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Thomas Paul Aspinall (born 11 April 1993) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. As of 1 July 2025, he is #9 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. Aspinall is known for his finishing ability, having finished six of his eight UFC wins by the halfway point of the first round, and holds the UFC record for shortest average fight time at two minutes and two seconds.

Background
Aspinall followed his father's footsteps by beginning to train martial arts when he was seven years old at the Leigh Self Defence Studio in Leigh, Greater Manchester. After being trained in and /ref> After his father became the jiu-jitsu instructor of , Aspinall grew interested in mixed martial arts and transitioned into the sport. In the year after completing school at age 16, Aspinall grew from to , causing intense growing pains.

Mixed martial arts career
Early career
At age 18, Aspinall had his first amateur fight. He posted a record of nine wins and no losses as an amateur. "The BIGGEST Piece of Advice for Amateur MMA Fighters." 1:30. YouTube. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024. All but one of his wins came via knockout or submission. Sherdog: Tom Aspinall. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

Aspinall signed a five-fight contract with after a 2.5-year hiatus from professional mixed martial arts. Aspinall was offered a contract by the Ultimate Fighting Championship also, but did not feel ready for the organisation and subsequently turned it down. After two fast finishes in Cage Warriors he eventually signed to the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Aspinall was originally scheduled to make his promotional debut against at on 21 March 2020. However, Pessoa withdrew from the bout citing an injury and was replaced by , but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, the pairing was left intact and took place on 25 July 2020, at UFC on ESPN 14. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Aspinall's second UFC appearance was expected to be against at on 11 October 2020. However, Spivak withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by promotional newcomer . Aspinall won the fight via first-round technical knockout.

Aspinall next faced at on 20 February 2021. He won the fight via a submission in round two. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Aspinall was expected to face on 4 September 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191. However, Pavlovich was removed from the card in late-August due to alleged visa issues which restricted his ability to travel and was replaced by . Aspinall won the fight via technical knockout in round one. The win earned Aspinall his third Performance of the Night bonus award.

Aspinall was scheduled to face Shamil Abdurakhimov on 19 March 2022, at UFC Fight Night 204. However, on 21 January 2022, it was announced that Aspinall would instead face Alexander Volkov. Aspinall won the fight via straight armbar submission in round one. With this win, he received the Performance of the Night award.

Aspinall faced on 23 July 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208. He lost the fight by technical knockout 15 seconds into the first round after being rendered unable to continue due to a knee injury.

After a year off due to his injury, Aspinall returned to face on 22 July 2023, at UFC Fight Night 224. He won the fight via TKO just over a minute into the first round. With this win, he received his fifth Performance of the Night bonus award.

UFC Heavyweight Champion
On two weeks' notice, Aspinall faced for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship on 11 November 2023, at UFC 295 due to becoming injured and his fight against being cancelled. He won by first-round knockout in a little over a minute and the victory earned him his sixth Performance of the Night award.

Aspinall defended his interim title against in a rematch on 27 July 2024 at UFC 304. He won the fight by knockout one minute into the first round. This fight earned him a $100,000 Performance of the Night award.

Aspinall served as the backup fighter for the UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic on 16 November 2024 at UFC 309.

At the post-fight press conference of on 21 June 2025, UFC CEO announced that UFC Heavyweight Champion (also former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion) had retired from mixed martial arts competition and that Aspinall was promoted as the new undisputed champion as a result.

Aspinall is scheduled to defend his title against former interim champion on 25 October 2025 at UFC 321.

Personal life
Aspinall was born to parents Tracey and Andy and was raised in Atherton, Greater Manchester. He is married to his Polish wife Justyna with three sons, two of which are twins. Aspinall can speak some and says he feels very close to because of his wife and half Polish children.

Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • UFC Heavyweight Champion (One time, Current)
    • Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion (One time)
      • One successful title defence
    • Performance of the Night (Seven times)
    • Shortest average fight time in UFC history (2:02)
    • Second most knockdowns per 15 minutes in UFC history (4.09)
    • Second highest number of significant strikes landed per minute in UFC history (8.07)
      • Highest number of significant strikes landed per minute in UFC Heavyweight division history (8.07)
    • Largest striking differential in UFC history (5.18)
    • Least bottom position time in UFC history (0:01)
    • Lowest bottom position percentage in UFC history (0.09%)
    • UFC.com Awards
      • 2020: Ranked #9 Newcomer of the Year
      • 2022: Ranked #3 Submission of the Year
      • 2023: Ranked #6 Fighter of the Year, Ranked #8 Upset of the Year & Ranked #6 Knockout of the Year
    • 2023 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
  • Violent Money TV
    • VMTV UK MMA Male Knockout of the Year 2023
  • World MMA Awards
    • 2024 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
    • 2024 Comeback of the Year
    • 2023 First Team MMA All-Star

Mixed martial arts record
|- |Win |align=center|15–3 | |KO (punches) |UFC 304 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:00 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|14–3 | |KO (punches) |UFC 295 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:09 |New York City, New York, United States | |- |Win |align=center|13–3 | |TKO (elbow and punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:13 |, England | |- |Loss |align=center|12–3 | |TKO (knee injury) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:15 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|12–2 |Alexander Volkov |Submission (straight armbar) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:45 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|11–2 | |TKO (elbow and punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:30 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|10–2 | |Submission (rear-naked choke) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:09 |, , United States | |- |Win |align=center|9–2 | |TKO (elbows and punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:35 |, United Arab Emirates | |- |Win |align=center|8–2 | |TKO (knee and punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:45 |, United Arab Emirates | |- |Win |align=center|7–2 |Mickael Ben Hamouda |TKO (punches) |Cage Warriors 107 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:56 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|6–2 |Sofiane Boukichou |TKO (leg injury) |Cage Warriors 101 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:21 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|5–2 |Kamil Bazelak |KO (punch) |Full Contact Contender 16 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:16 |, England | |- |Loss |align=center|4–2 |Łukasz Parobiec | DQ (illegal downward elbow) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:33 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|4–1 |Adrian Ruskac |TKO (punches) |Full Contact Contender 15 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:05 |, England | |- |Loss |align=center|3–1 |Stuart Austin |Submission (heel hook) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:59 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|3–0 |Satisch Jhamai |TKO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:09 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|2–0 |Ricky King |Submission (heel hook) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:49 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|1–0 |Michał Piszczek |TKO (submission to punches) |MMA Versus UK: Empire Rises | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:15 |, England | |-

Amateur mixed martial arts record (incomplete)
| Win | align=center| 9–0 | Liam Cawley | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Shinobi MMA FC - Shinobi War 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:43 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Clwyd, Wales | |- |Win | align=center| 5–0 | Tom Bankevic | KO (punch) | FCC 9 - Full Contact Contender 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:14 | Reebok Stadium Premier Suite, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Ryan Hennessey | KO (punches) | OMMAC 20 - War of the Worlds | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:06 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Shawn Kenny | Decision (unanimous) | OMMAC 18 - Retribution | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:00 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Kristan Bircher | Submission (arm triangle choke) | OMMAC 16 - Redemption | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:31 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Alan Harper | Submission (brabo choke) |GF – FS - Fight-Stars 3 |May 23, 2010 | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:38 | Oceana, Wolverhampton, England |

Professional boxing record
1Win1–0Tamas Bajzath 1 (4),24 Jun 2017

See also
  • List of current UFC fighters
  • List of male mixed martial artists

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