the UFC welterweight title in 2016, successfully defending the belt four times before losing it to Kamaru Usman in March 2019. That defeat was the first of the four in a row that led the UFC to cut Woodley.

Tyron Woodley Record: 19-7-1

Tyron Woodley has strongly denied claims that he was paid to take a 'dive' in his rematch with. Four months after losing to Paul by split decision, Woodley lost the rematch in Tampa when Paul delievered a vicious sixth-round knockout that left the former.

Despite an ailing shoulder, Woodley says he still tried to put Paul away but he just wasn't able to mix together enough punches to take advantage of the situation after landing the near knockdown.