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Derek Brunson
Fighter

Derek Brunson

"The One"
24-9-0
Amateur MMA 2-0Grappling 0-1
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CAREER SUMMARY

Derek Brunson holds a professional MMA record of 24-9-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 34 bouts on record. Derek Brunson has won 24 fights: 11 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 11 by decision. Derek Brunson also has 1 recorded Grappling bout. Most recent fight: November 24, 2023. Tracked organizations: PFL, UFC.

Profile

Height
6'1"185 cm
Weight
185 lbs84 kg
Reach
77"196 cm
Stance
—
DOB
1984-01-04

UFC career

Source: UFCStats.com · Record: 23-9-0

SLpM
3.51
Str. Acc.
47%
SApM
3.05
Str. Def.
—
TD Avg.
3.14
TD Acc.
33%
TD Def.
85%
Sub. Avg.
—

Career history

  1. CXLD
    vs Omari Akhmedov
    GFL 1· May 24, 2025· Middleweight
    —
  2. WIN
    vs Ray Cooper III
    PFLProfessional Fighters League - 2023 Season PFL Championships· Nov 24, 2023· 187 lb Catchweight· 23-9 vs 25-8-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  3. CXLD
    vs Roman Dolidze
    UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira· Nov 11, 2023· Middleweight
    —
  4. LOSS
    vs Dricus Du Plessis
    UFCUFC 285: Jones vs Gane· Mar 4, 2023· Middleweight· 23-8 vs 18-2
    TKO
    R2 · 4:59
  5. CXLD
    vs Jack Hermansson
    UFC Fight Night· Dec 3, 2022· Middleweight
    —
  6. LOSS
    vs Jared Cannonier
    UFCUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2· Feb 12, 2022· Middleweight· 23-7 vs 14-5
    TKO
    R2 · 4:29
  7. CXLD
    vs Jared Cannonier
    UFC 270: N'Gannou vs. Gane· Jan 22, 2022· Middleweight
    —
  8. WIN
    vs Darren Till
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Till· Sep 4, 2021· Middleweight· 22-7 vs 18-3-1
    SUB
    R3 · 2:13
  9. CXLD
    vs Darren Till
    UFC Fight Night (cancelled)· Aug 14, 2021· Middleweight
    —
  10. WIN
    vs Kevin Holland
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland· Mar 20, 2021· Middleweight· 21-7 vs 21-5
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  11. WIN
    vs Edmen Shahbazyan
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Shahbazyan· Aug 2, 2020· Middleweight· 20-7 vs 11-0
    TKO
    R3 · 0:26
  12. CXLD
    vs Edmen Shahbazyan
    UFC on ESPN+ 30· Apr 11, 2020· Middleweight
    —
  13. CXLD
    vs Edmen Shahbazyan
    UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero· Mar 7, 2020· Middleweight
    —
  14. WIN
    vs Ian Heinisch
    UFCUFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic· Aug 17, 2019· Middleweight· 19-7 vs 13-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  15. WIN
    vs Elias Theodorou
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy· May 5, 2019· Middleweight· 18-7 vs 16-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. LOSS
    vs Israel Adesanya
    UFCUFC 230: Cormier vs Lewis· Nov 3, 2018· Middleweight· 18-6 vs 14-0
    TKO
    R1 · 4:51
  17. CXLD
    vs Antonio Carlos Jr.
    UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2· Aug 4, 2018· Middleweight
    —
  18. LOSS
    vs Jacare Souza
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2· Jan 28, 2018· Middleweight
    TKO
    R1 · 3:50
  19. LOSS
    vs Ronaldo Souza
    UFC on FOX 27· Jan 27, 2018· Middleweight· 18-5 vs 24-5
    TKO
    R1 · 3:50
  20. WIN
    vs Lyoto Machida
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida· Oct 29, 2017· Middleweight· 17-5 vs 22-7
    TKO
    R1 · 2:30
  21. WIN
    vs Daniel Kelly
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt· Jun 11, 2017· Middleweight· 16-5 vs 13-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:16
  22. LOSS
    vs Anderson Silva
    UFCUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie· Feb 12, 2017· Middleweight· 16-4 vs 33-8
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  23. LOSS
    vs Robert Whittaker
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson· Nov 26, 2016· Middleweight· 16-3 vs 16-4
    TKO
    R1 · 4:07
  24. WIN
    vs Uriah Hall
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson· Sep 18, 2016· Middleweight· 15-3 vs 12-6
    TKO
    R1 · 1:41
  25. CXLD
    vs Gegard Mousasi
    UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes· Jul 9, 2016· Middleweight
    —
  26. WIN
    vs Roan Carneiro
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy· Feb 22, 2016· Middleweight· 14-3 vs 20-9
    TKO
    R1 · 2:38
  27. WIN
    vs Sam Alvey
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux· Aug 8, 2015· Middleweight· 13-3 vs 26-6
    TKO
    R1 · 2:19
  28. CXLD
    vs Krzysztof Jotko
    UFC Fight Night 69· Jun 20, 2015· Middleweight
    —
  29. WIN
    vs Ed Herman
    UFCUFC 183: Silva vs Diaz· Jan 31, 2015· Middleweight· 12-3 vs 20-10
    TKO
    R1 · 0:36
  30. CXLD
    vs Ed Herman
    UFC on FOX 13· Dec 13, 2014· Middleweight
    —
  31. WIN
    vs Lorenz Larkin
    UFCUFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto· Aug 30, 2014· Middleweight· 11-3 vs 14-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  32. CXLD
    vs Lorenz Larkin
    UFC 176· Aug 2, 2014· Middleweight
    —
  33. LOSS
    vs Yoel Romero
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou· Jan 15, 2014· Middleweight· 11-2 vs 6-1
    TKO
    R3 · 3:23
  34. WIN
    vs Brian Houston
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs Natal· Nov 6, 2013· Middleweight· 10-2 vs 4-0
    SUB
    R1 · 0:48
  35. CXLD
    vs Antonio Braga Neto
    UFC Fight Night 31· Nov 6, 2013· Middleweight
    —
  36. CXLD
    vs Yoel Romero
    UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2· Aug 31, 2013· Middleweight
    —
  37. CXLD
    vs Ronny Markes
    UFC on FUEL TV 10· Jun 8, 2013· Middleweight
    —
  38. WIN
    vs Chris Leben
    UFCUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II· Dec 30, 2012· Middleweight· 9-2 vs 20-9
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  39. LOSS
    vs Ronaldo Souza
    Strikeforce· Aug 18, 2012· Middleweight· 9-1 vs 15-3
    TKO
    R1 · 0:41
  40. LOSS
    vs Kendall Grove
    ShoFight 20· Jun 16, 2012· Middleweight· 9-0 vs 14-10
    SD
  41. CXLD
    vs Ronaldo Souza
    Strikeforce· Mar 3, 2012· Middleweight
    —
  42. WIN
    vs Nate James
    Strikeforce Challengers 20· Nov 18, 2011· Middleweight· 8-0 vs 13-7-1
    UD
  43. WIN
    vs Lumumba Sayers
    Strikeforce· Jul 30, 2011· Middleweight· 7-0 vs 4-1
    —
    R1 · 4:33
  44. WIN
    vs Jeremy Hamilton
    Strikeforce Challengers 16· Jun 24, 2011· Middleweight· 6-0 vs 9-0
    UD
  45. WIN
    vs Danny Babcock
    World Extreme Fighting· Jan 22, 2011· 5-0 vs 6-3
    TKO
  46. WIN
    vs Rhomez Brower
    North Carolina Regional· Dec 3, 2010· 4-0 vs 11-12-1
    —
  47. WIN
    vs Todd Chattelle
    ICE Fighter· Oct 29, 2010· 3-0 vs 6-5
    TKO
    R1 · 0:14
  48. WIN
    vs Edward Jackson
    Carolina Fight Promotions· Jul 30, 2010· 2-0 vs 0-0
    TKO
  49. WIN
    vs Chris McNally
    Carolina Fight Promotions· Jun 26, 2010· 1-0 vs 3-2
    TKO
  50. WIN
    vs John Bryant
    Carolina Fight Promotions· May 22, 2010· 0-0 vs 1-3
    —

Career history data via Tapology.